Hola again!! Day two has come to an end. We have one more day, and then it is off to Italy for us. I am very sad to be leaving Barcelona. I could see myself possibly staying here for ever. There are mountains near by, a beach and a city. And all can be reached by taking the Metro. How fabulous is that! However, I am wondering where the people of Barcelona live. Most of the places we´ve been were very touris-y, and I would go crazy having to battle the streets with so many people every day.
This morning we left our hostel at around 10 AM. Robin and I had trouble waking up considering we did not get much sleep the night before. Right from the hostel, we went to the old city. It was really cool. There were a bunch of small squares in town, some in front of churches, others in front of state buildings. Since we were starving, we found a cute little cafe to eat. We both had a ham and cheese sandwich on a croissant. It was so good. The cheese in Barcelona is yummy!!!! I am pretty sure every meal has included ¨queso¨.
When we finish breakfast, we tried to search for a certain church. There were supposed to be singers outside of the church at noon. It took us an hour to find the church. In the process we found a place that served fresh squeezed juice (very good), a few cute souvenir shops, a church and windy roads. We finally found the (right) church, but there were no singers!! But the church was pretty cool to look at. It was the first church of Gaudi.
After taking pictures of the church we decided to search for the Picasso museum. The museum is free the first Sunday of every month, and every Sunday after 3 pm. We thought that since we are in Barcelona, we should go to see some Picasso. It did not work out very well. When we got to the museum, the line went on forever. Literally forever. We started walking towards the back, and then we started to debate if the line was worth the wait. We asked people in the front of the line how long they had waited (about an hour), and then we looked at brochures. The brochure showed a few pictures, but nothing special. We decided that we would skip the museum since we have the Met at home, and we did not want to spend our time in Barcelona standing in an hour long line. Instead, we remembered that one of our bunk mates told us about Museu d´Historia de la Ciutat de Barcelona. It´s a museum about the history of Barcelona, including an underground path with an old laundry place, wine making place, and the remenants of a church. Robin and I really enjoyed this. Not only did I think it was cool because people used to make wine there THOUSANDS of years ago, but on three stones I found Hebrew writing. I also found a Jewish star carved into a stone.
Leaving the museum, Robin and I realized we were starving, and needed food quickly. We headed towards Las Ramblas again, and found a really good restuarant. We both got sandwiches and had our first glass of Sangria. I am pretty sure I will be dreaming about that lunch tonight while sleeping.
We continued down Las Ramblas and caught the Metro going to Montjuic. This park is HUGE!!!! There are two parts to it, the upper half, and the lower half. Taking a cable car, we went to the top of the mountain. On the tram, we were able see the whole city. The ocean, the buildings, the churches, the mountains. What a view. At the top, we went to a military castle. Again, another amazing view. They also sell alcohol up there, so it was very relaxing to just see the city and drink beer. When we were done ¨viewing¨, we decided to take a walk around the castle, ending back at the cable car.
At 9 pm, we went to Magic Mountain, which is part of Montjuic, but all the way at the bottom. There is a large fountain there, and in the evenings they have a fountain show. It is nothing like the one in Atlantic City, but it was beautiful none the less. We sat on stairs, and were able to see most of the city. The water show was really pretty, and there was music in the background. The first song they decided to play was the overture of the Titanic song. We were a little confused, but then decided to start singing with the music. When the show was over, we came back to the hostel, and had dinner. It was such an amazing day, and I am so excited for what we planned for tomorrow.
Lots of love from Barcelona!!
Sammy xoxoxo
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