I Want To 'Go With Oh' to Barcelona!One Giant Step

Oh! Could we go to Barcelona? Pleeezzeee!!

It’s been on ‘the list’ for a while. I think it would be the perfect playground with its Gaudi architecture, tapas culture and public art and it would be a great chance for us to work on our (very) rusty Spanish.

And that’s exactly how we would spend our time…

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Exploring the Gaudi sites would definitely be a highlight. Casa Batllo, La Sagrada Familia, and Park Guell are must sees. The unusual architecture, the attention to detail and the history therein will be education and entertainment all wrapped up together.

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Great food, great beer, great locations and great local culture will see us visiting many a tapas bar I imagine. The smaller the better for me as I love little hole-in-the-wall spaces with tons of character. La Cova Fumada sounds about perfect to me. Family run, small and filled with Barcelonians; the rustic food they serve there would likely have us coming back again and again.

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I wonder if we will be lucky enough to see a castell being assembled? These human towers have been created since the 18th century for I-don’t-know-what reason (I guess I’ll find out why while we’re there). The multi-levelled towers, up to 10 levels high, are made of traditionally dressed men only. No support structures, no outside assistance. Cool.

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I’m a huge fan of public art and, quite frankly, the more obscure the better. Peix looks enough like a fish for me to understand the association with its seaside location but is abstract enough for me to appreciate that it’s art and not just a literal representation of seafood. I’m sure there are plenty of historical figure statues to be found but in a city filled with Gaudi inspiration I would expect to find much more that will make me think.

We could just practice our (terrible) spanish on random strangers…or…we could sign up for any number of spanish practice meet-ups in the city. What a great way to learn the local slang, hang out with some residents, and get to know the city!

We’ll get there one day – hopefully sooner rather than later.

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