to wander like Picasso in the Barcelona heat

HOLA BARCELONA! Such a different place than we’ve been so far, and not one of my favorites. After landing, we took a bus from the airport, but then got very lost on the way to our hostel. After wandering for a very long time, we found it, and were really surprised at the type of place it was. No locks on the doors of the rooms – only small lockers within each room. There was only a small spotlight/creepy light that was supposed to light out room. The ceiling was covered with “grass” and fake flowers suspending from the ceiling… I’m scared.

We woke up the next morning ready to explore the city (as long as it meant getting out of our creepy hostel). We walked down Las Ramblas, a really pretty walking street with a lot of shops and places to eat. After a lot of walking, we made it to the water and spent a lot of time in the sun. It was the warmest day of our whole trip, so we decided to embrace it! Too bad we forgot out swim suits :( And yes, I did get quite a bit of sunburn… what else is new?

The next day wasn’t nearly as sunny, so we walked through more of the city area and saw some famous buildings by the designer Antoni Gaudí, a well known man in this city. We saw Casa Mila, a funky looking place with a lot of curved elements, but very interesting! Then we saw la Sagrada Familia (also Gaudí), but only a part of it. Too bad most of it is under construction, so it’s not as pretty as I hoped it would be. Barcelona is a beautiful city; I just wish there weren’t so many men trying to sell us souvenirs. After some much needed Starbucks, we shopped a bit and then went back to the hostel to make NACHOS! We spent the night just walking around more and chatting and enjoying the last few days of the ultimate spring break!

Finally, the last day of the trip. We found out about a flea market through our hostel, and walked a very long time to get there, only to see that it wasn’t quite the shopping we expected. Barcelona was the city where we did a LOT of shopping. We found a very cool shop outside of the Sagrada Familia (we went back to see the rest of the church) where the three of us bought a lot of gifts for people at home. I also bought myself a beautiful bag at a cool shop in the city! That day we had gelato on two different occasions and did more walking around the city, enjoying our last day!
The next day was the flight home. It truly was an awesome break, and I’m glad I got to spend it with two pretty great ladies. I visited the places in Europe that I’ve always wanted to go to and I’m feeling so blessed that I have this opportunity. Now, only a month back in Copenhagen before heading to the US!