Barcelona: Day 1

Hello all!

I decided to take a very last-minute trip to Barcelona this past week with a friend of mine. We have a semester break right not until February 21st so why not take advantage of the proximity of other European countries and travel? My round trip ticket to Barcelona was only 95 euros! Anyways, we took off from Paris Beauvais Airport at about 9am and landed in Barcelona a couple hours later and went straight to the hostel to check in.

After getting settled in we took off and headed straight for Parc Guell. One of the main attractions of Barcelona, this park was designed by the famous artist Gaudi. The trek was made easy by conveniently placed escalators.

And now the park

After spending a good amount of time here and taking too many photos we ventured off to the main downtown district known as La Rambla where we found an amazing "mercat" that sold amazing food for nothing. We ended up coming to this market everyday of the trip.

After eating and exploring this area we took the metro back up north a little to check out La Sagrada Familia. A church also designed by Gaudi. We snapped a few photos of the exterior but decided to come back the next day since we were both pretty fatigued.

We went back to the hostel for a small siesta and then headed out for a paella dinner and then a stroll along the port at night. After our walk, we went back to the hostel and had a nice conversation with our Australian hostel-mate and then passed out.

Stay tuned for Day 2!

-Michael