The Adventure of a Lifetime: Barcelona!

My trip to Barcelona was amazing! We took a tour on bikes through the city, ate some amazing desserts and paella, saw some awesome art by Gaudi and Dali, and went to see flamenco dancing. We stayed in Barcelona for four days and got to see and experience so much.

Day 1: We get to our hostel and come to find out that we booked the hostel for the wrong month! Luckily the hostel worker was kind enough to find us another hostel nearby and it ended up really working out. After we got situated, we headed to the Chocolate Museum where our ticket was a bar of dark chocolate! It was awesome, there were sculptures that were made of pure chocolate! So cool! We then proceeded to the Picasso Museum where we got to see some of Picasso's original paintings. For dinner we decided to try a traditional Spanish dish called, Paella. It is rice, vegetables, and fresh seafood... delicious!

Day 2: We got up super early to get to the Fat tire bike tour and to meet some friends that we traveled with, only we had forgotten to change the clock to Barcelona time... so we ended up walking around and shopped in the market and little shops. The market was so cool and was huge! We tried this weird fruit and later we found out it was called dragon fruit. It wasn't bad. That night we got to see flamenco dancing. I was amazed by the talented dancers and singer. It was fun to watch! We also tried hot chocolate and churros. When I say hot chocolate, I mean hot chocolate... my spoon could sit on top of my drink it was so thick! There are no words to describe how good it was!

Day 3: We attempt to do the bike tour once again and succeeded. The tour took us to the Gaudi Cathedral that is still being built 100 or so years later! It was such an interesting building! We also got to see the beach and the Mediterranean... so beautiful! We had a blast. After the tour we headed to the Gaudi Park that looked like Candyland, no joke! Again, very interesting art. As we were leaving we spotted an unexpected sight... a naked man hiking in the woods! Apparently, in Barcelona walking around naked is legal and perfectly normal! Go figure! That night we also got to see a light show with lights and a huge fountain that reminded me of Fantasia.

Day 4: The last day we took a day trip to Figeres where the Dali Museum is held. The museum was so cool! We got to see some of Dali's original pieces including, "The Persistence of Memory" (the painting with the melting clocks). So cool!

Here are some photos from my trip: