Barcelona - week three
This week started with a visit to Vic, a small medieval town which is located 70km from Barcelona. I had a coffee at the beautiful Plaça Major and just walked around a bit.
For the rest of the week, I stayed in Barcelona. A Belgian friend of mine was here on vacation and we hung out for a few days. On Wednesday evening, we had dinner at Bar Lobo. We had to wait a long time before we got served, but it was totally worth the waiting. The cocktails and food were good, but it was mainly the two crazy American ladies who sat next to us who made this a great evening. Both had zero shame - one even tried my friend’s cocktail - and we had a great laugh with them.
On Thursday we had brunch at Brunch & Cake, near Barceloneta. This was also the day I finally booked my one way ticket to Bogotá, Colombia. After keeping an eye on the prices for quite a while, I decided it was time to purchase my ticket. Finally I no longer have to check Skyscanner every day!
On Friday and Saturday, we went for a rooftop bar in the afternoon to catch some sun and had tapas for dinner. The first rooftop bar was the one from the Sir Victor Hotel, with a view over Casa Milà. Again, we met some American women who have been living here for a few years now. They gave us some good recommendations for places to have dinner. The second rooftop was the Azimuth Rooftop Bar. This one had an even better view, but this time we didn’t meet Americans (unfortunately).
Friday evening, we had dinner at Vinya del Senyor. The red wine was definitely better than the white wine, but the food was delicious. We were also served by the friendliest Nathalie - of course an American again. For the dinner on Saturday, we went to L’Alcoba Azul, which was a tip from the American lady we met the day before at the rooftop bar. Both the wine and food were excellent. Also the service was great!
Today was Sant Jordi, which is a celebration of the Catalan culture. A lot of balconies are decorated with the Catalan flag. On the streets, you can find book and flower stalls. I have never seen this many people on Passeig de Gràcia and in front of Casa Battló. So I have to say that I prefer Barcelona a little less crowded.
See you next week!
