This past weekend, Ali L had a friend visiting from Rome - Lizzie. The three of us had a really fun weekend, I feel at one with Barcelona after having had explored even more of the city. I am beginning to treasure the weekends I am here in the midst of traveling around Europe at the same time.
There are tons of restaurants on the beach by the marina and clubs of Barceloneta.
We made Lizzie try tapas and she loved them. Free chupitas de lemoncello at the end of our dinner.
In front of our favorite club, Opium, that is literally on the sand.
We spent the night out like true Spaniards - dancing until the early morning. On our walk back (the metros were closed) we arrived at the Boqueria to discover that they were just beginning their day there. Here you can see women piling pounds and pounds of raw meat into their little tiendas. It was so crazy to be there at the start of the day, where all the vendors sat and drank coffee with shots of rum to wake up and start their days.. ours were just ending - headed straight to our camas.
Ever since I knew I was going to be studying abroad here, I knew I wanted to explore the courtyards in the E’ixample.NYTimes has a really great article describing the background and location of various hidden courtyards in the area.
This 2nd one is at the base of a water tower(in front of me), behind me are rows of magnolia trees and white benches. It is beyond beautiful in it’s secrecy. A perfect place to eat your lunch or sit in the sun.
