BARCELONA!!

On our last morning on the ship, we hustled around trying to make sure we packed everything. Clothes, jewelry, shoes, and such, no item left behind. Passports, credit cards, wallets, and sea pass cards. All needed to be out of our cabin by 8am so the cleaning could get done and the next group of duck hunters could come aboard. (Duck story to follow) 

We headed up to Chops, for our last meal and Kenny was gone. Nowhere to be found. How is it, that my favorite staff member, who has taught me so much, who has gifted me all that I wanted for breakfast, is not here to bid farewell? He was off giving a speech in Spanish in the Windjammer. Until next time Kenny!!
Once we were filled with breakfast and water, we headed back to 1568 to view the room and balcony, and the countdown started for our next adventure!
We got off the ship, went through immigration, and customs, chased down our bags, and out to hail a cab in a city that speaks about as much English as I speak Spanish. Our hotel was 3 or 4 miles from the port and when we got to the area of the hotel, there was construction going on. The cab driver couldn't drop us off at the hotel entrance so we had to walk.....through the construction......with 3 bags......and no real direction due to the language barrier. FOUND IT!!
One of the nice things about our hotel was check-in was at 4pm but they stored our luggage until we could check-in. Once we dropped off our bags, he let us know the room would be ready at 1pm instead of 4. Score!!!
Now on the hunt for coffee! We found a little place on the back side of the hotel and sat down. Coffee is not the same in America as it is in Spain and honestly, they do not drink it as I do. More cream than coffee is best for me. Is that coffee? I don't know but I like it. Chris ordered an espresso and I ordered a cappuccino. The cups of black liquid gold could put hairs on your chest. I added the packet of sugar she gave me for my coffee and took Chris's as well. Still very bitter but I drank it. For 4 Euros, it was worth it.  We found that the hop on/off was right near our hotel so it was time to explore. The hotel wasn't on the water but the marina was just across the street. The sky was clear and bright and I could not have asked for a more glorious day. 
So again we mapped out our day and wanted to see all we could. The shuttle started at 9am and ran until 7:30pm. We jumped on the shuttle and toured the town. So many people and lots of stops. We wanted to just take in all we could and figure things out later. We wanted to get something special for lunch and dinner. I was on the hunt for Paella and was given a recommendation by Nicolas, the hotel guy who checked us in. The only problem was it required a cab and a 20-minute drive and we paid for 2 days for the hop-on/off shuttle so I was not ready to spend money for a taxi. We made it around Barcelona the first time and now we wanted to eat lunch and add more hairs to my chest.
 We headed back to the restaurant we just left 2 hours ago, on the hunt for something we had never had before. I ordered the Americana burger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese, mayo, and BBQ sauce. Chris ordered the Roto burger. Egg, onion, mayo, tomato, and bacon. Fries on the side. Now, before you get your panties in a bunch, I didn't say hamburger. I said burger. Ox burger. We both liked what we ate and Chris's bun had a hole cut out of the top for the yolk of the egg. Great meal and plenty of protein to hold us over until dinner.