As you can see we have arrived safe and sound in Barcelon, Spain. We got here late last night and went out for an awesome meal at the local spanish restaurant. We had: Potatoes, Wild boar sausage, FRESH mussels, calmari, the most beautiful stuffed olives that i have ever tasted in my life, BEER, and some wierd dish called wild thorne on the menu but tasted a bit like pork and chicken. (Still not sure what it was as our waiter spoke NO English.)
These photos are from our first day in Spain.
The Front of the Cathedral
Just a public records office!
We went to the local history museum and it was all hands on. I got to gring flour using stones, lift up wine jugs, and water the local crops using a water wheel type thing.
This is the view outside of the museum.
Random statue
We climbed to the top of the Cathedral tower and this was the view.
tower again...
Inside the cathedral
The Cathedral gardens!!!
Just another square. There are no roads in the central district of Barcelona and therefore no cars. All the roads are about 3-4 meters wide with tall buildings up the side. Every so often yo get a square like this. Fantastic!!
a rather wide street... as you can see only room for pedestrians
We managed to find a restaurant for lunch awfully posh, and we were concerned about the price, but in the end the waiter bought out the bill for 19EUROS!!!!
We had a starter dish of REAL Paella, with fresh whole mussels (in shells) and king prawns and other bits of seafood. Fantastic!!
then for mains i got fish of the day and nearly DIED when a WHOLE FISH/EEl came out with the tail stuffed into the head so if was round. Quite nice really.
Then Chocolate icecream for dessert.
we had beer as well
it was 19 EUROS!! apparantly thursday is a GOOD day to be in Barcelona because all the restaurants do a cheep lunch day where you get drinks and three courses for a set price.
anyway next stop.....
We then went to the local food market! even at 5:oopm this was a busy busy place. I nearly cried at the amazing foods. We had some icecream here!
I had a drink made out of this fruit! a bit wierd but nice..
Yes this is chocolates and nuts!!
No prizes for guessing what this stall sold.
I am now sitting in the hostel enjoying FREE WIFI connection and posting the photos. ENJOY AUSTRALIA!!!!!
Just another palace... going inside tomorrow as it was shut today..
We went to the flea market and we sooooo hungry after all the walking and just happened upon this little bar selling spanish food over the bar. By the time i got to the bar trying to shout to the guy what i wanted (one Paella and one potatas bravas,) he didn't understand very well, but i eventually got the food. rather yummy really
No where to eat in the bar as it was so crowded owing to the market day and how cheap the food was.
