Considering that Barcelona is home to an expansive (and remarkably amiable) 5 million people, it's no wonder that we have achy limbs after 7 days of traipsing around the city. Going from Gaudi to El Gotic to grainy sand beaches is a lot of legwork - pun intended :)
We won't bore you with a day-by-day itinerary, but we will say we've climbed into the culture as much as possible and been captivated by more than a few things...
1) Gaudi. We've made tracks to about every tidbit of his architecture possible- La Sagrada de Familia, Parc Guell, etc. We even shelled out for a tour of his famed La Casa Batllo; it was like meandering through a piece of art.
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| Batllo beauty |
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| Amoeba-like Parc Guell |
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| Mutt and mosaic |
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| A bit of art in the Casa Batllo rooftop courtyard |
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| La Sagrada Familia fabulousness |
2) Spanish eating culture. It took us a few days to get used to coffee in the morning, an 11am bocadillo (sandwich), a 3pm lunch, 7pm tapas and a 9-10pm dinner. Okay, we probably ate more like Americans most of the time and did a lot of our own cooking, but we tried to adhere to the Spanish schedule. By the way, the markets here are mind-bendingly phenomenal!
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| Fruits and veg as far as the eye can see |
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| Empanadas and patatas brava (and cerveza) |
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| El fancy tapas |
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| Ben got his Christmas present - an all-you-can-eat seafood feast |
3) The weather. While our loved ones in MN and ND are being their valiant selves in -15 to -20 F temps, we have enjoyed the 50-60 F winter days of Spain. It's definitely made sightseeing pleasant. And when we took Jayda to the beach, she literally stretched out in the sand and refused to leave.
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| Montjuic Hill |
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| Some of Barcelona's 4.2 kilometers of beach |
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| Winter in Catalonia! |
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| She LOVES sand and literally had to be pulled off the beach |
So much more to talk about regarding this beautiful city, but, like Jayda says, it's time for a siesta.
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