BARCELONA ES BAE
Welcome to Barcelona where birds photobomb!
I finally made it back to my second favorite city in the world. Even when it's high season and all you see are tourists around, its beauty still showers over it all.
It was breezy but sunny, with an occasional light rain shower during our stay. We stayed at La Casa Del Sol, which was a gorgeous, hidden gem in Placa del Sol! The hotel was about a 15 min tram ride to the city center and its modern vibe made it a nice find that I would recommend to everyone... The roof top pool was also a plus!
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I've always wanted to go to a romantic city with a significant other. This summer I was so lucky to be able to do so. Stephen and I walked the streets and made it our mission to get lost for three days. We weren't super strict on planning things to do; wandering together worked just fine.
Hasta la vista french
It was such a relief to speak another language besides French. I'm honestly horrible at French... really horrible.
It felt good to exercise my brain and use whatever Spanish I could remember from school.
Last time I visited Barcelona I went completely blank; I couldn't remember anything. Surprisingly, I was better at speaking Spanish this time around. Yay me!
Walk until you drop
If you EVER decide to grace the streets of Barcelona, make sure you come prepared!
We walked until we couldn't anymore. Next time we'll have comfy shoes on deck!
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Cooking up some Paella!
We made an excellent choice by signing up to take a cooking class!
Of course we had to do something to culturally immerse ourselves, right?
I'm working on learning to cook and we like to eat. As a result, we decided to sign up for a class to learn how to make Paella. That was one of our best decisions during the trip.
We had a tour through the market where the instructor purchased all of our ingredients and from there we walked through the streets to his cooking studio to start the class.
P.s. I have a lot of footage that you can feast your eyes on in an upcoming vlog!
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BARCELONA EATS!
Take a bite out of these Barcelona dishes! Sorry, not all below are unique to Barcelona but are still OH...SO...TASTY!
Note: Some photos are links to the restaurants, just in case I convince you to take a visit. Ya welcome!
Now, There was a lot more to this trip but I would rather you see Barcelona for your own eyes and only live a little through mine.
Set your travel goals, plan, save and go do it! It's not always easy but the experiences you have and the feeling of getting away from home will be worth it.
Don't forget to take pictures for me!
Hasta la vista
... and stay on the lookout for my Barcelona video!
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