Moikka! Lapsilla on tällä hetkellä menossa melkein kolmen viikon spring break/pääsiäisloma koulusta ja tää auppari otti ja lähti käymään Barcelonassa! En ollut aikaisemmin ikinä käynyt siellä ja nyt oli oiva tilaisuus, sillä mun host-sisko Meksikosta opiskelee siellä maisterivaihetta. Pitkä viikonloppu Katalonian pääkaupungissa kuulosti siis enemmän kuin hyvältä! Lentomatkakin oli vain parikymmentä minuuttia, lentopelkoiselle siis aivan unelmajuttu.
Hi guys! So the children are on Spring Break/Easter vacations and I decided to take advantage of it since I don't have to take them to school and took off to Barcelona! I had never been there before and now there was a great opporturnity since my host sister from Mexico is studying there. A long weekend in the capital of Catalunya sounded like a good idea. The flight was only around half an hour long, such a dream for a person like me who's more afraid of flying than anything.
Torstaina saavuin Barcelonaan kolmen aikoihin päivällä ja mun host sisko pääsi töistä vasta seitsemän aikoihin. No, mä sitten hengailin puistoissa ja kahviloissa ja kävelin ympäriinsä (matkalaukun kanssa...) ja tajusin, kuinka kylmä Barcelonassa oli Mallorcaan verrattuna! Malliksella on justiinsa alkanut ilmat lämpenemään ja pakkasin mukaan vaan ohuen takin ja ohuita paitoja. No, se ei ollutkaan ihan nappiveto hyytävän tuuliseen Barcelonaan. Onneksi muutaman päivän jälkeen sielläkin ilmat parani!
Perjantaina aloitettiin sitten varsinainen "turisteilu" ja käveltiin keskustassa tuon Riemukaaren (Arc de Triomf) luota Ramblojen kautta Barcelonan katedraalille. Rakastuin tuohon Riemukaaren puistoon; kaikki piti siellä piknikkejä ja ajeli tollasilla veneillä tuossa lammikossa (?) ja tunnelma siellä oli tosi rento auringonpaisteessa katusoittajia kuunnellessa.
I arrived to Barcelona on Thursday around 3PM and had to wait for my host sister to get out from work. That happened around 7PM so I entertained myself by hanging out in cafées and parks (with my suitcase...) of Barcelona. It surprised me how cold it was there! In Mallorca the weather just started to warm up so obviously I thought the same thing was going on in Barna. But no, it was super windy even though the sun was shining, which was good. I had packed only a light jacket and some light blouses. But thanks God the weather got better after a couple of days.
On Friday we started to get through the main attractions in the centre. We walked from the huge Antonio Gaudi church, Sagrada Familia to Las Ramblas via the Arc of triumf. I fell in love with the park by the Triumf. It was full of people on piknik, smoking, drinking, enjoying their day off. The atmosphere was so relaxed and happy with the sun shining and people playing music. I could have stayed there for the whole day!
I arrived to Barcelona on Thursday around 3PM and had to wait for my host sister to get out from work. That happened around 7PM so I entertained myself by hanging out in cafées and parks (with my suitcase...) of Barcelona. It surprised me how cold it was there! In Mallorca the weather just started to warm up so obviously I thought the same thing was going on in Barna. But no, it was super windy even though the sun was shining, which was good. I had packed only a light jacket and some light blouses. But thanks God the weather got better after a couple of days.
On Friday we started to get through the main attractions in the centre. We walked from the huge Antonio Gaudi church, Sagrada Familia to Las Ramblas via the Arc of triumf. I fell in love with the park by the Triumf. It was full of people on piknik, smoking, drinking, enjoying their day off. The atmosphere was so relaxed and happy with the sun shining and people playing music. I could have stayed there for the whole day!
Espanjalle tyypillisiä Serranon kinkkuja roikkumassa katosta.
Some typical Spanish Serrano Jam hanging on the roof.
Some typical Spanish Serrano Jam hanging on the roof.
Voin vaan kuvitella minkälainen tuo Barcelonan ranta, Barceloneta beach, on kesäkuukausien aikana. Tuolla sijaitsee myös kaikki hyvät discot ja Magdan barcelonalainen poikaystävä kertoi, että kesällä rannalla on bileet menossa yötä päivää!
I can only imagine how Barcelona's beach, the Barceloneta beach gets during the high season. All the good disco's are located by the beach. Magda's boyfriend (who's a true Barcelonian) told me that during the summer months the party never stops at the beach! Sounds awesome!
Vielä tähän mennessä Barcelona ei ollut saanut mua vakuutettua, sillä lähinnä mua ärsytti turistien määrä ja jäätävä merituuli. Perjantaina illalla ajettiin n. 20 minuuttia Barcelonan ulkopuolelle syömään jonnekkin ihanaan tapaspaikkaan, josta suunnattiinkin lentokentälle hakemaan Magdan meksikolaista kaveria. Mentiin sitten yhdessä vielä oluille, mutta alettiin kaikki olemaan aika väsyneytä 16 kilometrin kävelemisen ja ulkona olemisen jälkeen.
By this time Barcelona hadn't managed to convince me with its beauty and awesomeness. I was basically just pissed off by the huge amount of tourists and the cold ass wind. On Friday we took Raul's car and drove 20 minutes outside Barna to a sweet tapas place. After that we went to the airport to pick up Magda's Mexican friend and after that we went to grab a couple of beers. We were all pretty tired after having walked for 16 kilometers...
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