Today after class Ila and I actually did some tourism things around Barcelona.
We headed off to the Sagrada Familia and Parc Guell. As we emerged from the metro stop where just 2 years before I had seen a woman walking her pet duck, we saw the grotesquely shaped church. I took some pictures and we continued to walk around the massive structure.
Then we headed off to Parc Guell which was an adventure in itself. The metro stop is a good mile, mile and a half from the actual park. But, that hill is not a mere walk in the park, so to speak. It is a full on hike up winding traffic filled Barcelona streets. We got lost only a few times and had to ask where we were going. One man we asked directions to gave me directions in Catalan, undiscernable.
So we finally make our way up and the air is amazingly fresh up there. It is way above the city and the view is amazing. You can still see all the construction on the Sagrada Familia and the mountains. After we walked around and took more pictures at the scene of L'Auberge Espanol, we headed back down into town.
We got home and realized we didn't want to eat our food anymore. I mean honestly, no matter what Marco says, I cannot eat pasta every day. So we broke down and decided to go and try this good restaurant called Canela. Well, it was 8:15 and we thought we may be the only people eating in the place but it was worth the shame. Turns out, they don't even open until 8:30. Espana! Dios mio! So we then walked to this sushi place by our house, but it was only takeout.
Finally, we walked 3 short steps past our front door and walked into a Taiwanese restaurant. I don't know if I have mentioned this, but I am DYING for some SPICE! We walk into this tunnel like place and emerge at family dinner for Taiwan. Literally, the only non-Asians in the place.
But the food was mildly spicy (freaking blazing spicy compared to Spanish food) and we were so happy. Yay! Food baby was on the move.
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