So after we did sightseeing at the Sagrada Familia (see Barcelona Part 1) and hung at at the hostel, we passed out for the night and woke up pretty early on Saturday to keep sightseeing. We went to Parc Guell first & saw more of Gaudi's creations :) Tip for going to Parc Guell... figure out how to get there well ahead of time and don't be like us & climb these steep hills (think SF but definitely worse). There was an official entrance somewhere with a series of escalators that takes you to the top but we trekked it to the top, oops. We also got lost and a nice old Spanish man directed/led/took us to it also. If you're like me, either let your friends do all the talking or just keep repeating Parc Guell until they understand you're lost:)
Gaudi's home in the middle of Parc Guell
bathroom in his house, designed by him.. isn't it so pretty?
a baby cradle!
designs on the ceiling
this tunnel was right behind his house!
the parc sits on top of a hill so it kind of overlooks the city-- if you climb to the top apparently the view is spectacular but prepare for San Francisco like hills to climb
Then we found this band that was playing! They were SO FUN & really good and we actually ended up buying their CD. They were probably the highlight of my visit to Parc Guell
very foresty
zebras.. I thought they were cool at the time haha
THE ESCALATORS!! of course we find them while going down... also something that was interesting about Barcelona was that they always had up escalators but usually no down escalators & only stairs for going down. I mean it makes sense but its the only city I've seen it implemented so widely (subways/stores/tourist attractions)
After Parc Guell we went to the beach and had paella by the beach and then laid out/napped on the beach. The 3 of us literally passed out on some towels and it was amazing. In late March it was warm enough to be laying out but still too cold to be wearing swimsuits so sooo many people were out laying out.
seafood paella!
then we walked by a sand castle competition by the boardwalk
yep, that's a fire
this little spigot actually had water running out of it
the dragon actually breathed fire!
We had sangria at a restaurant on the beach, said goodbye & headed back to Polina's apartment. We went out again that night to Razmataz and we got back around 5 AM. I packed, slept for an hour or so & then at 7 AM headed to the airport to fly back to London. So far, Barcelona has been my favorite city and I would love, love, love to come back again sometime
