May 19th Tommy and I left Philadelphia for Barcelona. This was the trip we were supposed to take in 2020 to celebrate his high school graduation. Getting in the air was a master class in inefficiency, but the American Airlines Boeing plane was very comfortable. We had premium economy which was substantially less money than first class but still really nice. Immigration in Spain took about an hour which was exhausting.

We were met at the airport by our guide, Armando, from Spain Day Tours. I've been to Barcelona several times but never Montserrat, which is on the outskirts of the city. The approach to the Monastery was quite dramatic.

Near the top the views were spectacular.

I thought there would only be a Monastery at the top but there is a complex of restaurants and stores - and lots of kids on field trips.

There are several funiculars on the mountain so we tried one to the top.

The ride up and down the mountain is full of curves and spectacular scenery.

We drove an hour back to the city and our hotel - Hotel Jazz. Very nice, big room. We took our proctored Covid tests we needed for our cruise. We are negative!! Time to sleep.