Barcelona

Arrived in Barcelona a little before noon today. Yesterday we said good bye to Valencia by wandering around a bit and reserving our train. We also did laundry and tried to get most of our packing done so we weren't rushed in the morning. I didn't really buy anything in Valencia but things didn't seem to fit as easily as when I packed in Madrid. Possibly I should come up with a better method of packing.

When we got to Barcelona to the Sagrada Familia stop. It's crazy to come up from underground and see this amazing building that you've seen so many pictures of in person. It was actually smaller than I imagined but very cool! You have to pay to get in but it's supposed to be worth it so we'll definitely go check it out while we are here.

We got sort of turned around when we got out of the Metro so we called our host, Julian, who picked us up at la Sagrada Familia and took us to his apartment where we are staying (through airbnb). He didn't look very much like his picture and we were entirely sure we were about to be taken. Michelle asked about the difference and he was really confused and offered to ahow us his I.D. so we decided maybe he wouldn't take us.

After some siesta-ing we took a walk and picked up some food for dinner. We were going to make frozen pizza but upon examination we realized that the oven was gaslit, the kind you literally have to light using fire, so we settled for pasta. This was also difficult because the stove is also gas and has to hand lit. We almost gave up and ate bread and cheese for dinner but then we found matches and I used the fire skills I learned in high school chem lab to light it. Next up we need to conquer the oven, whcih is trickier because we don't know where the gas comes from. Guess that's a challenge for another day!

La Sagrada Familia

Old men playing some yard game. Michelle knows what it's called but I have never heard of it.

La Sagrada Familia...still under construction