Yesterday we dedicated the entire day to the beach. The weather was amazing, and we spent all day sunbathing. Oh and by the way, it's nothing special for women to sunbathe topless here. I had originally thought we had gone to the topless beach (since the beach we go to is right next to the NUDE beach) but actually it's quite normal for women here (of any age unfortunately) to forgo bikinis. Quite a way to get a tan.
After that we headed over to La Rambla once again to try to attain the popular 1 euro meal at TravelBar, but showed up too late so we just ended up grabbing a bite by the Port and seeing the part of La Rambla that we didn't see yesterday. Lots of vendors, artists, caricaturists, etc...it was a fun night.
Today our group split up to see different things, so Sarah Mac, Kristen, and I decided to check out Sagrada Familia, the enormous building designed by Gaudi that has been worked on since the 1800s and which they expect to finish in 2070. It was very cool and very gothic. After that we headed over to Barceloneta and Port Vell and spent the early afternoon walking around and enjoying the sunshine (soaking up as much as possible before cold and rainy Ireland). After some gelato, we hopped back on the metro and rode over to Barri Gotic, the huge area next to La Rambla, which is packed with clothing and accessory stores.
The stores were VERY impressive. Their H&M had 3 floors and was decorated in a Victorian meets Techno style. There was a LOT to see and we spent a good 3 hours shopping, although it was more windowshopping for me than actual buying. And then tonight we FINALLY got over to TravelBar for 1 euro pasta which ended up being pretty delicious.
Tomorrow we have a 10pm flight to Dublin, and we arrive just before midnight due to the time difference. The plan is to explore the Bohemian quarter Passeig de Gracia and then head over to the airport tomorrow night to check in. Next time I blog I will be in Ireland!
One more week of my Eurotrip! It's been quite an adventure!
that's so exciting! Barcelona is a great city! La Sagrada Familia is wonderful...so are Gaudi's other works/pieces. he's actually one of my fav architects (sp?) love you hun and am so glad that you've had this great experience..i can't wait to relive it with you!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your last day in Barcelona...and then off to lovely Ireland! Can't wait to see you next Monday!!!!
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