Playing in the Mediterranean

As of March 4, 2008

Photos from Barcelona!

Angie and I, AGAIN, woke up late on our vacation, and decided since it was a relatively nice day we should head to the beach of Barcelona.

So we headed out to Porte Olympico and the Mer Mediterane... aka one of the most beautiful places on Earth. We walked along the beach for 2 hours.


At one point my cousin Angie bravely dipped her tootsies in the sea. Whereas I the "crazy cousin" went for a little swim in the sea.

Let's just say there is nothing as cold as the Mediterranean Sea in February.

We also went for an awesome climb on the beach at a Spanish playground for adults.

Afterwards we decided to go to the Passeig de Gracia to see some of Gaudi's amazing architecture. Sadly, every building that looked slightly interesting we thought Gaudi had designed but once we found the real Gaudi, we were thoroughly aware of what he creates.

These buildings were gothically incredible, balconies that looked like skeletons, roofs like dragon wings, and crazy bone columns. He was also known for his ability to incorporate incredible mosaics into the designs.

The first building we saw was the Casa Batillo.

The second was La Perdrera or Casa Mila, which was Gaudi's last work.

After much discussion, Angie and I headed over to Parque Guelle for sunset with one of the best views in all of the city. It was absolutely incredible... We got to see lightning from a sea storm and the clouds pass over the city at night.

We finished the night with free dinner at the hostel and then attempted to go see the Celtics vs. Barcelona... We ended up seeing it in an Indian restaurant, which was at most interesting. Every irish bar we tried to go in was full with Irish and Scots there to celebrate the game. Sadly for them, the Celts lost.

Afterwards, I hung out in the hostel and made some friends.