Hola! Oscar and I have been in Barcelona for 5 days now, and it has been a pretty packed holiday so far (as is our way!). Of course, there has been much walking up hills, and rides on funiculars, and eating of ice-creams, and we´re both having fun. So far, we´ve seen a couple of Gaudí buildings, walked around the Gothic part of the city A LOT and tried to avoid the grotty La Rambla as much as possible. Yesterday we took a trip to Monserrat, which is a mountain 60km away from the centre of Barcelona where apparently, many moons ago some man saw a vision of the Virgin Mary, and so now has become quite a popular destination for pilgrims and tourists alike. We ventured up to the top of the mountain, and it felt like we we´re on top of the world! The food in Monserrat was, however, largely disappointing :-(
Today we had a deserved lie-in and then decided to go to the Miró art gallery, but after a little trek uphill, we discovered it had just closed for the day. So we went for a walk up Montjuïc, where we had great views of the city, and found a funky place for a refreshing drink. We wanted to go on a cable-car ride too, but it was too expensive :-( But when we got back to town, we had a nice cake, so that made it better. Sundays are pretty dull days here because everything is pretty much closed, so unless you really like window-shopping or sitting around, there isn´t all that much to do.
Oh my gosh! Today, there was a naked man on La Rambla. And I mean naked. He had tattoo'd shorts on, and his willy was hanging out for everyone to see. It´s so bizarre. We also saw a food establishment called "Punjabi Bar". Enough said.
