Barcelona continues -
We met up again at 1715 to go to Pueblo Espanol on Montjuic Hill in the city. Alyssa and Carolina had a surprise for us, our very own Flamenco flower that looked like something Minnie would wear with its black polka dots.
Pueblo Espanol is an an open-air architecture museum with 117 buildings resembling an Iberian village representing many different regions of Spain. It was built for the 1929 Barcelona exposition, similar to a world’s fair There are also some artisans demonstrating their skills in some of the shops. We took time for some pictures, both individually and a group picture.
We then had a short walk past some shops to Tableo de Carmen for our last night dinner and flamenco dance show. Both Disney groups were seated on the lower level; a group of high school kids was seated in the upper level. Our group had the tables closest to the stage. These were long tables perpendicular to a slightly elevated stage, so everyone could see without turning around.
Unfortunately, dinner here was not good at all….it was the worst meal I have had in all of my 8 adventures. I intentionally did not take any pictures, as I didn’t want to see it again. We had some appetizer things, not very tasty. Then, our pre-ordered meal choice of either filet or fish. Most of us ordered the beef. The person across from me got a piece of mostly raw meat. For the others, while the beef was seared on the outside, it was rare to raw on the inside. When your mashed potatoes are pink and encircled in blood from your meat, you know the meat isn’t cooked very much. The ladies next to me sent theirs back to be cooked more, and it still came back pretty rare. Our local guide Carolina explained this is how most meat is served in Spain, yet our beef for our first night group meal was cooked more than this meat was, closer to medium rare. I could not eat any of it (and the vegetables were cold) and many people around me did not finish their meat either, so no dinner for me. (Yes, I did give feedback about this meal on the post-trip survey.)
Our evening entertainment was a group of flamenco dancers. WOW - what energy! It was loud and good. They were mostly from one family, and the last number included the young girl, who is already a good dancer, and the baby who is picking up some of the steps, so cute!
Different from most adventures, we did not have a closing night slideshow of guide pics from our days together. During dessert, as the dancers were finished for the night, we were told the shops were still open for about 30 minutes if we wanted to browse. Several at my table got up, as we didn’t have any time to look in the shops before dinner. Unfortunately, most of the shops were not open and had already closed.
We gathered for some final comments from Alyssa and Carolina, and received our Pin Of the day - Chip and Dale.
Then it was back on the bus and to the hotel to finish any packing before heading out tomorrow, either to the port or airport.
