The night of the El Classico was (haha pardon the pun) classic. The match started at 10 and ended at 12 but that was only the start. People were pouring all over the streets, dancing and celebrating as if they had won a title or something. And this party lasted all the way till morning. (I was a bit tired still so retired to my bed early but my hostel mate only came back in at 6) He was beaming all the way and i guessed it was worth his effort travelling down across the Atlantic from Mexico.
Finally realised that the Barcelona cathedral was a major landmark in Barcelona and so took the opportunity to sneak a quick look at it while the girls returned to their hotel after breakfast. Sadly, it wasn't that beautiful for 2 reasons.
1. The cathedral was still under renovation and thus the anterior facade was bleah
2. It was SUNDAY! Yeah and that means the cathedral was open for prayer session and not for tourist so i was unable to visit the place at all
Went to the Picasso museum thereafter. The queue was pretty long but i was impressed at how the museum was hidden among the little calle that lined Barcelona. Quite a lot of Picasso's works were displayed and we were brought through his different stages of maturation and the art form that evolved. Maybe i m not that artistic still so nothing much to say about it. Hehe...
Went to Parc Guell in the afternoon. The instructions said that if we were to take the metro, it would be a long walking distance up the hill to reach our destination. Had a power nap on the bus (was still tired from the late night the previous night) and so was able to reach the place fresh. This visit really showed me the advantage with travelling with people who had done their homework for i would never have thought of visiting this place on my own and i must really thanked the girls for it. Parc Guell was really beautiful. Gaudi's use of mosaic on almost every structure in the park may look weird initially but i can't help but admire his skills as i walked further in. The chamelon is of course the landmark symbol of the place but there are also the pillars, the candy houses and also the porch that overlooked the city. Even the benches there were modelled after his mosaic styles.
Went to chocalate cafe for some nice creamy silky chocolate after that. Once again, i was pretty amazed by their ability to source out the place by just looking at the guide books alone. Quite a good meal (though i must say its quite sinful). Las Ramblas was next. It was just next to my hostel but hadn't explore it yet because of the busy itenary. It was just like the Pasar Malam that we had over here where people set up stalls to sell stuff. Accessories, food and clothing stalls lined up the whole length. There were however a few differences in that people there looked more lively. The street buskers were more interactive while artists were more than willing to demonstrate their stuffs.
Tried out the Sangria for the first time during dinner that night. Tasted not bad but maybe it's just that i m not that an alcoholic person. The fish was true to Barcelona's reputation as a coastal port city. (Oh did i mention that haha the restaurant was actually quite a big one over there and we had to queue for abt 30 minutes before the restaurant had even opened its doors in order to secure seats)
To be continued...
Saturday, 15 March 2008
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