Another Day In Barcelona

Yesterday, we had a fabulous day, Chris says the best ever. We ate Croissants in a small cafe for breakfast with Hot Chocolate as thick as pudding. We walked down the entire Las Ramblas and had a blast finding and eating fresh foods in La Boqueria, the fresh fruit juices were AMAZING, fresh fruit, chorizo and cheese, and Awesome Gelato with some fruits you´ve never ever seen or heard of before. Then we hopped the tour bus and saw Montjuic and the National Art Museum- beautiful, Olympic Stadium, Futbol Stadium, etc. and got off at the top of Passeig de Gracia and worked our way down to Barceloneta by intentionally getting ¨lost¨ through the narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter- which was probably my favorite part!! We bought some original art to hang when we get home from a street vendor, and enjoyed the various random performers- amazing guitarists, dancers, opera singers- you know the usual.

Anytime you are hungry, you can find great food everywhere you go- we stopped and got a great ham and cheese sandwich on a crusty baguette that was fantastic, and found a cute little cafe down an alley that served fabulous hot chocolate and churros. I found some handmade pottery down another alley. And we eventually found ourselves in Barceloneta for dinner, where we ate fresh mediterrannean seafood by the marina. It was good, but ordering in Spanish means sometimes getting something you didn´t quite expect. A future post will include pictures of my appetizer of fried fish, heads and all, and yes, I did eat them! Funny side note, you have to beg the Spanish to take your money (ie bring the check) they expect you to eat and talk as long as you like, no rush to turn tables. Now, we´re off to our favorite morning Panaderia and Cafe for more yummy breads and chocolate!