Well, the day didn't start off too well. On the way to the train station in Interlaken, one of my gloves fell out of my pocket and scrambled for a tense 15 minutes searching for it, but to no avail. Oh well, chalk one up for the sacrifices on this trip. It's ok, though, we're leaving for warmer climate anyways. If you are in dire need of a left hand glove, let me know.
Not much to say for today, other than it was the longest traveling day so far. 12 hours. By train, plane, and bus. Ouch. it didn't help that we were also stuck on the plane for an extra hour and delayed for another.
Anyways, we made it to our apartment safe and sound, in an area called El Born. Not really touristy, but filled with small tapas restaurants, bars, and cafes. After a late night dinner, which actually is common here, we called it a night. But here are some things about Barcelona.
- Barcelona reminds me of San Francisco...La Ramblas (big ol shopping area) is just like Union Square; there's a wharf/aquarium, lots of traffic, nice moderate weather, and tons of people.
- Did I mention there are a lot of people here? Barcelona downtown is made for walking with wide sidewalks and huge avenues for shopping. Coupled with good weather, and you'll have people coming out from everywhere.
- The food is AMAZING. So far, the food we had tonight was better than London, Paris, and Italy.
- Barcelona is named the #1 destination in Europe, according to some US Travel Survey. We shall see.
In the meantime, here are some food pictures.
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