Wednesday we decided to break up the group so that Mike and I could have some one-on-one time with each of our parents. In the morning, Mike and my Dad went off to go to the Picasso Museum while my Mom and I went for a walk. We started by checking out the shops on La Rambla.

Hey, look a pufferfish! The Dean would be so excited.

Here’s a better picture of the Columbus statue.

Mom and I bought some souvenirs from local vendors and then we check out the mall. We decided to take the long way back to the hotel when we stumbled upon some cool things, like this submarine.

It is a replica of the acutal one build in 1862.

After the sub, we continued walking throught the streets of Barcelona looking for a gold ring for my mom. We weren’t able to find one, but we did find the Santa Maria De Mar.

After lunch, Mike and Mom went off to do their thing, while Dad and I checked out some ruins from Roman times. No photography was allowed, so I didn’t take any pictures inside. Here is a photo from outside.

The ruins were of an entire city block that was found when they started to dig the foundation for a building in Barcelona. It was really cool because they had put a catwalk about 5 feet above what used to be the ancient city. The audio guide describe what were were looking at and how it was used.

When we were done, we stumbled upon some more musicians.

And this recycling guy.