Barcelona, Spain
Blog Post 2
The Barcelona Waterfront, Historic Barcelona and Parc Guell.
Dialecto especial de Espana:
"Valle" (pron: valet) = Got it. I know. True that. Right on.
"Joder Tio" (pron: Ho-There Tee-O) = when something is F-ing cool.
"Es la cana" (pron. can-ya) = when something or someone is awesome.
When day 2 came around we were a lot more rested. Early on New Years Day, Kahlo cracked open the bike case and assembled his road bike in anticipation of riding the next day. Kahlo took off on his first road ride in Spain and the rest of us bought 2-day passes and hopped on the metro for a tour around the nearby sights. We went to the plaza de Espana, and the waterfront so we could check out the historic region of Barcelona while Micah went running.
Bodhi found himself a sweet Louis Vuitton knock-off belt from a vendor that only 2 days out was already falling apart. Hard lesson learned, buddy!
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| Kahlo's first ride in Spain. |
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| Kahlo assembling his bike at about 1:00 am, New Years Day. |
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| Bodhi refusing me of taking his picture on the metro. Notice the lights above his head that shows the rider what station is coming up next. This was very helpful for us. |
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| Leslie and Micah on the Metro holding on tight. |
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| The view of Plaza Espana from the top of the Futbol Arena. |
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| Passenger walkway and 360 degree viewpoint atop the FC Barcelona Futbol Arena. |
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| Waterfront in Barcelona. |
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| Paseo in Historic Barcelona reminiscent of Daigon Alley in Harry Potter. |
Later on in the day, we met up with Kahlo back at the apartment to walk towards Parc Guell which is the collaboration of entrepreneur Eusebi Guell and artist Antoni Gaudi. Architect Antoni Gaudi was commissioned by Guell to build him a house in the hills above Barcelona. Walking around the property, you get the impression that Dr. Seuss got into the head of Gaudi in the late 19th century. The architectural lines, unique design and mosaic tile work make Gaudi's work stand out in a mundane world. If you didn't know better, one would think Gaudi was influenced by psychoactive drugs. Like everything else in the world, my lousy pictures cannot do justice to Gaudi's craft and detailed eye. Anyways, check out some of the architecture that we laid eyes on:
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