Barcelona is PACKED! We ran into someone in the pub (we went to watch FC Barcelona on the TV) who said that there was a festival here in Barcelona that's why there were so many people. I guess that also explains the bands of drummers dressed as fire and as Anna said "I've never seen so many people, I thought New York was crowded but it has nothing on this."
We got to Barcelona around 6pm and checked into our hotel and set out on a self-guided gourmet and chocolate tour. We starting with the main Market which was very neat. We say butchers, fishmongers, fruit vendors, and LOTS of people! We bought some fruit smoothies, Anna had strawberry banana and I had coconut and wild berries (I think... you point at a picture and go with it!)
We then stopped at a few chocolate places... I'm not sure who designed the tour because so of the shops were not so great :( but we did partake in some very yummy chocolate!
When the shopped closed, we headed for some tapas and found this awesome place where we had bread with tomatoes and olive oil, chorizo stuffed squid, green peppers, grilled eggplant and red pepper, mixed olives, fried eggplant with romesco sauce, salt cod fritters, and lots of cava! Next we walked to the Plaça de Catalunya to check out some live jazz part of a festival. We heard Barcelona was playing so found a local pub that was full of FCB fans and watched them win 3 to 1.
A fabulous end to our first day in Barcelona. We are now heading out for Day 2!
Sorry for the lack of photos... I promise a montage tonight with photos from Alhambra and Barcelona!
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