Barcelona - 22 September 2011 (2)

Before going back into the hotel, we had a drink in the Cerviceria, just down Las Ramblas.  It wasn’t as expensive or as busy as I had thought when we had walked past it before.  Then we rested our feet at the hotel and heard some rehearsals for a concert.

We decided to go back to Sinatra’s for our last evening.  My mum really liked the hoisin duck tapas and we would have another sangria as a treat.  We went early, partly because my mum hadn’t eaten anything at lunchtime and partly to avoid a long wait at the bar.  It opened at 1800, but, when we got there, they were not quite ready.  So we were told to sit at the bar and were immediately provided with a glass of champagne.  This time, we still had a lot of champagne left when we were shown to the table.

We ordered six tapas plates – two hoisin ducks, caprese, patatas bravas, aubergine parmigiana and deep fried camembert with onions – and some sangria.  It was all very nice and we finished off with Viennese coffee.  While we ate and drank, we watched their repeat showing of Guys and Dolls and tried to remember the tunes to the subtitled lyrics.  The waiters were very friendly and happy to chat as they only had a handful of tables to deal with – all English speaking as the locals eat much later.

After paying the bill – and pointing out that we had not had two coffees each – we set off for the Liceu Metro station which was nearby on Las Ramblas.  We headed back to the Plaça de Espanya and made our way up the street to Montjuic.  My plan was to make good use of the remaining four rides on the Metro to see Barcelona lit up at night, especially the Sagrada Familia and the Torre AGBAR.