Spain! this is a country I've looked forward to for a long time and I'm so happy to be here. For the next 16 days I'll be seeing a good portion of the country. The whole trip is centered around La Tomatina. But to start off...it's Barcelona!!! For the first 1/2 of the trip my brother is with me. This is the first time we're traveling together and I'm excited! We both flew into Bacelona on Saturday morning and have been on the move since.
Taking the bus into the city you immediately feel overloaded. There are so many things to look at! The old buildings and history and culture...so much to take in. The bus dropped us off in Placa de Catalunya. It's a beautiful square bubbling with people, vendors and fountains. We make our thru around the square and down to the opposite corner where our hotel is. We opted for location over luxury and ended up in a quaint place with the nicest staff - hotel Medium Monagal. We are right at the end of La Rambla and it's perfect. We have to walk thru a small watch store to find the front desk but this is just part of the charm. Two staff operate out of a desk the size of a small closetWell load onto the tiny elevator and ride up to our room. It's small but very clean and has two twin beds. What more do we need! We immediately drop off our stuff, change clothes and head out. It's around lunch time and we've decided to do a walking tour of the city thru the old part of town. We start at thebeginning of La Rambla.
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