I feel like Gaudi would have made a mean gingerbread house - BARCELONA

I think my title just about sums up my weekend. Gaudi, lots and lots of Gaudi, and I loved every part of it!! I may not have been very many places in the world, but I have a feeling that Barcelona is going to stay near the very top of my list for awhile (Cinque Terre is up there with it). Barcelona is just filled with energy and excitement that can only really be experienced there, but I'll try to do some explaining of it.


Whether it was watching the street performers making human pyramids or my view from the top of Barcelona's Cathedral, I know I will cherish every moment I spent in that city. Barcelona has so much life just exuding from it's people, the art, the markets, and all the intricate, amazing buildings. I could not have asked for a better trip, which is pretty amazing considering I did almost no planning for it. 


Barcelona was my first trip outside of Italy and definitely a great first time leaving here. I did my traveling  with one of my roommates Ellyn, who I also went to Cinque Terre with, and had so much fun with her! At first I was a bit wary about the fact that I was traveling with only one other person, but it made going places and making plans so much easier.


Somehow we ended up with the greatest luck, ever. We stumbled upon finding a cheap way to the hostel (when our plan to use the metro did not work out), meeting celebrities, a food festival filled with everything from tapas to wine, and witnessed a parade pass by our dinner table. And you thought I was exaggerating about my lucky weekend! I could not have asked for a more perfect weekend and seriously think that all my trips from now on while probably pale in comparison to this one, but I don't even care! It was a spectacular weekend, and I know I will be visiting Barcelona again in my life.


For those of you who like to read my long drawn out explanation of my weekends, I will be updating my blog tomorrow with the extended version. So, be on the lookout! Just wanted to give you a little taste of my overall experience :)

In front of La Sagrada Familia

Parc Guell

  

Sangria