2nd Day

The second day didn't start as sunny as yesterday. At least it wasn't raining when we went to Sant Antoni Market. During our last visit here, it was a huge construction site. It looks beautiful now. There are also some bars. And of course fish, meat, vegetables, as well as wool and clothing. However, the smell of fish is very strong. From there, we walked through many small beautiful alleys to Las Ramblas. There are many small shops in the alleys that you can't find anymore in Germany. They sell washing machines next to faucets and cooking pots.

When we arrived at the port, I wanted to fulfill my wish: to see the underwater world in Barcelona's port. The entrance fee was quite high; 70€ for 3 people.

For those who want to experience it: it was very loud and very crowded. We had to pass by numerous small tanks before we could see the fish swimming above us. There was always a loud crowd of people in front of the tanks. The "harbor basin" turned out to be an aquarium teaming with fish. We were moved along on a conveyor belt. It was filled with fish of all kinds: stingrays, sharks, eels, and lots of fish whose names we didn't know and couldn't read on the signs because it was too dark. I was just as disappointed as Nr. 3 was angry. He considered it animal cruelty in his eyes.

Then we decided to take the Barcelona Bus Turistic to explore the city. It was the better idea, especially since it started to rain. Sadly, it also got colder. Almost 90 minutes is a long time when the wind on the top of the bus blows your hair or makes your ears freeze. Luckily, having a coffee and something delicious from the bakery around the corner helped to warm up.

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The second day didn't start off well for me because I didn't sleep well and the breakfast didn't appeal to me. Apart from that, the day was quite nice (except for the aquariums, but more on that later). When we walked to the market hall, I had no idea what something like that looks like since I had never seen one before. But when I saw this beautiful building, I wasn't disappointed.

Afterwards, we headed to the port where we checked out the 'wonderful' harbor basin: You might think it's animal cruelty when several adult sharks live together in a small space, and stingrays have to partially keep their fins out of the water to move because it's too shallow, right? But anyway, personally, I think the 70 euros would be better spent theoretically if you burned them.

The tour on the double-decker tourist bus was really nice, and I found it interesting to hear the information (often delayed/asynchronous to our current position). The bus was nice and the staff was friendly.

For dinner, we went to the wonderful 'Restaurant la Terraza Miro', where we had incredibly delicious food. The staff was very friendly and the interior was also very nice.