George Orwell Square

In the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. "Not", tripadvisor helpfully informs us, "Barcelona's prettiest plaza." We arrived pretty smoothly, checked into our (very pretty) hotel and did a bit of a tour of the sights. That is, we wandered down the Ramblas, through the Gothic Quarter, had a drink in the Placa Real and checked out a few of those wobbly Gaudi buildings. Then - sufficiently tired not to be bothered to walk too far - we lucked out on a very nice restaurant literally just round the corner from where we are staying and had some excellent cured veal and pistachios, patatas bravas and grilled squid and vegetables...