On Sunday, after leaving the ship, we boarded a bus for a hair-raising drive up into the mountains an hour away from Barcelona. The mountains are called Montserrat, and it means "serrated". They definitely didn't look like any mountains I had ever seen. There is a monastery sitting up here and lots of trails to walk on.
There is actually quite a lot of activity up on the mountain. Restaurants, shops, a hotel and of course not to be forgotten, the monastery. It was a very foggy day and we could not see far in front of us.
I'm sure this funicular ride is spectacular for those brave enough! We opted to have a quick peek at the church and then have a walk on the trails. We also managed to squeeze in time for two hot, strong coffees and a chocolate croissant!!
There were lots of really energetic people running and cycling up the mountain. The trail we started on gave us a great view but we didn't have time to go very far. The drive down the mountain was less scary, but I hated to see people leaning to one side, craning their necks for a look. The bus took us to the airport where we hopped on a shuttle to take us to a nearby airport for our last night in Spain.
We had a great vacation. Cruising was a really nice way to see alot of different places without having to schlepp our bags around and find places to eat. It gave us a taste of Italy and France and let us know that there is much, much more to see!
