Bar "tha" lona

As soon as I informed my host mom that I would be going to Barcelona for a weekend she said one of two things: "It's Bar "tha" lona Kaitlin" and second, "I am so jealous of you because I have lived in Spain my entire life and never visited." Needless to say, I need to work on my accent a bit and I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to visit this wonderful city. This last weekend in Barcelona was truly amazing and I have decided that it is my favorite city that I have visited thus far in Spain.

I was able to stay in Barcelona for three days and saw almost all of the tourist attractions. On Saturday some of the girls and I went to La Sagrada Familia, Parque Guell and to a few of the other Gaudi houses. 

 Inside La Sagrada Famila

 Luckily, we were smart enough to purchase tickets to go up into the tower of the La Sagrada Familia. The view is impressive isn't it? I never thought that I was scared of heights until it was time to climb down from the tower (we took an elevator up the 65m tower). The climb down consisted of a NARROW (I emphasize the word narrow) spiral staircase. My legs were trembling the entire time and I was shocked when I made it to the bottom without tripping.

  After La Sagrada Familia we stopped for lunch at a pizza place nearby. We were all craving American food and decided this would be the perfect place to stop and rest for a bit. I did not regret eating this entire mini pizza all by myself.

  After lunch we started our trek up into the hills of Barcelona to find Parque Guell, designed by Gaudi. I was exhausted by the time we reached the park, but quickly realized that it was well worth the long walk. I have to say this was my favorite stop that we made that day and I could have easily spent the entire day wandering the park and feasting on picnic food.

 Gaudi's house, turned museum. Unfortunately I did not pay to go inside of the house,  but if we had had more time to wander I definitely would have.

 View of Barcelona from the top of the Park. Sorry for the dark picture but the lighting was terrible for everyone that day.

 Downtown Barcelona there is a building known as Casa Batllo, which is another famous architectural design by Gaudi.

 View from our room in the Hostel. I can't remember the name of this odd looking building, but it sure looked beautiful at night.

Three days was not nearly enough time to spend in Barcelona. I hope that one day I can return to this beautiful city.