Day 2- First Day of Practice and Tour of Barcelona

Daily Spanish Newspaper for this Morning

The team all ate breakfast at 8:30 in the hotel, then after a short break to let our stomachs settle we walked the couple of blocks down the road to our practice facility for our first morning practice.

Practice Facility

The Team Getting Ready to Hit the Field

After some light technical drills, we split-up into four teams for tournament of small-sided games, and then combined the teams for a 7 v. 7 larger game, before finishing our first session with some light fitness work. The goal of the practice was just to get our touches  on the ball acclimated, and get our legs working again after a long couple of days sitting down.

Around noon we headed back to the hotel to cleanup and get a quick lunch, then gathered at the bus to leave for our afternoon tour of the center city of Barcelona.

On the Steps of the Royal Palace with Barcelona in the Backdrop

 We met up with our tour guide for the day, Jordi, once we arrived in the city. We were led through the city by bus to get a quick overview of its layout and architecture before making a number of stops all around the city and its surroundings at different famous structures, and grand overlooks. Some of the main sights were the Royal Palace, the Cathedral of Barcelona, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and the main boulevard of Barcelona, Las Ramblas. Jordi, our guide was a little encyclopedia of a man. A little long-winded at times to some, but he certainly knew his city, and was very informative with his knowledge of the history, art, and architecture of Barcelona.

The Team at the Royal Palace

Not Completely Sure What is Happening Here...

Enjoying the Old City