A Walk in the Parc

Today was a pretty simple day in Barcelona. I had to pack my things and drop off my bag at the train station. After, I headed over to Parc Güell since I heard from some people that it was a nice place to walk around. I arrived at the metro stop and had to walk up hill quite a ways to get there. When I arrived there was a lot of people trying to get a glimpse of the Gaudi art in the entrance to the park. All I can say it that it was very unique. I do really like the architecture of Gaudi. I spent all morning walking around the park and admiring the outstanding panorama views of Barcelona. Around lunch time I found a nice little shady spot of the top of a hill where I could eat and continue to enjoy the view.

Parc Güell

View from Parc Güell

Me in Spain

Parc Güell

Parc Güell

From the park I decided to walk toward the ocean. I walked all the way from Parc Güell to the ocean. It took over an hour. Well, I did stop and look in a few shops here and there along the way. Can I say, I love Barcelona!!! It is such a cool city that has sure a relaxing feel to it. My sister Megan would totally dig it!

Barcelona

After I hit the ocean I walked back toward the Gothic Corridor which is my favorite part of town. I found a nice little restaurant where I drank some sangria and ordered a tapa. I just pointed to the menu again. What came out was some marinated mushrooms which were really good. I then made my way to a bar that I heard was really cool called, “London Bar”. Apparently it has a long a rich history in Barcelona, but I couldn’t find my information on it. It was cool old-fashion bar.

My next stop was at the La Boqueria which is a large market. When I arrived I decided to play a game. My game was called, “Make Matt Dinner” which is a game my mom loves to play! Ha Ha! Just Kidding! My task was to make myself a sandwich, but I could only buy one item at each vendor AND I had to use as much Spanish as I could possibly use. I bought bread (.70), ham (.80), salami (1.20), cheese (1.00), and some grapes (1.18). I made a pretty cool sandwich. It was blast to wonder the market and try to find all the things I needed.

La Boqueria

La Boqueria

La Boqueria

After, I made my way to a park near the train station. I sat at a bench under the shade of some wisteria and assembled my sandwich. A friendly dog came up and was eager to help me. How nice! I did “accidentally” drop a piece of salami for him. While I was sitting there I was watching some older men play a game in the park which was a cross between bowling and bocce ball. They threw there half coconut looking things at some pins to try and knock them down. It was interesting to watch.

Birds in the Square

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Game in Park

My Dinner

Well, I made my way the train and hopped on. I met a nice young guy from Saudi Arabia who was a teacher there. He was traveling in Spain to watch football games in every city he went to. Apparently there was a football game in Madrid against Barcelona and he paid over 1000 Euros for a ticket. Crazy! A really nice guy! He was very interested in my opinions of Europe and how they compare and contrast to the US. A very sharp guy with a very solid world view. I like that!

Well, I’m on my way to Granada now. Hopefully I can get some sleep along the way. I should arrive by 8am tomorrow.