Good day,
I was seriously burnt out from Belgrade when I ended up in Badalona which was a serious buzz kill. I’ve been in Barcelona near the Sagrada Familia aka a Gaudi masterpiece the last two nights and I’m loving this city; oh what a difference a day or so makes?!
This place has a serious vibe to it and all the locals I’ve conversed with have been laid back and just most easily explained as cool. I’ve strolled the streets eating ham sandwiches, combed the beaches, climbed some hills, drank some beers, taken way too many photos and had lots of laughs. What more is needed in life?
It’s also affordable for an international city like this. Anyway, I have ambitious plans so I’m off to Andorra on a last minute SHABL style mini-trip. Going to go to the Pyrenees for a few days to clear my head before returning to Barcelona then heading south. I wanted to make it here in 2010 but it never happened due to a full night train and very glad I finally did it.
Coming to Europe? Include Barcelona. If you’d like to see more photos and hear more about my thoughts you can read the bloggery “Barcelona is a Seriously Cool City“. Also, my grasp of the Spanish language has been accelerating since I got here, also doing a little vocabulary studying on spare time which is going a long way. I am applying the 80/20 rule aka learn the 20% of words you use 80% of the time…
Tips hat,
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great pic. enjoy
You just missed Chuck Bennet. He was out there.
That sucks.
I googled Sagrada Familia, the architecture and intricate artwork looks absolutely incredible. Definitely need to check it out when I eventually make it to Spain.
Gaudi work is all over the place but the Sagrada Familia is something else. Also, Park Guell is pretty out there with great views.