We arrived in Barcelona yesterday after what felt like a lifetime of flying. It was weird, we didn't go through customs in Amsterdam or Spain, they must not care about who enters into their country. Once we checked into our hotel yesterday we went to explore the area. We're right off Las Ramblas so our location is close to everything. Down Las Ramblas they have lots of street vendors and entertainers, even some little pet shops selling roosters and rabbits. Today we walked down to the waterfront and then went up to Olympic Stadium. We took a Gondola up to Montjuic castle and saw great views overlooking the whole city. Right now we're in our hotel lobby and trying to wait two more hours before we go eat dinner since nothing opens until around 9pm. Yesterday we tried out a little Tapas place for lunch but then today we met an American who recently moved here and said those aren't very sanitary since the food sits out for hours.
We can't get into our Flickr account but once we're able to we'll post some pictures. Yesterday it was blue skies and sunny but today was a little grey and it has recently started sprinkling. The picture above is from Montjuic castle overlooking the city. Two other funny things I've noticed, 1) When you order a beer, it's just that, only one type of beer. 2) They don't have different kinds of milk, it's leche and there's no difference between skim or 2%. Tomorrow we'll go to Sagrada Familia, the Gaudi Museum and see some other sites.
~Whit & Eric
sounds like you guys are seein the sights and enjoyin barcelona! :) awesome that you are staying so close to las ramblas! and yay that the weather is stayin good!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great start to the trip!! That view looks incredible. Don't you come back with any bunnies or roosters. Ozzie might get jealous! ;o) Hope you're having a great time.
ReplyDelete~Amanda