Barcelona and Greece 2014: Easter Monday

Today was our last day in Barcelona and we were heading back to London at around 9.30 this evening so we had a late start. We slept too late for breakfast but managed to use the computers in the lobby to do online checkin for our Ryanair flight home from Greece.

We eventually checked out and left our bags with the hotel. Rob and I went to find snacks while Jennifer and Tom looked at alternative routes home due to our delayed flight which would now arrive after the last train.

We went to a little cafe around the corner and had a really unhealthy early lunch. I had some kind of cheese and ham sandwich and Rob had a burger whilst we shared some fries! Jennifer and Tom arrived having found a way to get home so they got some food and we had some cake :)

Tom really wanted to go to the Modern Art Museum and as we had made him act as a translator and tour guide we all agreed. However, we essentially agreed (except Tom) that modern art is ridiculous....! Here are some photos to demonstrate!














Afterward we decided to head back to the cake shop from the other day to buy a whole cake which we shared! It was delicious :)

Jennifer specifically requested that I photograph this 'fashion' window

It was now time to head back to the hotel to collect our bags and get a taxi to the airport. The flight was unfortunately as delayed as expected and our flight got back to Southend around 11.15. 

We dropped Jennifer and Tom at Romford so that they could catch a night bus to London and we headed to our hotel at Stansted.

Link to all Barcelona photos

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