Wednesday, April 21, 2010
We enjoyed another nice evening on the ship.
We dined at the Silk Road Japanese Specialty Restaurant. Once again, we had Alberto as our Waiter. Sonny who had the evening off last night normally assists him. We gave Alberto a gift for himself and also one to give to Sonny. We also gave the Head Waiter of Silk Road some gifts to give out to the folks who work behind the scenes at Silk Road along with some extras to give out to others such as some of the folks who work at the Lido Café.
It has been so nice to have Alberto as our waiter on most evenings that we have dined there. He pre-ordered a couple of items for us and he also ordered for us the sushi and sashimi that we enjoy each time we dine at Silk Road. We each had the Hot Soba Noodles for our entrée which is served with a very tasty broth and rather than having Tempura we had some scallops added to the soup. It was wonderful. We each had a fruit plate for our dessert and Anne Marie had decaffeinated coffee and Keith had green tea. There were several familiar guests dining in Silk Road along with us so we spoke with several of them on the way into dinner and after we finished our meal.
We plan to dine at Silk Road two more times before the conclusion of this adventure.
The ship had an overnight in Barcelona which is really nice for those who wanted to go into town for dinner or for a drink as well as those guests who wanted to do more touring on the second day of our visit here. It also provides a nice opportunity for members of the crew to spend some time off the ship.
We enjoyed a very nice sleep and began our day as we have most of the days on the ship. Keith was up very early and was the first one at the Fitness Center. He worked out for an hour and thirty minutes on the Elliptical Machine. He stopped by the Lido Café and brought back coffee to the room. Then it was Anne Marie’s turn and she worked out on the Treadmill.
We enjoyed breakfast in our room. It was Alexander’s birthday so we gave him a birthday card. We also have a gift for him that we plan to give him in a few days.
We took the 10:00 AM shuttle from the Pier over to the World Trade Center. From there we walked for a few hours. We took quite an extensive walk. Once again we walked from one end of Las Ramblas to the other end. We then walked quite a bit more over to the La Sagrada Familla Cathedral, which was the life’s work of Antoni Gaudi. Unfortunately, Gaudi died in 1926 before his masterwork was completed. After walking around the Cathedral we walked to other areas of the city. We then walked over to the Passeig de Gracia which is the major shopping district of Barcelona with all of the high end retail shops. Along the way we came across Gaudi’s home. The weather was delightful and we had a wonderful time walking around. The architecture of so many of the buildings around this beautiful city is quite interesting and very pleasing to the eye.
Between the elliptical machine and our long walk, Keith put in over 25 miles today.
We then took the shuttle back to the ship. On our ride to and from the port on the shuttle we spoke with several of our fellow passengers.
Once back on the ship we enjoyed a nice salad entrée at the Lido Café.
Later in the afternoon we read, wrote, did a little more packing, did some laundry and spoke with some of our fellow passengers.
This evening we will dine at the Prego Italian Restaurant with destination lecturer Ken Rees and his lovely wife Lynne. We look forward to a nice dinner with the two of them.
TODAY’S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY……
“The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.”
Keith and Anne Marie
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