Monday, April 11, 2011

Bar-th-elona!

Home of the Catalans! Barcelona had some stunning sights to be seen! Beautiful buildings, architecture both new and old, gothic, and of course who could forget Gaudi. Gaudi everywhere! Absolutely stunning! I wish I had had one more day to do the Gaudi walking tour because his work truly grew on me! Classic, modern and sometimes even cartoonish all rolled into one.

   I didn't really take as many photos as I could have. Unfortunately, I was feeling less then wonderful for the few days I spent in Barcelona so I took things pretty slow. Its really hard being sick in a hostel. All I wanted to do was be anti-social and get some good sleeping time in. Unfortunately, the hostel was loud and full of lots of people so it was hard to obtain either of those things. Even so, I managed to have a great time during my stay. I wandered the streets looking at the beauftiful architecture, did a walking tour through the Gothic center, checked out the Ramblas, rented a bike and even managed to get some personal errands done. Aka sending stuff home.

   I haven't really bought a lot of stuff. Just a couple trinkets here and there for friends and family. However, after 2 months of travelling I realized there were some things I had packed initially that I would't need anymore or hadn't used in awhile. So I shipped them on home to Ma and Pa. It was quite an adventure in itself trying to explain to to the girl what I needed and that there was no return address. "Viajo. No direccion del remitente." "Mi Espangol es muy mal." Luckily, the lady was very helpful and was able to understand my rambling. "Muchos gracias para comprende mi mal Espangol." Ahhh the joys of not being able to speak a language.


Just hanging with Lennon and the crew...


Neatest human statue I have ever seen!

Heres something you would never see in North America... yes, his face is painted. (Sorry if it offends anyone!)

 Gaudi!

 More Gaudi.

   Board walk.
These Roman pillars are in the same location where they were originally erected.

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