La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia

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We got on the Hop on-Hop Off tour bus from Plaza Catalunya to get to La Sagrada Familia (no. 5 on TripAdvisor's recent Traveler's Choice list of Top 25 Landmarks of the World!)



Even if you see all the pictures, nothing compares to standing in front of Antoni Gaudi's masterpiece (still incomplete...decades later)



We stepped off the bus and our mouths were just hanging open the whole time.

Barcelona - the crazy beginning

Barcelona - the crazy beginning

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Let me tell you a little story. I check airline fares weekly. In Europe there are a few low-fare airlines (like RyanAir and EasyJet) through which European travel becomes beautifully cheap. Of course, you give up selecting your seat, free in-flight drinks and any semblance of leg room but hey, Germany, Italy and everywhere else is less than $100 away.

So my birthday was coming up and I decided

L'aquarium - Port Vell Barcelona

L'aquarium - Port Vell Barcelona

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We visited this beautiful aquarium in the oldest part of Barcelona Harbour, Port Vell.

We hit the aquarium late, seriously less than an hour before it closed and we enjoyed the place crowd-free!











Not gonna lie, stingrays freak me out.












Poisonous puffer fish!






The coolest part is easily this 80-meter section where you go underwater and the sharks are swimming around

Boqueria!

Boqueria!

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This was recommended to us by a few friends and it was worth the time!



Good, beautiful food is always worthwhile...












Marzipan and gummies. So fun!






Allllll the chocolate






We picked out flavours like white pear, pineapple, mandarin and raspberry.
SOFTEST, powerfully sweet flavours.....for 1 million dollars! jk but seriously it was so much more expensive than I would've