Barcelona, Spain

Hello from 2014!

I have to admit I have been absolutely terrible with my final update. I have been meaning to write of my travels in Barcelona, and I think it's finally the time to do it! So, here goes:

I traveled from the Beauvais airport outside of Paris to the main airport in Barcelona. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of the inside, but it had many windows, and was close to the ocean.

I got a chance to visit La Sagrada Familia, Güell park, and got to see the main square in Barcelona, as well as travel along the subway lines. It was an interesting infrastructure, since it was so modern and it was relatively new compared with other major metropolitan counterparts.

La Sagrada Familia (the holy family), has been under construction for over 100 years, and its completion is still years away.

I also got to see a huge water fountain display in front of the National Museum of Art of Catalunya. The fountain is called the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc. The show went on for about 30 min as the sun set.

There was no direct subway line to get to Güell park, so I had to take the scenic route.

Great view, to the left is the ocean.

Also ran into some street artists:

It was strange seeing things in two languages: Spanish and Catalonian. Catalonian sounds very similar to Spanish, but the locals know Spanish. They were also very friendly when I navigated the streets to find Güell park.

Now, I had some trouble gathering my thoughts on Barcelona because I had just an awful host from couchsurfing. I will get that out of the way so it doesn't affect the negativity of this beautiful city. All I will say about it is be very careful of who your host is, and don't be afraid of asking too many questions. I was very uncomfortable in the situation I was put in, and it limited the things I had planned to do in Barcelona. If I had known things were going to be as badly as they were, I would've stayed in a hostel. If you're interested in more info about it, please feel free to contact me and we can discuss it.