Today was our first full day in Barcelona.  We decided not to sleep in order to adjust to the local schedule more quickly and not deal with the jet lag.  I think we were successful, but we are really tired.  We went to the Sagrada Familia Church which is one block from our hotel and they closed early for a special event so we will have to go back tomorrow to get some pictures from the inside.  We then went to the Tourism Department to get our "Barcelona Cards" which gives us three days of metro and bus transportation around the city.  We signed up for the double decker city bus tour and that took several hours.  One place we visited was Guell Park where much of Gaudi's work is on display.  It was a very interesting but crowded place.  This was the first warm and sunny day in months in Barcelona so everyone, locals and tourists were out and about.  We finished up the evening at Costa Gallega with some typical Spanish fare and some great Chardonney.  It is now one in the morning and we are ready to sleep.  Happy Mother's Day to one and all!