Here's how to make the most out of accidentally sleeping in REAALLYY late on your ONLY full day in Barcelona, which you love so much you stayed out til all hours on the first night you got there: Jump out of bed at the crack of 11:15 a.m., wake up your sister to confirm that the time is truly correct and not an optical illusion,
oops!, dress quickly, grab a cappuccino at neighborhood cafe that we love already, find the taxi stand at
Placa de Catalunya, and converse in Spanish to the driver all the way to
La Sagrada Familia.
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| Interior La Sagrada Familia |
As soon as we laid eyes on that totally amazing, mystical place we slowed down and decided we'd spend as long as we wanted there, and what ever else happened, happened - or not. So much for our "travel agenda!" But seriously, we squeezed in another taxi driver conversation, this time with a staunch Catalan separatist, a shared chocolate croissant for lunch at 4 p.m., the
Picasso Museum in full, tapas and cava at
Tapadu, a walk in the rain at night through the intriguing winding streets of
El Born, and dinner at
Els Quatre Gats where we looked up from our menu and realized it was 11:15 p.m.!
Here are a few photos to capture some more of this city's specialness.
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| Me on La Rambla |
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| Columbus statue at shore |
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| Ending again with a selfie, this one with some awfully fun instant friends at La Sagrada Familia! |
