Spain...

After yet another overnight flight, we arrived in Madrid at 4am and had to pay for an extra night (so mean) - Amy cried (nothing unusual - sleep deprived). Consequently we slept for a few hours then headed into Town. Madrid is actually really quite tidy, fresh and beautiful. There are some amazing buildings and museums. We strolled the park, ate ice creams (this happens quite often - uh-oh), checked out some of the shops and had quite a delightful time really. We would definitely like to spend more time in Madrid one day - a Beautiful City.

We took a domestic flight to Barcelona the next day, although Amy was into her third day of severe stomach cramps. It was Saturday so we headed to the local A & E. 8 Hours, 3 blood tests, an x-ray and urine sample later they decided that she had some syndrome (can't pronounce it) where her stomach had twisted itself into a loop (probably from a childhood operation) which caused the immense pain she was having! Unfortunately it was incurable apart from pain relief pills which were not, at that time, working! We headed home and had a rough nights sleep!

The next day, pain and all, we walked to the train station to save ourselves money. Whether James felt a bit left out, or wanted some attention of his own, I don't know, but he decided to vomit on the way to the train station. What a pair we are! Now I'm not going to go into too much detail about what happened next - but lets just say we had to run between lavatories for the next few days.

Despite all this we managed to head into town, take an open top Double Decker tour bus around Barcelona and see some of the most magnificent architecture in the world. Gaudi's Sagrada Familia is phenomenal – in simple terms it’s an unfinished church building, but for interests sake, it was started to be built in 1882, and due to the huge amount of detail & money needed, it is expected to be finished in 2026! We ended the day by finding an Irish pub to watch the final day of the English Premier League – where Hull City successfully managed to stay in Englands top league (sadly we missed the last 10 minutes as Spanish TV switched to a game of Handball!). Overall Barcelona is an amazing city and an absolute must when visiting Europe!