Barcelona in a weekend....because we can!

Me near the beach

Easter Procession

Sagrada Familia

In front of Park Guell

Outside of our hostel

Just got back from Barcelona...and what an amazing trip. Even though we only stayed 2 nights, Isabelle and I were able to get a real feel for the city. Our hostel was right in the centre of the action, or Place Real for those who know Barcelona. Great place with free breakfast AND dinner, but oh so noisy at night. There's a reason they say "don't come here if you want to sleep" on their website.

On Friday, we arrived at our hostel, dropped off our bags and beelined to the beach. After enjoying some Gelato, we both realized how tired we were and took a cat nap under the sun on the beach.

The next morning, after realizing that they didn't lie on the website about noisyness at night, we set off to see the famous Sagrada Familia. It was absolutely stunning on the outside, which is all we were able to see after deciding to not wait in the line that went all the way around the perimeter. We then trekked over to Parc Guell, a very beautiful park/lookout point in the north part of the city. After relaxing there for a bit, we headed back to the centre to look for a bite to eat. Two burritos, two margaritas and 2 very happy travellers later, we continued our leisurely stroll along the sunfilled streets of Barcelona.

In the evening, we went to an Easter Procession (see pic) which is a huge tradition in Barcelona and it was one of the coolest things we had ever seen.

So overall, the weather was perfect, the food was amazing and the city was filled with things to do and see. If you can make it to Barcelona in your life time, you must. That is an order.

Until next time...

Meg,