Barcelona? I found it very...Gaudi.

Hello again! If you’re just tuning in, we are on day 2 in Barcelona, or April 2^nd. First off was the Aquarium of Barcelona, which was pretty awesome. They had one of those moving walkways where you are surrounded by big swimmy things, which was really cool. As long as you don’t try to compare it with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or SeaWorld, it is a really good aquarium.

For lunch we went to Barcelona’s famous covered market, La Mercat de la Boqueria. It was amazing! I would seriously live in Barcelona just for the market. Those who know me know I love a good farmer’s market and this, ladies and gentlemen, was beyond description. (yet again, I will try) Fruit stands everywhere selling delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as fresh fruit juice.  Making your way farther/further back you encounter the meat and fish, which while it is kinda smelly and bloody, at least you can appreciate the freshness and the quality of it all. There were also bakeries and candy shops of course. It was just a wonderland of fresh and locally produced goods. Alllll the way in the back, just like Inbar said, was a stall called Organic is Orgasmic. Obviously this is where we had lunch. It was absolutely delicious! Thank you Inbar! 

This photo courtesy of the internet

After a good wander to digest our food, we headed off to Parc Guell. There was a huge hill to walk up to get to it, but OHMYGOD was it worth it. PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE because this was my favorite thing hands down in all of Spain. Designed by Gaudi, this marvelous park is absolutely fairyland. Glastonbury is fairyland for England, and Parc Guell is fairyland for Spain. Got it? Good. There were gorgeous ceramic structures that just looked part of the wilderness, and it was constructed on a hill, with levels of wandering paths and beautiful stone, wood, and mosaic architecture. We wandered around with our jaws hanging open for a while, and eventually came to sit on some benches overlooking the park entrance. MAN. Even these benches were the most comfortable benches we had ever sat on. They were clearly designed by Gaudi, a man who knew what the heck he was doing. I only managed one decent picture, above, so I'm including a couple others from the internet so you can all get an idea. I'll even include a picture of the fabulous benches.

Also the internet

That night we went out and experienced some Barcelona night life, courtesy of Hannah C's friend Tomas. We met up at midnight and went to a club with wildly expensive drinks, a bar, and then a burger king, and that is about all you are going to get of that story. Barcelona people are loco. It was really cool though, because it made us feel a lot less like bumbling tourists, and more like people who were really getting to know a city. We ended up taking the night bus home at 4, and getting home at 4:30 absolutely exhausted but having that "it was a good night" feeling.