Now that I've been in Paris for a few days, Barcelona seems like a world away. But in an effort to make up for the lack of posting thus far, here are some pictures and anecdotes of what I remember from my spectacular 5 days in the beautiful city:
The first day, I slept. But I did manage to get out and explore the city a bit. Turns out, exploring isn't very simple in Barcelona. We were trying to find the biggest, busiest street and instead found ourselves lost in the Gothic Quarter
But wandering down the back avenues and side streets led us to some of the coolest places.
And we finally did find that busy street, La Rambla de Catalunya!
The second day we took an awesome bike tour. Sure it sounds like a touristy thing to do, but I only wish we'd done it earlier because biking through the narrow streets, stopping at all the beautiful landmarks, and capping it off with free drinks on the beach was a perfect introduction to the city.
Unfortunately I don't have a picture of one of my favorite parts because I ate it too quickly. I was expecting amazing desserts in Paris, but Barcelona was a delicious surprise. The second night, I ordered the truita llaetjas de xocolata because I at least knew the word chocolate. It turned out to be a chocolate tortilla with chocolate sauce dipped in more chocolate (which by itself would be tasty enough). But the best part was the sprinkles. They were like chocolate pop rocks! I still have no idea what they really were, but they crackled and fizzled on my tongue just like real pop rocks. Amazing.
I miss you all! Shout out to Liz for getting me to write a new blog post (you know I need the pestering). More mañana.
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