So literally just got back from a wonderful weekend in Barcelona. We left Friday and arrived in Spain around 5. After an hour long bus tour Mary, Jordain, and myself headed to the hostel. It was much nicer than I thought it would be and it was only 14 euros a night including breakfast. We met up with our friend Sarah and headed out for some dinner. We decided on a little kebab place, which was decent. We walked around the streets for about an hour looking for a bar called "the black sheep". It was well worth the wait because they had the best Sangria I have ever had. Along with a dungeon type interior, the place was interesting to say the least. I would guess it was similar to any type of Spanish pool hall. After walking the streets a little bit longer we decided to head home.
The next day we all got up and ate breakfast and headed to go for our bike tour around the city. After meeting our guide JJ all 20 of the group started the 4 hour long bike tour. It was a really fun and great way to see the city. We got some good exercise in but we learned about the most famous places in Barcelona. My favorite was seeing Gaudi's fountain. It was beautiful. All of the different details and golden structure was incredible. After the tour, we got some good suggestions of where to go for tapas and drinks and we headed back to the hostel to rest. We then went walking and saw an electronic bubble thing where everyone in the crowd was using their remote controls to change the colors of these balloons. After we went to this little place called Ryans. It was an Irish style pub and they were playing the Barcelona soccer game on TV. That was exciting in itself. Then we headed to a club called Roxy and danced for the rest of the night.
Yesterday we went to a park that had many Gaudi architectures. It was amazing to see the whole city from the top of the hill, not to mention seeing Gaudi creations. We walked Sarah to the bus stop and people watched for the rest of the afternoon. We decided we were in the mood for something sweet so we stumbled into what we thought was a bakery. Turns out it was this beautiful little dessert/tea place. We walked down into the cellar where every table was filled with candles and dimly lit lights. There was a soft music in the background and the cinnamon cake was just what I needed to wind down. We headed back to the hostel for a little siesta and decided to try a little Mediterranean restaurant recommended to us by a friend. It was far more delicious than I expected and the tea there was hand picked, which made it even better. The place was ran by two people and it was the perfect last meal in Barcelona.
Coming back to Milan was certainly harder than what I thought it would be, therefore I have made the vow that I will be back to Barcelona again before I die.
Ciao Ciao
Elle
The next day we all got up and ate breakfast and headed to go for our bike tour around the city. After meeting our guide JJ all 20 of the group started the 4 hour long bike tour. It was a really fun and great way to see the city. We got some good exercise in but we learned about the most famous places in Barcelona. My favorite was seeing Gaudi's fountain. It was beautiful. All of the different details and golden structure was incredible. After the tour, we got some good suggestions of where to go for tapas and drinks and we headed back to the hostel to rest. We then went walking and saw an electronic bubble thing where everyone in the crowd was using their remote controls to change the colors of these balloons. After we went to this little place called Ryans. It was an Irish style pub and they were playing the Barcelona soccer game on TV. That was exciting in itself. Then we headed to a club called Roxy and danced for the rest of the night.
Yesterday we went to a park that had many Gaudi architectures. It was amazing to see the whole city from the top of the hill, not to mention seeing Gaudi creations. We walked Sarah to the bus stop and people watched for the rest of the afternoon. We decided we were in the mood for something sweet so we stumbled into what we thought was a bakery. Turns out it was this beautiful little dessert/tea place. We walked down into the cellar where every table was filled with candles and dimly lit lights. There was a soft music in the background and the cinnamon cake was just what I needed to wind down. We headed back to the hostel for a little siesta and decided to try a little Mediterranean restaurant recommended to us by a friend. It was far more delicious than I expected and the tea there was hand picked, which made it even better. The place was ran by two people and it was the perfect last meal in Barcelona.
Coming back to Milan was certainly harder than what I thought it would be, therefore I have made the vow that I will be back to Barcelona again before I die.
Ciao Ciao
Elle
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