Visitors - Steve and Kate

Our most recent visitors have been Steve and Kate Baldwin, who made Barcelona the first stop on their European tour. From Barcelona they are traveling on to visit various other friends: in the south of France; in Stockholm; in Hereford, England; in Wales; and in Edinburgh.

While here they did a good job of visiting the sights. Setting forth one day (along with Pat) along the Passeig de Sant Joan.
They were here over a weekend, so we could visit the Ajuntament (or town hall), which is only open to the public on Sunday. A fairly uninteresting facade was added in the latter part of the 19th century, but the heart of the building dates from the 14th century.

There is a fine gothic arcade.
And gothic windows.

From here one enters the Salo de Cent, the meeting room of the Consel de Cent (the counsel of 100), which ruled medieval Barcelona.
Its elaborate ceiling was worth careful examination. Afterwards we enjoyed a fine selection of tapas.
Including calamaris a la romana (right front), gambas (left front), p'amb tomaquet (already on our plates), patatas bravas and 2 orders of ensalada con queso cabra (center).

And later they paused for a portrait before beginning dinner at our flat.