Thu - 30/11/23

 Thursday 30 November 2023

Weather

Today has started out nice and bright. Max temperature predicted to be 18C

Barcelona yesterday was grey and driech in the morning but it brightened up through the day. I went out late (after mid-day) so I didn’t encounter any rain. I wore my GB Masters weatherproof. It did start to get a little bit chilly as the sun went down, late afternoon.

I had 6 and a quarter hour’s sleep and my body battery is quite low at 68% and by evening it had dropped to 29%.

My plan for today was to visit Park Güell and Montjuic..

Park Güell

I booked my ticket for Park Güell on-line before I left the hotel. I got an e-mail with a QR code which would provide access to the park. I chose an entry time of 12:30. I was half an hour early but they let me in anyway.

I left the hotel and walked for about 5 min, 300 m to Bogatell Metro L4 (direction Trinitad Nova)

(8 stops) to Joanic and then walked for 2 mins and to get the V19 Bus at Pi i Margall - Pl Joanic for a 12 min (7 stops) ride up to the park. There was a strange one-way system which had to be adhered to in the park, I might do a bit of research on that. I had to do the same loop twice because I went through a gate and they wouldn't let me return through the gate! The queue at the café was 15 minutes. All I wanted was water.

Park Güell to Montjuic

From Park Güell Walk I walked for about 14 min, 1.0 km to Lesseps Subway L3 Zona Universitària

Ride for 11 min (7 stops) to Paral·lel and take the funicular.

I actually bought a funicular ticket on line while I was waiting for my connection. Just made it! A round trip is 15 euros, buying online saved me 10%

https://www.telefericdemontjuic.cat/en

Montjuic Castle

The castle was worth a visit. It was 12 euros plus 3 euros for an English Language audio guide. I took a lot of photos on this stage of the trip. Quite a few with my finger over the lens. It was a bit of a palaver trying to listen to the audio guide, look at the map, carry my coat and my bottle of water. As, I say, it was worth it.

I have to pack this evening and be ready to leave early in the morning. 

 Montjuic to home

 I descended on the teleferic. As with the ascent, the descent is in two parts. There is the cable car ride and also a funicular ride (which is classed as a metro line) which links the cable car stop with the metro proper at Paral-lel. I got Metro L3 from Paral-lel to Catalunya and switched to the L1 to Marina. I stopped at a greasy spoon café spoon cafe between Marina metro station and the hotel.