Day 6: Barcelona, Spain (Wednesday, August 13th)

Wow. What a morning! You know those days when your hair won't cooperate or do ANYTHING at all? Yep, that was mine this morning. Problem is we were supposed to leave for the airport by 4:30 and I slept through my alarm until 4:15 so I only had 15 minutes to get ready and pack. Lovely. Getting ready to leave in the dark because 15 other people are still sleeping makes it tough to check for all your stuff. I sure hope I didn't leave anything behind in London! 

Our departure ended up being crazy but okay and we happened to make every bus and train we needed to in order to get to the airport with time to spare. We're all sleep deprived but we made it!

We quickly realized that the language barrier will definitely be an issue at times. We weren't sure how to get to the trains in the airport and just about everyone we talked to was super grumpy. Maybe because we only spoke English to them? I'm sure not everyone here is like that!

We took a train and then a quick taxi to our hostel which looks fairly decent. There are only four other people in here with us so that's a plus. On the downside, when we checked in this morning we dropped our bags on the beds we're using and when we came back tonight all of my stuff had been moved to a new bed because apparently someone else wanted it. We talked to the front desk and made sure there aren't assigned beds and they gave us the okay to move my stuff back. Unfortunately there is also an alcohol bottle in the garbage so I'm sure we'll have a real pleasant conversation with them when they come back tonight!

We ate lunch at a little sandwich shop called Pans which I thought was decent enough. I enjoyed it but probably wouldn't care to go back again. 

After eating lunch and dropping our bags we took a train into the city and did a bit of sightseeing. I'm so sad we don't have more time here--we found some really neat things! 

Random, I know, but we thought this massive vending machine was pretty cool!

As we walked out of the subway station, this is the view we had. So cool!

This building below is the National Museum of Art. We took a ton of pictures and spent quite a bit of time here. 

Isn't this an amazing view from near the museum?  So pretty! I sent this picture to my brother, Paul, who seved a mission in Spain. I think he was a bit jealous!

The rest of the pictures are from the amazing Sagrada Família. We were told this is the number one thing we had to do in Barcelona, especially given how little time we have here and it didn't disappoint! It has been under construction for a long time and will be for quite a few more years but it was still incredible. These pictures are neat but they definitely don't do it justice. 

What a cool experience we had there! I told Logan we definitely have to go back when it's finished--in 2026. Haha. After the Sagrada Familia we found a little Asian restaurant for dinner called Wok Show. The food tasted pretty good but the portions were tiny for how much we paid. By this point it was quite late so we made our way back to the hostel and called it a night. 

Aside from a few minor glitches, our first day here in Barcelona was great! I'm sad we'll be in and out so quick but look forward to the little time we have tomorrow to see a few more things. Buenas Noches!

Weather Today:

The weather today was fantastic! It was cold in London this morning so I wore jeans and a light sweater and just about melted when we touched down in the 90 degree heat! I'd rather be hot than cold any day, though, so I definitely won't complain!

Tomorrow: Marseille, France

The only thing I know about Marseille is that it was one of the destinations on the Bachelorette this past season (yes, I watch it) and it's beautiful!