Last day in Barcelona. We went to the Picasso Museum before heading to the bus station. The museum wasn't too large but it was pretty cool. In addition to the normal pieces there was a temporary exhibit about Picasso and Degas (and the similarities/relationships between them). This was a pretty interesting section. I especially liked the pieces on dancers and ballerinas. I never realized how similar their works were at times. My favorite part, by far, was t...

Today was a day of touring around the Barri Gòtica (gothic neighborhood/quarter). We started off walking down La Rambla. This is a large semi-pedestrain street which has sections of vendors: artists, souvenirs, pets and flowers. From there we went to La Boqueria (Mercat St Joseph La Boqueria in full). This is a semi-covered market which has every fresh food item you could possibly need. There were sections of fruit, veggies, meat, fish, bread, candy and anythin...

So we slept in a little bit today - boy did I need that extra hour or so. Today was a day of Gaudí. We started off at Parc Güell. This is a really cool park with a bunch of different levels of sand, different rock and tile formation. The whole place was gorgeous, with so many unique areas. If I loved there I would go there all the time. Once we finished at the Parc and had some lunch we went to the Sagrada Familia (Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagr...

Montserrat today!!! I was way too tired when we had to get up this morning. I really wanted to continue sleeping but at the same time I wanted to go to Montserrat. Stacy and I took the bus to her class, from which I took the metro/train to Montserrat. Once you get off the train at Montserrat you take a cable car up to the little town where the museum, monastery and beginning of the trails are. It was very similar to a gondola and offered fabulous views of Mont...

Barcelona today!!!! I am very excited and I checked the weather for while I'm there - 60-70ºs and sunny - thank god. I woke up, organized all my papers, receipts and brochures from the past few days of tourist activities then starting packing. I managed to make everything fit in my back pack, although it is kind of bulky. I took a few items out remembering that I would need room for anything I buy (spanish Harry Potter is a must). I got to the bus stop in ple...