Barcelona (El Masnou)

We arrived at the Barcelona ferry terminal and if we hadn’t had enough fun with dogs in Rome, we had a dog owner who kept getting in the way of us getting a cab. Seems she had ordered a cab, but forgot to tell the cab company she had a medium/large dog. We also were waiting for a large cab and whenever one would arrive she would rush in front of us (and anyone else) and scare off the cab as none of them would take the dog. Lilia called the cab company again and told them that we didn’t have a dog, just three big pieces of luggage (the scooter folds up) and two backpacks.

The next cab that drove up, the dog girl tried to cut in front, but Lilia talked real fast and we got that cab.

I had arranged for a room at El Torino hotel in El Masnou just north of Barcelona city proper. What a beautiful place. There was a beach that went on for miles (like NJ Shore) and beautiful weather. There were places to eat along the beach. Nice.
Beyond nice. Absolutely divine. This is the Mediterranean we are talking about. 💟💟

It was quiet there and the owner lived on premises and his family has owned the hotel for about 50 years. They also have a little restaurant on the premises. We spent some time wandering around this little town. The train was one block away for us to go to Barcelona, which we did.
We also went to the hospital so they could look at Lilia’s wounds. They redressed them and said to come back the next day. The next day they removed almost all the bandages and said that it appeared to be healing fine.

We saw many sights in Barcelona and took the hop on/off bus. We took the cable car to the castle. There were many great things to see there.
The castle, BTW, is Montjuic. It used to be military installations for the protection of the city and the people of Barcelona, until Franco's dictatorship. The atrocities committed there are countless. A real black story. 😣