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Last weekend I went to visit my friends Victoria and Talia in Barcelona! Since it's spring break back in the States, a couple of friends decided to come to Europe so we all met up there. When I got there on Thursday, it was freezing (not as cold as ...

... was more than enough action, so we opt to take a long walk to La Sagrada Familia, and properly start this sightseeing expedition. Barcelona is Gaudi's town. The famed architect has left his stamp all over the place, from the Park Guell to the gargantuan, ...

... the things she'd missed this week. We ended up with a tray of bad paella and a good pitcher of sangria--e:mailing Sarah who had left Barcelona that afternoon, but had missed the connection in Paris. She was alone in a pub having a pint and a burger. ...

... some of the people we had met on the bus. The next day Simone left on a flight to Malaga. I spent the day walking aroudn Barcelona, exploring all of the little laneways and shops. I found the food market which was amazing! I had the best lunch, I was in ...

... so.  We had lunch at our neighborhood restaurant and that supplied us with the energy that we needed for our day criss crossing Barcelona by Metro and foot.  We took the Metro across town to the Plaza Espana - from there we looked up and saw ...

... I headed away from the marina and back in to the center. I walked until I found another square. In this square was the Barcelona Cathedral, along with many places to eat and shop. One thing that I noticed while here, was the surprising number of candy ...

Barcelona is a very tourist friendly place. Barcelona is cosmopolitan, it is historic, it is cultural, it is diverse and oozes lots and lots of chic. I was amazed with how Barca had both old and new, city and beach, culture and youth in one little ...

... street markets or paved courtyards where street vendors and pick-pockets make a living. Out of the CBD, Barcelona is much more appealing. The esplanade and marina is much more up-market and even has a floating mall. Schools of mullet and giant sea birds ...

... ; We could all learn a little from Gaudí and be inspired by nature, not just destroy it.  The Park overlooks Barcelona and the Mediterranean sparkles in the distance with the towers of la Sagrada Familia in the foreground (don’t worry, ...

... of Sprite! A red wine would have been much more in keeping with the atmosphere that sitting under a Roman wall provides. From Barcelona, we catch a plane (how novel!) to Southern Spain, first stop Granada. We are much looking forward to Southern Spain as ...

... to the top of the Christopher Columbus monument via a 4 person elevator. At the top of the 80 m high structure, you get a nice view of the marina and surrounding city. But it is very cramped as it only fits 16 people at the top. We were lucky it is the ...

... the things we haven't done yet.... walked down to the Columbus Monument at the bottom of La Rambla overlooking the marina. Went up the lift to admire the view.... very tiny area to walk around the top, but the view is beautiful, took lots of photos. We ...

... and then proceeded to bring us mushrooms instead of mussels.  Lost in translation I guess. Day 13) Our final day in Barcelona was spent exploring the last bits of the city via rented bikes and having a picnic in Park Guell which is designed ...

... (an old-fashioned, men-only, Catalan place) we headed back to Sagrada Familia.  When Dave was last in Barcelona in 2003, the church's interior was covered in scaffolding for the craftsmen and architects, but as a result also blocked the ...

... head towards the port.  On the way we got upto the art museum and decided to get off the bus, go and see the view over Barcelona and the dancing horses we'd seen from the top of the bus.  The view was stunning with the Sagrada Familias' spires ...

... souvenir shops all nicely nestled in a village of nice little winding streets. A delight for tourists. It also has a great view of Barcelona. Tonight we dined in the centre of Barcelona ordering about 8 or 9 different traditional tapas dishes - we wanted ...

... prosthetic.  We go on. Finding our way to the B+B was easy; nice lady running the place, a 4th-floor room with a view onto the marina and the 4 cruise ships docked right across the street.  We leave for a walk. The main drag for people-watching ...

... us when we're trying to view something, not moving over and sharing space. Ugggggh.  Enough. It was a beautiful day in Barcelona though- sunny, low 60s.  The only issue standing in our way of enjoying it was our health, wompwomp.  Zac was ...

... around. We head back on the Funicular and get off at the world trade centre to go up La Rambla, the main street of Barcelona filled with street performers,bars, shops and stalls selling everything. Today was a good day. relaxed and fun. Bacon and ...

... room. We even had a balcony (blocked off by wire) with an gorgeous view of the palm trees and river. View from our hostel balcony The marina First thing - change into t-shirts and don our sunglasses. Then off in search of FOOD. Most places were ...