The roads in Spain are very much like American roads - very modernized and easy to get around on for the most part. Once in Barcelona and walking around, we had no real plan. We wandered around aimlessly for awhile, before we used a map and the Catheral in the middle of the city as our center point. There is great shopping in Barcelona and cute cafes everywhere. We finally ran into a Barcelona Tourist Bus program; we purchased a 2-day ticket and saw the city that way. We were able to hop on and off the bus at our leisure. Barcelona is a BIG city! And REALLY easy to get lost in. The street signs are not too clean and not really obviously placed, so we often had a hard time trying to find our car.
That first day we were so eager to start walking around and sightseeing that we made the mistake of not finding a place to stay. We couldn't find a hostel for awhile, but finally ended up finding one. It was my first hostel experience, which was definitely interesting...but honestly, not a bad way to travel. You meet people from all over the world, and all with the same passion of travelling and seeing the world. It is very cool!
We woke up the next day, did some more touring on the tour bus and headed to Madrid around lunch. We nknew there was still stuff we wanted to do in Barcelona, so we planned on making it back in the next few days to finish up. Again, we couldn't find our car for awhile, which was frustrating. Most cars in Europe are manual, so I was predominately driving; however, I did teach Rachel how to drive a stick....and she was pretty good. I will say I am a darn good teacher. She is the second person I have taught how to drive one!
You are mainly going to be looking at pictures with little commentary - be prepared!
We were testing out Rachel's new camera and the smile feature. It is meant for babies - you set it, and the camera is supposed to take a picture when they actually smile. We didn't believe it...but it actually worked! I sat there, not smiling and frowning at the camera until I broke...and this is the picture that was taken!
We flew Ryan Air to Girona, Spain, which is 40 minutes outside of Barcelona. Think Southwest airlines, although I think Ryan Air is even nicer! Our tickets TO Barcelona, combined total for the both of us, was less than $60, no joke. It was amazing.
I must be a nerd, but I loved taking this picture! And I got soaked doing it!
I am mesmerized by the beach and water. I think I will need to live by water someday. Or at least have a house by it!
Saw tons of these windmills everywhere. When they are in mass quantitites, they can be a little creepy.
That's right. This girl is ripping the heart out of that guy's chest!
In Park Guell. This place was amazing. So gorgeous and big. If I got married in Barcelona one day, it would be in this park.
On top of our tourbus!
They played the Barcelona Olympic soccer games at this stadium.
An Olympic stadium.
Olympic Village
You definitely could not rob this bank. One door opens, you step in, then it closes before the other door opens. You are trapped!
Barcelona Football Stadium
Dad, this ones for you!
This was my favorite builing in Barcelona. It was amazing; most of it was under construcation, however.
Painted on the street at a crosswalk. Says something about 1 in every 3 of every traffic accident deaths...hard for me to read though, because in Barcelona, they don't speak Spanish, they speak Catalan.
My first hostel experience.
We ran into an NBA game that was being played in Barcelona while we were there.
I love the views down the narrow alleys.
The stonework was even beautiful!
The lush area on top of the building was cool...
Vespas everywhere!
I saw this truck right when we got on the road. I wonder who this made me think of?!?!
A tollbooth....
Our rental car! A Peugot
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