Barcelona

Last Sunday, Lisa and I flew to Madrid on our way to Barcelona.  We couldn't find a direct flight.  We were only in Madrid to sleep.  Our flight for Barcelona was at 9 a.m. the next morning.  I can't wait to really explore Madrid.  We really only saw the airport and our hotel.  

We reached Barcelona early Monday morning, checked into our hotel and then left to meet up with my friend  Michael who is currently living and working in Barcelona.  He showed us around town all day.  It is such a beautiful place.  It is right on the Mediterranean.  It was hot and sunny and felt like a completely different world from Cordes.  It was 33 degrees Celsius which is about 92 degrees fahrenheitWe started at the beach where Michael works.  Then we went for tapas for lunch.  We had grilled asparagus, patatas bravas, and a tortilla.  The tortilla is not anything like a Mexican tortilla.  It is like an omellette with potatoes in it.  Lisa and Michael also had something with ham in it.  After lunch we were off for a whirlwind tour of Barcelona.  We walked for hours and saw so much of the beautiful city.  At one point we were walking around trying to decide at which cafe we should have a drink.  We ended up going to Haagen Dazs for ice cream.  

After ice cream we walked to Sagrada Familia.  It is a church that has been under construction for years.  There is no completion date in sight.  It is the strangest church I have ever seen.  After the church we walked around some more then went back to Michaels apartment to meet his roommates and drink Sangria and Spanish wine.  We finally had dinner at an Italian restaurant after 10pm.  Meals in Spain are a little different from what we are used to.  they east lunch and dinner rather late.  After dinner we headed back to our hotel to rest up for Tuesday.

I will post about Tuesday later on today.  Right now I have to walk down to the bakery and get a loaf of bread before there is none left.