I had the most unusual and unpleasant experience this morning: I actually had to wake up to an alarm clock :) I had set the alarm for 9:30 am because I planned to make it to a guided tour of La Pedrera (Gaudi´s final work, built 1906-1912 in his characteristic style), starting at 11 am on weekends. Well it turns out that they only offer the tours in English during the week and so I settled for the seven euro admission fee plus 3.50 euro for an audio-guide. It was beautiful inside and I was most dismayed that my camera decided to break this morning so alas, I could take no photos of the interior.

I returned to the squat and met up with Mijkl and headed off to Can Masdeu as we had planned for the 3 pm comador (a pay-what-you-can meal). Can Masdeu is a lovely large squat (it´s more like an estate) near Canyelles metro station, which seems to me on the outskirts of Barcelona, among the mountains. It used o be a children´s hospital I´m told but as it was vacant for quite some time, local squatters squatted it. A newer children´s hospital has in fact been built pretty much next door to Can Masdeu! The squat itself has a ¨Rurbar¨ Cafe, a bike shop and a community garden (for the community at large and not just the residents of Can Masdeu). They also have a free shop (clothing, belts, shoes and even a walking cane) and zines & books & boards full of much information. We were late for the comador but luckily, there was still some delicious warm food left. Taking Mijkl´s lead, we each paid one euro for the meal then ordered some herbal tea (for Mijkl) and cafe con leche (coffee with milk - soya milk in this case) for me. I then lay on a red couch, reading a book, soaking in the rays of sunshine filtering through the window.

All in all, it was a leisurely Sunday afternoon. Tomorrow I set about my final business in Barcelona as I will be leaving early in the day on Tuesday for Venice! :)