Sun 12 Jun 2011 at 1:22 am ♥ Filed under food, Spain 2011, Travel
I feel like it’s almost necessary to preface this post by telling you about food. Out of all the three cities, Barcelona had the best food options, hands down. I mean, sure, we marvelled at the splendor that is Antoni Gaudi and we probably had our most relaxing time just lazing about on the beaches of Barceloneta, but YOU GUYS. THE FOOD. If anything, you simply must get Iberian ham in Spain. I don’t even like ham back in the States, and I was already missing jamón ibérico by the time I packed up my bags. And patatas bravas. More on that later in this post.
DAY 7 (03/17):
Anyway. Barcelona. By the time our plane landed, we were already craving dinner. Lugging our suitcases across town from the airport didn’t exactly put us in the highest of spirits, and by the time we finally finished unloading our suitcases at the hostel, I just wanted a bloody sandwich. Or something to make my stomach shut up. This is the part where a cute little vegan restaurant named Juicy Jones enters the picture.
Sat 04 Jun 2011 at 12:41 am ♥ Filed under Portugal 2011, Travel
Out of the three cities we visited, I’m quite certain that Lisbon was the prettiest of the bunch. I might even go so far as to wager that Lisbon’s the prettiest city I have ever visited in Europe.1 Sorry, Barcelona, but as much as I nerd out over amazing architecture, Gaudi doesn’t really compare to the easy-breezy charm that is Lisbon. “Strolling” around the city is akin to navigating a labyrinth. Screw grid streets; Lisbon is all organically sloped hills, limestone buildings that layer on top of one another, and stone staircases that meld nicely with the narrow, cobbled alleyways. Not to mention, there’s antique trams, the castles, the oceanside views, and the egg tarts. Not once did we take the subway. After all, it would have been almost insulting to experience the city underground when all of your outside surroundings are like a photographer’s treat.
This? This was the window view from our hostel.
Mon 11 Apr 2011 at 11:23 am ♥ Filed under Spain 2011, Travel
DAY 1 (03/11):
Oh, Madrid, Madrid, Madrid. You absolute tease. You very nearly put a damper on our vacation planning with your auspicious weather reports. Rain every day? Furthermore, cold rain every day? Tsk, tsk. But, no matter. Having just arrived from a red-eye flight, we emerged from the subway station only to find that the skies were only cloudy, with nary a raindrop in sight. Yet. We breathed a sigh of relief as we checked into our hostel, freshened up, bought our phone and metro card, and headed out to our first excursion of epic proportions, the Golden Triangle of museums: Museo del Prado, Museo Thyssen, and Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
