But everyone was happy to reply in Spanish and we did fine. My memories are mostly of Gaudí (that's Gaud-i), the half-sainted colour blind architect of an unfinished cathedral and xocolata, the creamy drink that is so thick you can stand your churro up in it. Barça has museums for both of these, the xocholata being even more incredible than the various Gaudí showcases. That's because of the mona, a chocolate construction that is given by godfathers to their godsons at Easter. You can see them in shop windows, notably Brunells on Carrer Princessa but the best are in the musuem. They got Ben Hur with his full team of horses, la Sagraga Familia, a Chinese dragon ... loads. And the smell is incredible. The whole place smells of gorgeous dark chocolate. I may have brought some back.
We did lots more, there was the antique magic shop, the witch exhibit at the Catalan museum (of which