We stayed in a good hotel in the Eixample area of Barcelona, uphill from the Ramblas and Old City, but only a three-block walk from the Casa Mila and Casa Battlo buildings by Gaudi. We visited restaurants, strolled the Ramblas, watched the sardana dancers at the cathedral, and, next day, took the Metro to the massive Sagrada Familia cathedral, which will be under construction for decades to come. I had a bad cold throughout our time there, so our schedule got attenuated, and we shall hope to give the city another try on another future trip.