Barcelona / Embarkation

We spent the morning wandering down Las Ramblas and having a look at the Barri Gotic - the gothic quarter. Although nothing was open that early, the tiny winding streets in between towering old buildings were fabulous - probably my favourate part of Barcelona that we saw. I really loved the whole look of the city. The architecture is beautiful and we took numerous photos of all the buildings. I was also surprised by the Sagrada Familia. Yet another famous thing that looks nothing in pictures and is breathtaking in reality. We wandered back to the hotel to get on the bus transfer to the port, with a brief stop by Jason and the boys at a supermarket to check out the different offerings.

The check in and bording was organised with typical Disney efficiency, complete with waving micky hand to guide us on. The boat is very well appointed and I think we are going to enjoy cruising. Josh sayed out till 10.30 last night at "the Edge" - the tweens club for 11-14s. He came back on an absolute high with plans to spend a lot of time there - I think "awesome" was mentioned a number of times. The food at dinner was surprisingly good. Our server is from India and he stays with us for all meals in the different restaurants. He knows the kids names and was super friendly and helpful. Campbell was so tired by this time though that he fell asleep mid sentence with his head back and his moth open. The staterooms are also lovely and we have a huge 1m diameter porthole in our room to watch the world go by. Tomorrow Villafranche.