Since we had the week off school, I had decided to book a trip to Barcelona (and also because the flight was 30 euro). I conned Julia into coming with me. I say conned like it was difficult, but either way I had a partner for my adventures. But I had the whole week off and ended up in Barcelona on my own for a day. Which was by no means bad! I spent the day just wandering around checking out the architecture and enjoying the beautiful weather. It was so nice to be in warmth again. Though it must be said that I have definitely adapted to the weather change. I wandered all over Barcelona for 3 days and rarely wore more than a cardigan; it also never exceeded 60ish degrees.
To start with, the whole place was pretty much a play thing for Gaudi. His architecture is absolutely incredible and it is all over the city. The first day Julia was there we did our own little walking tour of Gaudi's work. We started by taking the metro to Park Guell and just absorbed the artwork. It was insane what came out of his mind and how it was all executed.
After a while, and many photos we walked from Park Guell to the great Basilica, the Sagrada Familia. Which was INSANE. I think it may go on my non-existent favorite places ever list. 
The Sagrada Familia is still under construction and has been since the late 1800's, when Gaudi first started the project. When you see it too, you understand how it is still being built. It was so incredibly intricate. On the left is a picture of the passion side of the church, which is depicting the nativity scene in incredible detail.As most of you probably know, I'm not a religious person at all, but this church was so powerful. The exterior is, of course, beautiful, but I could have easily spent hours sitting inside the structure.
The rest of the time in Barcelona was mostly spent wandering the narrow streets and just enjoying the culture. Great time over all!
I loved Barcelona, too! Such a fun and random city!
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