The weekend of Feb 15 I went to visit my good friend Brittany from IU in Barcelona. She was a wonderful host and we had a full four days of sight seeing and enjoying spanish culture!
Her apartment was right beside Gaudi's famous Sagrada Familia and near Gaudi's Park Guell. Both places were unbelievable and Park Guell had gorgeous views of the city and sea. In Barcelona we also visited Barceloneta beach where we ate a menu del dias.A menu del dias is where you pick 3 or 4 courses of a meal and a drink all for a set price. We ate outside over looking a harbor. I wasn't really sure what I was ordering and ended up getting chicken and french fries for one of my courses haha! After visiting Barceloneta we walked down to Port Olimpica (another beach in Barcelona). These two areas reminded me a lot of Venice Beach in CA with huge sidewalks, runners, rollerbladers, and lots of people just enjoying the sunshine.
On Saturday Brittany took me to the street Las Ramblas. The street was full of street performers, markets, people, and countless flower stands. We visited a wonderful fresh food markets that had delicious banana, chocolate, coconut smooties. For one euro these drinks were heavenly! After the market we spent the rest of the day exploring the city and visiting Raval, the Gothic Quarter, and a few parks. Oh and I can't forget the great tapas lunch we had too! We ate a tapas bar/buffet. Each tapa had a toothpick in it and the length of the toothpick was the price tag. At the end of lunch the waiter counted up your toothpicks and that was the price of your bill.
Sunday we went to the beach town of Sitges, a short train ride outside of Barcelona. The weather was pretty chilly and windy but the views were still breathtaking! We walked up and down the promenade and explored the small streets of the city. The town looked like it would be a lot of fun in the summer!
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