Narrow winding streets, colorful laundry hanging off of every other balcony, new & ancient buildings mingling perfectly together, beautiful people, delicious gelato, something new to discover around every corner. These are some of my favorite things about the metropolitan center of Cataluña; Barcelona.
As Brett and I planned our trip to Europe, Barcelona became the default starting point simply because it was the cheapest airport to fly into. Not knowing much of this wonderful city at the time, I wasn’t really too excited to visit. But I came away from Barcelona completely in love. It was my second favorite city we visited in our European adventures. In fact we ended up staying a day longer than initially planned (thankfully our hosts were gracious enough to put up with us for another day)
My infatuation with Barcelona is due in large part to the lovely friends we met and stayed with in nearby suburb of Argentona. I loved Argentona a great deal and feel that I could easily be content in living there long term. Our friends were incredibly welcoming, hospitable and were incredibly helpful as we set about to discover the history, architecture, tastes and beauty that is Barcelona. Our trip would not have been nearly as wonderful with out their warm welcome to Europe, their friendly smiles and their keen insight into the history of civilization Europe.
Our breakfast, complements of our amazing host. Decadent.
Original Roman columns inside a modern apartment complex.
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The famous La Sagrada Familia, begun in 1882 by Gaudi and nearing completion by contemporary architects. This cathedral is on everyone’s must see list when visiting Barcelona. There is more light shining into this cathedral than all the light in other famous European cathedrals combined.. Parts of it are much more modern than most cathedrals but the ample natural light made everything gorgeous.
A pretty little house in Argentona.
The view from our bedroom window.
Our lovely new friends. Thanks so much for making our visit to Barcelona so memorable!
This is a brief movie from our experiences in Barcelona.
lovely, thanks for sharing! :)
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