We woke up at about 2 in the afternoon after the club the night before, and were immediately in search of food. Once again (we really didn't branch out all that much this trip) we headed to Las Ramblas for tapas. Only then it was nice enough to eat outside, so we found a menu traditional enough for us and then got to work with a pitcher of sangria and some appetizers.
After that we decided to be touristy for a while and headed up north to Sangrada Familia, the unfinished Gaudi cathedral that has made Barcelona's skyline what it is for the last 150 years. I was astonished to know that it has never been close to opening (I always figured it'd been done for awhile), but no; it isn't even opening for mass until this fall and won't be completed in its entirety until 2030. The inside of the cathedral (what's done or that you can see, that is) was so intense and pretty breathtaking. I'm not one for modern art, but it was by the most intriguing architectural style on the interior that I've ever seen. You can tell that when it's finished it's going to be out of this world.
After that, we went back to Las Fondas (Cameron and I's restaurant from the first night) for sangria and dinner. Although, we started "dinner" at about 7 and, after having lunch at 3, wasn't all that hungry. So we were about 6 pitchers of sangria in before ordering any food. But Cameron and I were able to advise people on what was good, and this time around I tried the salmon plank that was so amazing when Cam had gotten it two nights before. We spent the next four or so hours just having good conversation with good friends, which was awesome. It turned out to be a pretty late evening, but we went back to the hostel and got ready for a relatively early morning leaving Barcelona back for Paris the next day.
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