It was another boiler of a day as we headed into the first of the many gardens that nestle in the Montjuic area. Each garden is known for a different botanical speciality i.e. water plants, leaves and grasses, etc. We hiked from garden to garden, stopping frequently in the shade to cool off and drink some water. It was a looong and hot walk but absolutely beautiful, and we came across more than a few cats along the way, strangely enough.
We first visited the Jardins de Laribal, which was full of interesting water features.
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There were also beautiful architectural details...
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Then we wandered over to the Jardins de Mossen Cinto de Verdaguer, which is renowned for its water plants.
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We also stopped in at Jardins de Joan Brossa and Jardins de Mirador on our slow and steady trek up to the Castell. We were sticky and hot by the time we reached the Castell, but the views on the way up there made it absolutely worth it.
The Castell itself wasn't bad, and J had fun in one of the lookout points.
We were tired and gross by then so we decided to take a taxi back to our hotel instead of hiking back as we planned. We arrived back in our room just in time to take another shower before we had to check out - hooray for late check out! We made use of the free coffee voucher that we received at check-in, and we sipped our delicious Illy coffee in the coffee bar in the hotel lobby before we had to head over to the Aerobus bus stop in front of the Corte Ingles department store to head to the airport.
We arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare, and we relaxed in the waiting area of the quietest airport I've ever been in. The airport is super clean and modern, and there are no public announcements at all. You can't imagine how nice it is to wait in absolute peace. And then we were on our way home. Damn.
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