As I posted, Friday we went to Sagrada Familia in the morning. Our tickets were for 9:00 a.m. We walked from our hotel, which ended up being a long walk, nearly an hour. But early in the morning the Barcelona streets are deserted. Good Friday is a national holiday, so some things were closed and there was an abbreviated bus schedule.
We walked down Avenida Diagonal along which is a blend of old and new buildings. The older architecture is wonderful. Buildings have interesting features and details.
After our fantastic time at Sagrada, we were ready for lunch so we strolled around the area and found a nice little tapas restaurant, Café Copa. 
It was a nice little hole in the wall place. The server was a friendly fellow, but didn’t speak much English, although they had an English menu. We had nachos and guacamole and salad. Christine ordered a Sangria, which made her silly (she rarely drinks). I think we were both happy about being in Barcelona and having such a great experience. We’re really enjoying being here.
After lunch we strolled up Avenida Gaudi to the Hospital de Sant Pau, and then we decided to catch a bus to go to the seafront. We’re getting very good at navigating around via public transportation, thanks to Citymapper. We arrived in the area known as Barceloneta. We, and thousands of other people on holiday, strolled around the marina and down the walkway along the beach.
We sat and watched a street performer for quite a while. He was hilarious. He would imitate people walking by, do all sorts of funny things to people riding by on bicycles, and would get volunteers from the people watching to do weird things. He also strung a rope between two poles and did some tricks on the rope.
There are lots of places to eat and drink and vendors along the walk are hawking their wares. Sand sculpting seems to be one way folks earn a little money.
We took in the sights and, as it was beginning to spit a few raindrops, we decided to have dinner along the beachfront. We pick an upscale place called Platja – Ca la Nuri. We ate outside under a covered area protected from the raindrops. We had a spectacular dinner, one of the best I’ve ever had I think. Christine ordered paella and I had grilled shrimp. I don’t typically take pictures of food, but I couldn’t resist because it looked so nice.
After dinner we located a nearby bus stop and rode the bus back to the hotel. This day was a really wonderful day, starting with the incredible experience of Sagrada Familia and ending with a fantastic dinner along the beach. We are so blessed and so lucky to have this opportunity to travel and see such wonderful places as Barcelona.