Apologies for that tirade I just posted. I was venting a little and have had a couple Estrella Damm despite my steadfast European rule of drinking nothing that wasn't created before my fraternity (Estrella est. 1876, Alpha Delt est. 1832.)
So on to today's activities (aside from aforementioned Estrella consumption.) Today was a little more low key than those previous and frankly I think we were both okay with that. This has been a harried and aggressive journey to this point. And to top it all off I am pretty sure my pinky toe and my ring toe of my right foot have fused to become one uber-toe. So like I said, we took it a little easy.
That doesn't mean we didn't see a lot however!
Let me actually begin with last night.
After I posted, we decided to have a bit of a decadent evening. Megan put on her prettiest dress and I put on my cleanest t-shirt and we headed out! We, after a few false starts and a few trips in the wrong direction, managed to navigate the Barcelona Metro system to Barcelonita, the small port area that houses all of the four star hotels and most expensive, touristy restaurants. After walking back and forth on the prominade for a bit, debating on which restaurant to dine in, and trust me Megan is a master debater, we settled on the very first one we walked past. There were truly only three factors to be considered in our decision: 1) the availability of a table near the ocean, 2) paella and sangria were on the menu, and 3) that it wasn't too heavily lit. This was, after all, a romantic evening.
We had a great meal, a couple great bottles of Sangria, and marveled at the ability of the Nigerians peddlins knock off designer wares and how quickly they were able to scoop all of their inventory at the slightest hint of an official. Seriously, they were gone with the breeze!
It was a very nice night, and at the end we were able to make our way back on the Metro without mishap.
This morning, we headed out after breakfast to see Parc Guell, another Gaudi piece. It was a pretty excessive hike to get to the top of the park but once in the back way (which was unintentional) it was literally all downhill.
the park was typical Gaudi, which is not a negative thing. His attention to detail is mind blowing. I took many photographs of such details: the way a column meets a roof, the way columns are not vertical, they mosaic work (of course), all of them and more are in the photo files.
We then took the opportunity to go through the Gaudi museum which was nice because it afforded us the opportunity to see some of his other works as well, namely his furniture. It was a topic Megan and I had discussed because frankly it didn't make sense as how one could furnish a home designed by Gaudi in contemporary fashions. His furniture, however, fits right in.
After leaving Guell, we hiked to the local Metro (our new favorite mode of transport in Barcelona) and headed down towards the peir again. Our intent was to get a bit to eat, stop by the train station to get tickets for tomorrow's trip to Collioure and to see the famous aquarium here.
We stopped at a local Doner Kabob (a favorite of my last visit to Europe and a reccomendation of Megan's brother) and Megan had her first Doner. I was so proud. Last night she ate onions, today a kebob, tomorrow, I may press her to try cauliflower!
After lunch we walked to the train station where we learned that the French rail workers had gone on strike putting a serious hurdle in front of us. We do however, maintaine a positive attitude about where were going...no matter where it is :)
Oh and if you are wondering about the first photo in today's album, it is from the menu last night...I am just not sure what that last item is.
Tomorrow, I take on the French Unions. Shouldn't be too hard.
TW
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