Travelling Canucks In Barcelona!

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Started writing this blog entry while waiting for our delayed flight to Barcelona from Lisbon Airport on TAP Airlines, while a certain bear got into the port!

We finally arrived at our Barcelona hotel, Hotel Constanza, late Monday, March 19th. Since our arrival, we have been so busy touring Barcelona that we haven´t had a chance to post and we are leaving Barcelona tomorrow morning on Iberia Airlines for Granada.

Here´s a quick recap - believe it or not, this is what we have been up to over the past two days: Monday night, we walked down the Ramblas to the Barri Gothic looking for a restaurant. We ate at a restaurant called Les Quinze Nits after waiting in line for over one hour in the cold wind. The food was good but not worth the wait!

Despite unseasonably cold weather (no snow thankfully), we enjoyed our first day visiting Gaudi sights along the Passeig de Gracia, including Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, Parc Guell and Sagrada Familia Church, which has been under construction for about 100 years and will probably take another 100 years to finish! We were tired, frozen and wind burned, but we enjoyed our first day nonetheless!

Food in Barcelona has been delectable! We dined at Cal Pep, known as the best tapas bar in all of Barcelona and tricky to locate, and we are happy to say that it lived up to its reputation! We had a wide selection of tapas dishes, including clams, mussels, squid rings, deep fried artichoke, shrimp and whole fish (bones and eyes included). Great orange juice and fresh fruit, ice cream, coffees and pasteries are being enjoyed by all!

Today, we visited the Cathedral of Barcelona, Parc de la Ciutadella, Picasso Museum and the Roman walls and plazas. We took the funicular up to Montjuic to visit the Museu National d´Art de Catalunya, where there is an amazing collection of romanesque, gothic, baroque and modern artwork.

Goodbye Barcelona, Hello Granada!

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Photos

Mukluk atop Roof of Gaudi´s Casa Batllo
This bear hath no fear! Draws crowds and plenty of laughter wherever he goes!

Mukluk at Lisbon Airport Duty Free Shop
It looks like Mukluk had just one free sample too many... *hiccup* It was a VERY good year! *hiccup*

Facade of Gaudi´s Casa Batllo
Casa Batllo was built to represent St George and the Dragon. The balconies represent the bones of the dragon´s prey and the roof with its spines represents the dragon itself.

Mukluk meets Gaudi´s Lizard
Mukluk has fun at Parc Guell with his new best friend!

Travelling Canucks at Parc Guell
Good view of Barcelona from atop Parc Guell.

Boqueria Market Fruit Stall
The fruit was a feast for the eyes as well as the tastebuds!

Columbus Monument
Christopher Columbus points the way to North America...or is it India? Hmmm...whatever!

Romanesque Altar Frontal
Inclandestine Photo #2: Guards and security cameras successfully duped, once again! Well done Canucks!

Comments

[Amy]

Barcelona looks cool! I saw it in a movie....but it looked....old....=) ahhhh!!!! it's Christopher Columbus O_O

[Katelyn]

Tisk tisk, sneeking cameras in museums! Barcelona looks beautiful, hope your enjoying yourselves!