Barcellona

Barcelona was probably my favorite city visited outside of Italy. The weather wasn’t the best, but it had a beauty that London and Paris did not. I stayed in the Gothic area of the city, near the Cathedral. It was really close to everything. The Cathedral was beautiful, with a huge square where there were tango dancers, a nice market that sold antiques, and hundreds of people. Four blocks over brought me to La Rambla where day or night there were crowds of people. The street itself had bars and restaurants and in the middle there was a walkway where there were stands and men selling, not rip-off LV, Gucci, or Prada bags, but individual beers from their six packs. I’m not sure if there was some kind of celebration during my stay, but there were a lot of groups of people in costumes, screaming, blowing whistles, like a parade or something. Even during the day while I was walking to the beach down an avenue, there were two people pushing a dragon on a board down the street. It was really strange. The beach was ok considering there was no sun, but it still allowed time for some R&R. All in all, the people were very friendly and helpful. I had some good tapas and delicious paella; it all made for an enjoyable weekend getaway in Spain!! Absolutely visiting again...