We got there late Friday night and didn't do much except get dinner and settle in at the hostel.
On Saturday morning La Sagrada Familia was our first stop. It is so beautiful. They started building in 100 years ago and still aren't done yet! How crazy is that.
The inside is just as amazing as the outside. It is huge and there are amazing stained glass windows and architecture. (Check out my facebook for pictures of the inside.) This was by far our favorite part of the trip. When going over our favorite and least favorite parts of the weekend, La Sagrada Familia was on the top of both of our lists.
After exploring the cathedral we took the train over to find the Parc Guell which was designed by Gaudi, the same person who designed the cathedral. It was a beautiful park with this flat part surrounded by benches that overlook the city. On this part there were a bunch of performers, musicians and dancers, as well as people selling little pieces of jewelry.
On our way out we passed by someone dressed as one of Gaudi's lizard things. So of course, I had to get a picture with it.
After spending some time at the park we headed back into the city and made our way to the Picasso Museum! It was a beautiful building. There was this courtyard thing and then the museum was inside the upstairs half. The museum was set up in a specific way. Each room was numbered and you were supposed to go through in order. I like this about museums in Europe. For dinner we went to a Tapas place!
On our second day in Barcelona we got up and went to the Joan Miro museum. On our way there we walked through this amazing park with flowers and fountains. In the park we found 2 cats and played with them for a bit. They were very friendly.
After making it through the park and up to the museum we looked around. Once again, the museum was ordered chronologically and it was really fun to see the progression of his art throughout time.
After the museum we got some lunch and went down to La Rambla, this street market thing with some food, little vendors, and performer people. One of the performers was floating somehow. Megan thinks she figured out how he was doing it, but it was still really cool.
After we walked up and down that street a couple times, we headed over to the water. There was this boat museum thing we went on by the dock.
Then we made it to the beach! The weather was really nice so Megan waded into the Mediterranean while I just touched it. Then we picked up some rocks, sat in the sand for a little while, and then hot chocolate and coffee. That weekend there was a petition going on for Catalan to gain independence from Spain. While we were walking around people kept stopping us and asking if we were from Barcelona. Did we really look like we were from there? We had a map, a book, and a giant camera. Really? Every time they stopped us I would respond with, "no somos de aqui." I hope that was correct!
While we had a little bit of sun left, we went over to look at some of Gaudi's houses. We got a little confused about where we were, mostly because the Lonely Planet maps aren't too great.
Then we had some paella for dinner and went to a Flamenco performance! It was a half hour long. The first few pieces were just music, and then the last one included the dancer. It was so pretty! Flamenco is a very serious dance. She looked almost angry for most of it, but she was moving so fast that I bet it's hard to keep calm while dancing like that.
After the performance Megan and I headed back to the hostel and turned in for the night.
It was a short trip, but we managed to see a lot of Barcelona, so, success!!
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