We managed to get a later flight from Lisbon to Barcelona. What we thought would have been a horrible cancellation turned out to only be a few hour delay. We just chilled at the airport until the flight left.
The flight was comfortable and brief. I have never been to Spain before, so I thought I should take a photo.
From the airport, we hopped on the RENFE train to the center of Barcelona. We bought a card that can be used on various forms of transit, including the train from the airport. It is called the T-10 card and costs 10.30€. Our ride cost only a little over 2€! When we exited the train look where we popped out. Casa Batllo!
Our hostel is called the Sant Jordi Rock Palace. They set us up nicely in a 4 bed dorm room on the 5th floor with a balcony. The AC was chilly, just how I like it.
Here is the view from the top of the hostel. The breeze was not much on street level, but it was really nice up top.
The next morning we headed to Park Guell. It is located to the north of the hostel. We had to hop on the metro to get there, which took us back by Gaudi's Casa Batllo. It looks interesting in both day and night.
The park is situated on top of a hill overlooking Barcelona. The views were impressive in all directions.
This is the main entrance. We bought our tickets online with a precise entry time, so no waiting in line.
Below is Katherine on the main staircase. The park used to be free a few months ago, but it was so crowded that no one could see anything. Now, you have to purchase a ticket. It has eliminated the mass crowding. 7€ gets you in.
One of the favorite attractions in the park is this salamander. Totally cool! Many people try to copy Gaudi and sell tourist souvenirs created in his style. The mosaic tile work is beautiful.
This is the Austrian garden area. We just took a slow leisurely stroll down the path.
I was amazed at how much detail was on everything. Every twist and turn on the benches were thought out and a little different. I was looking at everything very closely for the intricacies.
This hallway was pretty sweet. Gaudi wanted it to look like a rolling wave. Nice work!
After meandering around the park we got some lunch and took the metro back toward our hostel.
We decided to walk past another one of Gaudi's creations called La Pedrera. It's an apartment complex that we opted not to go into. The crowds were massive and unfortunately they had the entire building covered in scaffolding so we couldn't even admire the facade. Tickets were 19€ person, so we decided to check it out another time. Below is the line up of tour busses that have dropped people off at Gaudi's La Pedrera.
Sant Jordi's hostel has a very nice and well equipped kitchen. We were able to easily whip up a wonderful dinner.
This hostel has plenty of fridge space, which is often lacking at hostels.
I just saw olives. I guess I should have read the ANCHOA part. There were freeking anchovies in the olives. They were a little weird, but we ate them.
Katheirne must have been laughing at something really funny that I was saying. Yeah, that must be it.
More chilling on the giant Vat Porch. Maybe a Vat terrace. Call it what you want. It provided some great evening chill time.
The plan is to hit up the Picasso museum in the morning. We bought tickets for 9am, right when they open. It's a medium walk away. Gotta get up early.
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