Monday, April 16, 2007

Caitlin in France says...

A rundown of my weekend in Barcelona:

Arrived late friday night, were welcomed to the gorgeous apartment we were staying in with a friend of a friend of a friend from Berlin who rents out HUGE and trendy apartments in Barcelona. He greeted us with some Cava--spanish champagne-- and we quickly drank the bottle. It was high time for another bottle and some food to absorb the alcohol, so we headed to El Salon, a great little restaurant in the barrio gotic-- the medival quarter in Barcelona. 2 am managed to wander home.
Saturday morning were awoken with a breakfast of coffees, croissants, and eggs, then off to shopping until 4pm! We hit up diesel, zara, h&m, and the usual suspects as well as some barcelona favs like camper....ended the day with a short trip to the history museum, back to the apartment for a nap, then off to dinner! We ate with a really cool fusion resto in the trendy el borne distric-- Barcelona's answer to NY's SoHo....Next day, a jaunt up to the Getty-esque Joan Miro Foundation, then an AMAZING lunch in this small Venetian restaurant. The rest of the day? A walk through the Gaudi park, Parc Guell and then a trek across town to the Sagrada Familia. Night was ended in El Borne again with a bottle of red spanish wine, foie gras, and onion tarts. Delicious.

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