One of the highlights of Barcelona was going to the huge market off of Las Ramblas. Las Ramblas is the main tourist street with lots of street vendors and good shopping, and it leads from the heart of the city to the coastline. An offshoot of Las Ramblas leads to the market. The market itself was so full of life, with so many colors, smells, sounds, and goods being sold, I could have spent hours there. The best thing by far was the fresh juice. It was so delicious, I bought two of them!
yes, those are whole rabbits and birds.
yes, those are little hearts for sale.
We also got to see this show at the Magic Fountain. Basically it was a 20 minute show with music and lights and water and it was a nice break after walking all day long. The Magic Fountain was at the end of this long street lined with fountains, leading up to the Palau Nacionál.
A little taste of the show.
In front of the museum.
The fountains and steps leading up to The National Palace, now used as a museum. I loved getting the chance to listen to the local music that accompanied the show.
I've promised more words, pictures and videos from my travels, and I'm finally getting around to it. I want to start from the beginning, which means I'm going back to Barcelona. There were so many things to see there, that it will take me a couple of days to upload all the pictures and videos (the internet is quite slow here). Sorry for the shaky videos, it was harder than I thought to record video and ride a bike at the same time.
While we were in Barcelona, we decided to rent bikes one day. Our first stop was the Strand and the beach. As you can see, it was an absolutely gorgeous day, even though it was chilly. It reminded me very much of LA in the winter time.
At the end of our bike riding day, we made it to the FC Barcelona Stadium. We didn't spend much time there because, 1) we were freezing, 2) it was getting dark and we had been a little optimistic about how fast we could get to the stadium (it was on the other side of the city from where we were) and 3) we only saw the outside because it cost 22 euros for an hour!
All the buildings in the area said FC Barcelona on it, so at first we were confused which one was the real one.
But we eventually found it, and it was totally worth it, even if we just got to see the outside. The sunset made it especially beautiful with the reflective glass.
I guess I'll have to go back one day to see a game there. Qué divertido!
