Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Barcelona: Day 4

Crashing Waves

 
Now you see him...

 
 
Now you don't!

 
 
We like boogie boarding!

 
 
Red & Dad
 
 
 
 
C-man
 

 
Sweet!

 
 
 
Ever the builder!


 


Eating Gelato on the boardwalk

 
 
Captain Brickbeard made an appearance!  ;)
 
 
Parc Cituadella
 
 
 
 
Barcelona's Arc de Triumph
 



 
 

 

 
 
We found Manny!

 
 
:)  love this

 
 
Pretty gardens
 

 
 
Knitted Tree
 

 
 
Walking around Port Vell
 





 
 
Barcelona Acquarium
 




 
Lion Fish
 

 
Going through the tunnel aqaurium...super cool!




 
 
 
Hump-back shark (don't remember official name)
 


 
Hope there is always glass between them and us!
 

 
 
Ahhhh...eatin' by a whale!
 

 
 
Hanging out on the turtle
 

 

 More of the Port after visiting the acquarium


 

 
 
 
Walking back into the city
 

 
Spanish flag
 


 
Love the colored buildings and balconies
 
 
Stopping for tapas and a drink
 

 
 
Santa Maria del Mar placa...our favorite!
 

 
 
From our table

 
Sangria---not too sweet or too dry...just perfect!
 
 

 
 
Often when you are eating in the placas, street entertainers will perform (could be a flamenco dancer, guitar player, fire thrower, etc.).  Once they perform, they usually come around to your table collecting an offering of change if you are so inclined.  Most of the time, they are very entertaining and deserving of coins.  We got to the point where we would just put some coins on our table knowing that they would come.  :)
 

 
Looking back at Santa Maria del Mar placa
 


The beautiful, Barcelona Cathedral, where we decided we would spend Sunday mass the next morning.



Dinner at the San Miguel placa

 
 
Dinner at 10-10:30pm
We ordered calamari which the boys both seemed to like and enjoyed dinners of paella for Mike and I.  (we shared a seafood and a vegetarian)
 

 
Vegetarian Paella...delicious!

 
 
Colin being silly!
 

 

This was a big day for us filled with lots of fun activities.  We probably got home around 1am, but that is life in Espana.  And we enjoyed sleeping late to make up for it! 
 
 
 


1 comment:

Kathy Wilkinson said...

oh man.. I love these pictures... seems like a fairy tale/movie... I just love reading about your awesome adventures!!!!