our first day in Barcelona

leandra | June 05th, 2008
| Category: Travel

Even though we slept until 11am this morning, we still managed to take advantage of Eric’s one free day before the conference started. We walked all over Old Town down to the Barri Gotic Cathedral (which is currently undergoing restoration work rendering it completely non-picturesque at the moment). We also strolled around the Parc de la Ciutadella up to the Arc de Tromf and had a glass of rioja (for me) and sangria (for Eric) with some tapas in a quiet courtyard before tiring out feet at the nearby Picasso and Chocolate Museums. We have a ton of photos to share as usual, so I’ll try and get some up in the next few days. Buenos noches!

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3 Comments so far

  1. Jess June 6th, 2008 2:51 pm

    You had me at tapas and rioja. Thank goodness we are going to CA or Jim would have to hear me wine about how much I love Spain and tapas and of course rioja. Sounds like you making you’re way around town quite painlessly. The hard part for me was leaving. Thanks for the comment. Give me a buzz when you get home.
    un abrazo fuerte,
    jess

  2. simon June 9th, 2008 5:49 pm

    Have some freedom fries for me.

  3. leandra June 13th, 2008 1:21 pm

    Surprisingly, the pommes frites in France were just okay. We MUCH preferred the Spanish patatas bravas.

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