Weekend Trip - Barcelona
Our first real weekend trip was last weekend. We took advantage of a 3 day weekend Brian had and left the rain and cold for sunny Barcelona. We packed the weekend full of walking, walking, sightseeing, tapas, and more walking. By Monday, we were both excited about a little excursion to the Beach for some down time. Highlights from Barcelona are: -The amazing architecture -Pintxos , snacks on toothpicks at bars, their version of Happy Hour. Fun and delicious -FC Barcelona game. Messi scored a hattrick and it was the coaches last game. - Barri Gothic district - old winding medieval streets that you can spend hours in and still walk around a corner to a place you've never seen. The biggest let down of Barcelona were the Public Bikes. They had amazing bike lanes off the street, the bike stands were everywhere, the weather was perfect BUT you had to be a local to use them. So frustrating. This is La Boqueria . Friends recommended that w...