Barcelona - week four
This week was the last week I could use my train ticket for the region of Catalunya. So, I thought I should make use of this and do some more trips. On Wednesday, I went to Blanes. It’s the most southern part of the Costa Brava and from Barcelona it’s approximately 1,5h by train. I was a bit sceptical at first, because I thought it would be very touristic and not that pretty. But, Blanes really surprised me in a good way! After a twenty minute walk from the train station, I arrived at the main beach of Blanes (Platja de Blanes). I then decided to walk towards the harbour and look for Cala Sant Francesc. The road to this cove was pretty steep by foot, but totally worth it (there’s also a cute train that can take you up here). There were only a few people on the beach and the water had some beautiful different shades of blue.
Today, I took the train to Castelldefels. After a busy weekend, I just wanted to go to the beach and work on my tan. I’m not really a fan of Barceloneta (Barcelona’s beach), since it can be really crowded and noisy. The beach in Castelldefels was perfect for today. There were quite a lot of people, but it was still calm and peaceful. Also, you have a nice view over the mountains. The perfect last train trip!
The rest of the week was filled with a lot of encounters with new people and friends I have made here. Thursday night, I had dinner at a friend’s place. Friday was the weekly language exchange café and on Saturday, I did a beach clean up at Barceloneta. It was the roommate of a friend who told me about this ‘event’ at the language exchange. So, the day after, I promised to join him. The beach clean up takes place every Saturday and is organised by Liz, a Mexican girl. We were now a group of around twenty people and gathered six kilos of trash in just one hour! (Though I have to admit that I didn’t really gather that much trash since I arrived 50 minutes too late). After the clean up, we had some drinks on a terrace near the beach and went to Parc de la Ciutadella to chill and watch an amazing music group play.
I’m already at the half of my time here and it makes me a little sad to realise. I love this city and its amazing people. But… Still four weeks left to make the most out of it!
See you next week!
