BARCA BARCA BARCELONA!!!!

Barcelona 4.7.2011 – 4.11.2011

Thursday 4.7.2011

We got a late night flight into Barcelona, and by the time we got settled in the apartment… it was 1:00 am. Later, we got some Burger King, walked around Carrer Las Ramblas, and basically got our whole first taste of Barcelona. It was wayyyyy different than any other city I had been to in Spain… and so the appetite grew.

Friday 4.8.2011

We woke up and went for a bicycle- tour ride… Finallllly. I’ve been wanting to do that forever. The company is called Fat Tire and it was 20 euros for 4+ hours of touring. I had sooooo much fun. We got see monumental sites like Familia Sangria by Gaudi, as well as learn about the history of the city, while simply having fun biking through the city. I just remember biking through the city and being so happy. The weather was perfect, the tour guide was funny, and I was with a great group of folks. Literally… loving life.

Later that evening we just walked around the city, just site- seeing and what not. It’s weird, because Barcelona is just so diverse and different. The people dress different, talk different, and just have a different sense of pride.

After walking, we headed back to the apartment, took a little nap, and then got some energy for the night. The night- life in Barcelona is expensive just to enter, and I’m not saying I did or didn’t sneak into a club…. But I’m very well saying that it’s possible.

Saturday 4.9.2011

We woke up and went to the Market…. Amazing!!!  It had fresh food, smoothies, beef, chicken, fish, lobsters, pig, cheese, nuts, etc… just about anything edible, they had it there. It was a fat boy’s dream. We spent 2 hours there, and bought food to make for lunch.

After some delicious Dominican Republic cooked lunch… it was time for a little siesta. By 5 pm, we made our way to the other side of the city for Camp Nou!!!

Camp Nou is the stadium in Barcelona for FC Barcelona (their soccer team… best in the world). We scalped some tickets and made our way to see the best of the best in the infamous stadium. Even against UD Almeria, the stadium was PACKED!!! I had a blast. I also remember at 90:00 +1 minutes saying “I just want to see Messi take the team on solo before we go.” Within a minute he does just that and so it was immediately game over…. Muchas Gracias Lionel! Great day, great night!!!

Sunday 4.10.2011

This was a huge tourist day… it being our last. By the evening we made it out to Park Guell, where they have all of Gaudi’s work and his imagination. This is literally the most beautiful park I have ever seen. It is a MUST if you got to Barcelona… plus, it’s free!!!! You can get a great skyline view of the city, while seeing how unbelievable Gaudi was. Gaudi was an arquitect of the 20^th century and had this new style he brought to Spain. Much of his influences are of French style, and he uses a lot of curves. This park was basically created off his imagination. The way he died is also unbelievable… so if interested, I suggest you google him. He must have been one of the most humble persons of the 29^th century.

Later on, I made it to the Underground Museum where they showed ancient Roman ruins. It was basically a city that has a bunch of old Roman crap… believed to be of the oldest Roman remains around the world (that’s questionable since Rome still exists…. Buttttt that’s what they say)

That night we take it easy… enjoyed a nice kabob dinner, and napped until 2:30 am to head for the airport.

Monday 4.11.2011

Woke up a 2:30 am and clean the apartment. By 4:40 am we made it to the airport.

We departed at 5:55 am

I stepped into my apartment in Sevilla at 8:40 am to have breakfast and head straight for my 9:00 am class…. Yet another week in a beautiful city in Sevilla, after an amazing weekend in Barcelona.

I am starting to notice how much I will miss Spain.