I just got back from Barcelona this morning, and it was amazing to say the least. It was probably my favorite place that I've been so far. Everything was just so beautiful, and I felt safe at all times. People told me that I was probably going to get mugged and die - obviously, neither of those happened, thankfully. The two girls in my hostel room said they saw someone get pick pocketed on the train. But, the guy had a fanny pack and it was unzipped. I went alone, which I think was better in terms of getting attention drawn to me. It was easier to look like I lived there - or knew where I was going at least because for obvious reasons I don't look spanish. I preferred traveling alone actually. I could do whatever, whenever I wanted to.
THE WEATHER was amazing. It was 70 and sunny. I had some of the best fruit I've ever had there - and so cheap as well. For lunch every day I went to the big market 'La Boqueria' which just has stands and stands of fruit, vegetables, meat, bread, candy, chocolates, and just about everything you can imagine. I would get a huge container of fruit for only 2 euros, and all the stands that had fruit had fresh squeezed juice of every fruit imaginable, then they would have another kind mixed with coconut. The best I had was probably Mango juice with Coconut.
I did a bus tour and a walking tour one day - two things that I'm highly against. But I thought it would be a good way the first day to see everything and get a general idea to where everything was. I walked one day to Park Guell, which was designed by Antonio Gaudi. It was an amazing view, and a LONG walk up there, uphill, but definitely worth it.
Under are pictures - they aren't that good because I didn't bring my SLR camera because I didn't want to chance getting it stolen. It's probably the one place that I've wanted my camera the most though - ahh.
I am going to Japan in 3 days! I will most likely have lots of pictures from there - and I plan to buy a film camera before I go.
