Interesting Tidbits: Barcelona
So I’ve realized that despite only spending a week in Barcelona, I’ve written 12 blog posts about our time there. Ummm oops. If you can’t tell, I really, really love this city. But since I can’t spend our...
An Epic Day Trip: Montserrat
If you go to Barcelona, please spend at least a week there. And if you happen to find yourself with extra time, there is an amazing day trip to the nearby mountains that will take you about an hour...
Café Roundup: Barcelona
Y’all, we ate at some ril cute cafés in Barcelona. Here’s a quick roundup of my #Fav4. Alsur Café – Llúria If for some reason you forgot how much I love this place, read my full blog post...
Baggie Feet Bowling in Barcelona
In the summer of 2009, I was an au pair for a family in Barcelona. And I think because I called this city home, even if just for a short 3 months, I’ll keep coming back again and...
Dancing Grandmas & Bonus Catalan Culture
Backstory: Barcelona is in a region of Spain called Catalonia. This area used to be its own empire and political entity back in the day, but Catalonia essentially got jacked in the early 1700s by Philip V. Catalan institutions were...
Dragon Kisses at Parc Güell
If you’ve been following along with my posts of La Sagrada Familia and La Pedrera (and are paying any attention at all), you’ve no doubt realized that Antoni Gaudí, the (now-famous) Catalan architect, built some things that people...
Fairy Tales and Small Talk: La Pedrera
As you may have gathered in my post about La Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí, the (now-famous) Catalan architect, is kind of a big deal, and someone you should know about when visiting Barcelona. La Pedrera, essentially an early...
The Font Màgica Beyoncé Fountain
Barcelona’s big, Gaudí-based attractions (La Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera, Parc Güell) are all totally worth it. But they also come with a bit of a price tag. If you’re in Barcelona and looking to save some euros, the...
The Coolest Church in Europe: La Sagrada Familia
It’s my personal opinion that some famous tourist sites around the world are packed to the gills for essentially no reason. They aren’t that great of places, but they’ve been hyped to the extreme. Everyone empties their wallets...
The Best Café in Barcelona and #LQQCQ: Alsur Café
When you’ve just arrived to a new city and realize that you’re starving (or in my case, #hangry), finding a restaurant with reasonable prices and decent food can be a daunting task. We turned to Yelp, hoping that...