Barcelona

Barcelona Family

We arrived in Barcelona after a 6 hours bus trip from San Sebastian on the 14th of July.

Some of our friends invited us to stay at a gorgeous apartment on the 'bad side' of the La Rambla but we didn't find it too bad at all.

Our first day we got our bearings and did a walking tour of the city. Here we learnt about the history and architecture of the area. We also headed to one of the main food markets off La Rambla. Here you can buy everything including wine, fruit + veg, fish, meat, lollies, fresh fruit juices and more.

That night we headed out for a quick dinner of pintxos before embarking on a pub crawl tour. The tour began at a hostel where we had a couple of mojitos before heading to our first bar. The tour included a free shot at every bar and buy one get one free deals. Our first shot was like petrol which was lit on fire and then put out, ready for us to drink. The next shot was an orange nipple which was really yum.

Flaming Orange Nipples

This particular shot bar also does the famous 'Monica Lewinsky' drink which Michael was voted to take part in. I won't give away the secret but it's a must do in Barcelona!

Michael, Partaking in the Monica Drink

After the pub crawl we headed back to the hostel for a couple of games of beer pong before moving on to the nightclub next door. We stayed up til 5am dancing like crazy to classic 90's hits then headed back to the apartment before sunrise.

Barcelona Beach

The next day we headed straight to the beach (a good 40 minute walk from our apartment) where we swam off our hangovers and met some club promoters, trying to sell us tickets to all of the super clubs in Barcelona.

Hangover Cure - Burgers + Chips

That night we headed to a nice spanish restaurant for some potatoes bravos, jamon, hummas and many other dishes.

Sagrada Familia

The next day we caught the metro to go and see the famous Sagrada Familia, first built by Antoni Gaudi which started over 500 years ago and they are still finish building it today.

Inside Sagrada Familia