15th August : Barcelona
** Apparently today is a public holiday. Woops! I thought I was so careful not to hit holidays but here is one, so I am going to use the day to my advantage. As most, if not all institutions are closed I intend to walk around and get a feel for the city. My plan is to walk through the old Gothic area and then to swing over to view the Sagrada FamÃlia building. I am not planning to go in, and I won't pass comment on the structure until I view it and do some research on it. So here is me about to head off on my first walk about day in Barcelona. The building which dates back to the 19th century, has this elevator. Technically it can hold four people. I described it yesterday. Here is a photo of the interior, double doors and the seat. ** By the way, and I was totally unaware of this, Barcelona has its own version of the Arc D'Triumph. Interesting building - A Spanish copy of the Napoleonic copy in Paris, that was a copy of the 4th century Constantine Arch in Rome, that i...