Last week, Jason and I were able to spend the end of last year and the beginning of this one in Barcelona, Spain. We started talking about taking a trip to Barcelona a few months ago and to be honest, I wasn't sure we would be able to make this one happen. Barcelona is quite a drive (I don't LIKE to fly. If you don't believe me, please reference my posts on how I traveled to Germany. :)) We also had several trips already planned close to this one and we originally wanted to go for Carnivale. Everything worked out for us to go celebrate 2013 there instead, so away we went! If I have learned anything with this life of ours, it is not to put off anything!
Spain has always been a dream of mine. My Dad's family is Spanish and although I didn't grow up with any of that part of his heritage (neither did he..), I am still proud that that is part of me. In high school, I even proposed the idea of going to Spain as an exchange student, which did not go over well with my parents, at all.
Barcelona is so bright and open and friendly! I don't know if all Spanish cities are the same (I would be willing to visit a few more, to be sure. ;)) It was wonderful to speak the native language of the country you are in, for a change. Not that I don't try to speak German, I just have a nice foundation in Spanish. The food was amazing! The art--BOLD & BRIGHT! Those of you who know me, know how happy that made me!
These are a few shots on our first day in the city. Of course, on the top of my agenda (& by default, Jason's as well :)) was churros con chocolate. The Spanish do it right, y'all! Thick chocolate, almost like pudding in most places, with fried dough sprinkled with sugar to dip in it. Come on, does it get any better? Not for this girl! I am only slightly ashamed to say that there was no moderation in eating habits on this trip! I guess I felt like I was living my dream and I didn't want to feel like I didn't live it up! So, aside from the lovely, locally made jewels and pretties I brought back, I also brought about 4 pounds, too. ;) Stay tuned to see just how many churros my little sweet tooth can handle.
