Post by Ella We made a pact that we weren’t going to push it here in Barcelona. The city is rich in art and architecture, food and drink, and like any big city, full of contrasting cultures. We thought, just relax. Walk. Look. Smell. We’d booked advance tickets for the Picasso Museum today at 3:00…
Day: November 16, 2024
La Rambla
Getting off the Blah Blah bus in Barcelona was like waking up from a medieval dream and finding myself in Buenos Aires. A big busy city where the high stone apartments shadowed the streets. A lot of people were out marching at a quick pace. After we checked in the fifth floor apartment with our Ukrainian host,…
Lunch at Soma, Barcelona
Post by Ella A small restaurant serving small dishes. All divine. Cured anchovies and bread with tomato Crunchy risotto biscuits with olives, aioli, kale and honey Sautéed mushrooms with chestnuts and topinambur cream Roasted eggplant with burrata, sun-dried tomato and almond pesto Croaker in coconut and dill jus
Barcelona first photos
Post by Ella Yesterday, after arrival and check in, we headed for the Gothic Quarter which abuts a bay on the Balearic Sea. We are staying in the neighborhood Eixample. Straight down our boulevard to La Rambla where we joined mobs headed towards Rambla de Mar. I was unrealistically hoping that the crowds had died…