Barcelona

barcelona

made it to Barcelona... on Iberian air... one of the most packed flights I have ever been on. my knees hit the seat in front of me, now think about how crammed josh was! the rows of seats were impressively close.  good thing it was only a 2 hour flight.

our hotel is very modern with an infinity pool up on the 8th floor.  

yesterday we went to a market (st josep). they had everything!  baskets of dried mushrooms, thousands of chewy candy bins, fresh squeezed fruit juices of every type, fish large and small, and meat hanging up by the hoof- not kidding.  we bought some food there for a picnic and then hiked up to park guell.  I am not one to rant and rave about art and  architecture, but this gaudi guy is impressive.  there was a neat trio that was playing in the square... YouTube them... mala junta trio. some clips will give you a pretty close idea as to what we saw and heard yesterday.

we went to the pool after the park... very relaxing.  then to dinner. then to the surprise that josh had been taunting me about all day.  we went and watched a flamenco dancing show! it was really interesting the way they keep a beat with the music,  while singing, clapping their hands and clicking their heels. 

today we went to the segrada familia. my favorite of all the churches we have seen in Europe.  the inside is huge, but doesn't seem too big.  it also captures your interest to think about how long ago this building was started and how much is still left to go.

we also went to  Casa battlo today.  in a world of buildings that are made up of only straight lines, it is crazy to go into a home that doesn't have any.  

we plan to go to one more gaudi building tomorrow, and the picaso museum... which will wrap up our last day in Barcelona.  

we fly out tomorrow night and stop in Dublin for about 12 hours.  I think josh did that on Purpose, as he wasn't about to get that close to an authentic Guinness beer and not have time to drink a couple.  8 hour flight to Chicago and then to Cincinnati... the real world is (unfortunately) calling our names.  

hopefully our blog has given you a little insight into our trip.  of course the pictures are much more telling as to the awesome adventure that Josh took us on. 

cheers everyone!  see you all very soon!