Life’s an ocean with too much commotion

After a long sleep from the visit yesterday, I went to Tibidabo, in the north of Barcelona.

The trip on itself is a real adventure. First I had to take the metro to Placa Catalunya. At the station, I went on the train (FGC, Line 7) to Avinguda Tibidabo. There I took a 100 year old tram that goes halfway up the mountain. Once there, you have to take the cremallera (a rack railway) that goes straight to the cathedral and the city fair.

This picture has been taken halfway up the mountain, at the tram station. There’s a little pub that has a very nice overview of Barcelona, through it’s open window. I ordered a beer there and sit there for an hour or so. It’s the ideal height for seeing a lot of details of Barcelona and still having a nice overview of the city.

Once on the top, you have the city fair with some retro attractions. You also have some restaurants, the communications tower and the cathedral. The communications tower is open for entrance (not free), but as going more up didn’t give me better pictures or a better view, I haven’t done it.

At 5PM I went back to the center to pick up Tanja. We walked around a bit and went to Les Quinze Nits again. This time I ordered some meat (as I ate fish during the whole week).

Tibidabo on itself is nothing special. Going your way up on the mountain is pretty cool as you gradually see more and more of Barcelona, so it was a good day spent