Day 3 (Feb 15): We soon realized that just because we COULD make our sangria as strong as we wanted, that it wasn't necessarily a great idea. Mere and I got off to a slow start, but eventually got our acts together and headed out for another day in Barcelona. We wandered the Gothic quarter some more, and headed for the Picasso museum. I enjoyed the Barcelona Picasso museum more than the one in Paris. It had several works from his private collection on display, as well as a lot of his earlier works & sketches. We randomly met an Australian guy who was travelling around on his own, and we went for a coffee together. We had hoped to go to another cathedral in Barcelona (forgot the name, ahh!) but it was closed for renovations. Mere and I headed back to the hostel for a nap and to regroup for dinner plans.We ended up back on Las Ramblas later that night, had some dinner, and stumbled upon Barcelona's huge marketplace. Ohhh the fruit looked so good! EVERYTHING looked good. But we called it an early night and went to bed fairly early.
Day 4 (Feb. 16): Our last day in Barcelona. Our flight wasn't unti late afternoon, so that gave us some time to explore the Park Guell. Way up on a hill, it wasn't like anything I had expected. Luckily there was an escalator going up, and what a view of the city!
We continued our wandering, and came upon the big plaza/courtyard type thing with a Gaudi'd out bench and a nice view of the Gaudi museum.
Below this courtyard thing was an open area full of pillars & tiles on ceiling. Perfect for a photo op!
After exploring the park for a few hours, we headed back to the hostel to get our things, say good-bye to our new friends, and figure out just how in the heck to get to Girona airport!
4 comments:
Hey! I found your blog through the Assistants Web ring. I applied to the program for next year! I have a question...what's your recipe for sangria??
Oh it is so easy! You need cheap wine (white or red), sugar, brandy, fruit juice or fizzy citrus soda like Sprite, and fruit (esp citrus, also use apples, berries, pineapples... anything but banana).
Dump the fruit into a pitcher. Add 3 spoonfuls of sugar, 3-4 shots of brandy and mash 'em together for a bit. Fill the pitcher 3/4s full with red wine, top it off with the juice/soda, mix it up and voila! Ready to drink right away, or set in the fridge for a few hours to let the flavors really blend (and to let the fruit soak up all the boozy goodness).
Good luck with the application! Where did you apply? If you have any Q's I am happy to help in any way I can!
There was an escalator up to Park Guell?? We so did not see that! We were so exhausted by the time we got up to the top. And we hadn't even eaten yet! You were only in Barcelona a few days before us! I guess everyone had the same idea during this vacation!
Oh my gosh really?! I forget which metro stop we got off at, but we just followed the signs and voila. I think quite a few assistants hit up Barcelona/Madrid/Spain in general, desperate for some sunshine probably! :)
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