Ian : More of the delightful sights of Barcelona ...

Parc Guell - full of lovely Gaudi design.

El Corte Inglés - the only chain department store in Spain. Hardly David Jones or John Lewis, but not quite Big W.

and just some more of the yummy streets ...

and just as we were on the train back to the airport, I got another glimpse of this farm dwelling just outside the city.

Michael: We were very sad to leave Barcelona - it really is a very atmospheric and dynamic city. I shall definitely be back. The flight back to Glasgow was eventful. We were expecting a direct flight (non-stop, according to the jargon) but were informed after boarding that we would be flying back via Edinburgh. Now Edinburgh is barely 100km from Glasgow, so we knew this was going to be interesting. It was a rough landing in Edinburgh because of high winds, but that wasn't the worst of it. Some poor Glasgow-bound soul disembarked, possibly under the misapprehension that he had arrived at his destination. The airline took an hour to locate him while we sat there on the tarmac. When we finally got under way, it took just 12 minutes to fly to Glasgow - my shortest flight ever. We barely skimmed the treetops the whole way. Top that for an exciting fairground ride!