So, here goes nothing...
On Friday night we went on a pub crawl Barcelona style. We got free food, free drinks, and a free show. The picture is Laura, Kirsten, and Molly with our crazy tour guide Martin.
Our free show was flamenco dancing! It was so cool, they moved their feet really fast. And the music was awesome too!
On Saturday morning, we decided to give ourselves a tour of the city. We found a Starbucks which doesn't sound important, but there are NONE in Galway, so it was awesome. I didn't actually get anything at the Starbucks (I'm saving my first Starbucks sip in 4 months for US soil) but it was nice to see it nonetheless.
Next, we ran into this weirdo building. I don't actually remember the name of it, but there was a line a mile long to get in and admission was not free, so we gave it a miss, deciding to take pictures from the outside.
Moving right along...next we came to Sagrada Familia, a church that has been in construction for many years and it's still not finished! I think the projected date of completion is 2025 or something. It's a sight to see though, very artsy.
Molly and I had been dying to try one of these magnificent-lookig Magnum ice cream bars. We got Mayan Mystery flavor and it was delicious. Exotic spices in ice cream...try it.
Finally we made it to the place we had been waiting for all day. Parc Guell is a design park with hills to climb, sights to see, and photo ops to take advantage of. Best of all: completely free. That alone makes it my favorite place in Barcelona.
There is a bench that surrounds one of the main points of the park and the bench is made like a mosaic. Different sections of the bench are different colors...it was so neat!
As you can tell, Tourist Kristin came out again in Parc Guell and had plenty of photos taken of herself. This is just another, larger view of the bench. (I chose the blue and white for IND.)
We walked a mile (literally a mile...there were signs) to the Metro station and hopped on it to go back to our area of town. We found a restaurant near the water and ate paella. It was delicious. I want some right now, in fact.
And we made it to the beach! We ended our stay in Barcelona with a trip to the beach to feel the Mediterranean Sea. It was freezing cold, but we all took our shoes and socks off and waded in the water. So worth it.
My last photo of Spain! The lights looked really cool on the water. I loved the beach!So, that was our big trip. It was tiring but exhilarating and stressful and amazing all at once. Tomorrow marks another day and another adventure!
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