All About Aubrey: Day 8 - Olympic Stadium, Barcelona Castle, and the Beach/Pier

Thursday, May 27th was a really busy day in Barcelona. We did a lot of sightseeing and picture taking. One of the places that we knew we really wanted to see was the Olympic Stadium. The 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona and we wanted to see where all the action happened. We were only able to see the outside of the buildings and where the opening ceremonies were held but you can tell that they still use the buildings today for sporting events.

The Olympic Torch

Where the opening ceremonies were held

A view from up top

One of the main buildings where events happened

The Olympic track

Me in front of the track

After we finished looking around at the Olympic stadium we wanted to go see the Castle of Montjuic that

was nearby. The Castle was up on top of a very large hill and instead of walking up this huge hill Mom and I decided to take the cable car up. That was a very good decision and the views from inside the cable car were beautiful. The Castle was amazing. The castle was once used to house political prisoners and today it's used to house the Museum of Comics and Illustrations, showcasing the development of Spanish comics. The castle has amazing gardens and beautiful views of the port.

The view from the cable car on the way up

The gardens outside the castle

The view of the port from the castle

Mom and I at a lookout point

The entrance to the castle

A gun to protect the castle

The view from the cable car on the way back down

After leaving the castle we headed back towards our hotel. We wanted to go by and see the port and the beach before calling it a night. The port is located at the very end of the main street. We walked there and walked around for a few hours. After seeing the port we wanted to find the beach because we knew that eventually we wanted to spend some time at the beach. After walking for forever we finally found it. Here are some pictures we took of the port and the beach.