So apparently, I was really trigger happy with the video camera in Barcelona--30 minutes of video, even after I cropped it down. We spent three days there and did one of the hop-on, hop-off bus tours. We were a bit nervous our first night there, because everything was closed. Even restaurants--at 6:00 and 7:00. Apparently, a lot of their restaurants don't open back up for dinner until around 7:30pm or 8:00pm. Normally, that'd be perfect for us, but hunger struck at the wrong time.
Luckily, the trip picked up quite a bit the next day, and we had a lot of fun touring the city. I think my favorite attraction was Sagrada Familia. It's a huge, imposing cathedral that stands out in a flat part of the city like Shaq at a concert of the Wiggles. It's been "in construction" for the last 130 years or so, and the original creator, Antoni GaudÃ, wasn't even alive for half of that. The stained glass windows were abstract, but the colors were very vibrant and bright. The pope just dedicated it last November, but who knows how long it will be until it's "finished."
We also spent a night watching the Copa del Rey final between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on a little TV outside a casino. There were police barricades everywhere to prevent for the mayhem when Barca won. Unfortunately, Real Madrid scored the lone goal in extra time, so the finale was rather anti-climactic. On our last day, we also enjoyed a brief relaxation session at the beach and attended a Spanish guitar concert.
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