Barcelona

Alex and I had this quick trip to Barcelona planned for a while when I found out that my roommate from last year, Tara, would also be in Barcelona at the same time visiting her friend Anna from high school. And we would all be there for her 21st birthday! So there was no way this trip wouldn't be sO mUcH fUn

We had a later flight on Monday so we got to Barcelona late at night, but that was no problem since no one goes out to bars or clubs at night until around 1:30.

And since Tara was turning 21 at midnight, we had a little surprise party for her at the club that Anna's friend owns. We were all there and surprised her with a cake and decorations when she arrived! After our little private party we went to a really cool club called Theatre Apollo. It was a great first night!

The next day we wanted to be tourists, and Tara joined me and Alex on a speedy tour of the city on her birthday. Unfortuntely, it poured the entire day, but that didn't stop us, we saw a ton of sights and went all over the city. Here are a few of the highlights:

 La Sagrada Familia, a cathedral designed by Gaudi that has been under construction for almost 200 years. They are planning on finishing it in 2026, on the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.

 Here is the Barcelona marina, no one wanted to go boating that day, so the harbor was crammed full of boats and yachts.

The MNAC, a museum full of art in a really impressive palace building

 We also hit up La Buquera, the food markets where everyone gets their fruits, veggies, meats and chocolates!

The last thing we had planned for the day was a cooking lesson. We ended up being the only ones signed up, so it was a private lesson which was really cool. We had tapas and paella and made our own sangria! All of the food was delicious and we were stuffed afterwords.

For Tara's birthday night we went to this bar that specializes in cool and unique shots (they had over 200!) and then to the beach clubs! Anther great night!

 This was a s'mores shot, you toast your marshmellow and eat it after the shot!

Here is the Willy Wonka shot, it tasted like chocolate milk!

Happy Birthday T!

Alex and I were flying back to London the next day, so we went and did a couple more sights before we left, and then had lunch with Tara before we went to the airport.

 Casa Mila, a building designed by Gaudi for some wealthy couple, and now has a lot of his artwork and is a museum

Parc Güell, also designed by Gaudi

 The view of Barcelona from the highest point in Parc Güell

It was a great short trip, too bad Alex had to leave the next morning from Heathrow so we couldn't stay longer!

The whole week went by really fast and was so much fun. I can't wait to be back in The US next Saturday! This year has really flown by!

To see the rest of the pictures I took, go to my Shutterfly page by clicking here.