25/10/25 My free day to do whatever. First thing .. sleep in. Yay!!! Take time & eat large at the buffet brekky (included in my rate). I then headed off towards the marina (Southeast) where you see all types of old buildings, Naval HQ, Naval Museum & where you also come across some insane yachts that someone must own in this marina. The ‘ships’ here are enormous & beyond comprehension. Mostly have the Spanish flag mounted. Serious money here. The ship that caught my eye was ‘Breakthrough’ & is owned by Bill Gates of course & is the World’s first Hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht. It has 14 balconies & 7 platforms for 5 decks. You must look it up to fully see what this yacht has. Beyond belief. BREAKTHROUGH Yacht – 119m (390ft) Feadship 2025 | YachtBuyer Bill Gates has never set foot on this boat & I also wish to reaffirm my absolute disgust of this vile human in what he continues to do to this world by stealth.

Today, lots of photos again. I walked around the marina seaport & very new marina complexes but can’t afford the shopping there. Lol!! Walking over a pier at Rambla de Mar to the shopping centre I had to wait for a 40m part of the pier that glides away (photo above) to allow the marina vessels to pass through to the open sea. It takes about 10mins to slide out & the same sliding back. Very ingenious.

From there I walked towards the historical centre, Palau & El Gotic (Gothic Qtr) areas of high-end shops via Laietana & Portal de l’Angel streets where I came across a compilation of close landmarks like, the Historical Barcelona Museum, Barcelona Cathedral, Placa de Catalunya, Placa de Sant lu & Placa del Rei & Placa Reial near my Hotel Espana. A great area to see the old & new works & by chance I ended up eventually at Placa Catalunya with 2 very large fountains, green park space & the bus terminal for the Parada Aerobus Shuttle I’ll take tomorrow morning for my plane to Lisbon, Portugal. A1 Bus leaves here for my airport terminal. It is a 1klm walk for me to board this bus, so only 12mins away from my Hotel Espana.

I headed out later for some food & drink & then was back early to repack for flying (different than by my recent train trips). I did 17,503 steps today = 13.42klms. I’ll end my Blog #16 here. Many thanks for reading my blogs. My next blog will be my journey to Lisbon, Portugal. Please stay safe, happy & healthy. Cheers.