Staying in Barcelona has been a treat.

We reunited with Gay & Steve, who had organised the most wonderful apartment for us in the Born district overlooking a quaint square called Placa des Olles where local musicians entertained cafe goers. The only problem we had in the apartment was when Jack managed to fall straight through the middle of his bed. Luckily both Jack and the bed survived.

We spent our first day exploring the city. This included the obligatory walk up La Rambla and a visit to the old cathedral in the Gothic quarter.

We also explored the multicultural streets of the Raval where we were surprised to stumble across Barcelona's concerntrated red light district (a single street patrolled by more than 100 hookers) which seemed rather busy despite the early hour of the afternoon!