Barcelona Barcelona

On Wednesday March 18th Michelle and I left on our epic journey to Barcelona...We got in late on Wednesday night and basically had dinner and then went out with our hostel to a very nice bar where we got a free vodka drink and champagne. I met a guy from Wisconsin and there were a bunch of other guys from MIT (in Boston like BU). Thursday we went to the Sangrada Familia, a church by Gaudi that is still being built, and then to the park he designed. Both of these sites were crazy beautiful. There were tons of little school childern on class trips in the park and they were all holding hands with their buddies and then there was one part of the park that had art on the ceiling so their teachers had them all lay down in a circle to look up at it. Super cute! In the park as we were just chilling in the pretty weather we ran into a group of French guys and one of them was dressed up as a bird. The guys dressed as a bird insited on taking a picture with Michelle and I and then after he left, him and one of his friends, who was drinking a beer, joined a jogger for about two minutes through the park. It was beyond funny! That night we went out with the hostel again to a club on the beach! It was a really nice club and actually played rap music instead of house :) There wre also these three guys that were clearly payed by the club to dance but were soo second class to anything that you would see in the US...everything was very obviously planned out but still interesting to see.
Friday we went to see one of Gaudi's houses and walked along a main road. The house was built crazy cool with the most amazing roof ever and the top floor apartment was all done up from the time period of the last owners. In the afternoon we went shopping. As we were walking we past a rather small but intense protest in front of one of the Zara stores. There were guys yelling and playing the drums and there were signs everywhere saying things like if you have any dignaty do not go into Zara today and Zara hates families. It was crazy intense but it was only in front of this store so like five blocks away there was another Zara with no one protesting. That night we saw the new Pedro Almadovar movie staring Penelope Cruz called Los Abrazos Rotos (The broken hugs). It was very good and I understood most of what was going on, although I plan to see it again and I am sure I'll get more out of it.
Saturday, we went down to the beach but it was crazy windy and very cold. We had a pinic lunch and sat by the port and then walked to the Gothic quarter of town and looked at the cathedral. That night we went out to a club that played house, salsa, and reggetone but the people that came out with the hostel that night were crazy awkward and so it was my least favorite night in Barcelona.
Sunday we went to the national art muesum, which was closed but was beautiful on the outside. Then we went and saw the Olympic stadium and another art muesum which houses exhibits, there was one painter and then an arcitect. Finally we went to the "Spanish town" which was horrible and hardly worth mentioning. Then Monday we got up and started our epic journey back to Burgos. Overall, it was a great time but because the weather wasnt as warm as I had hoped the trip was about a day too long. Although I still love Barcelona Barcelona!!!