Spain was quite the cultural experience from strolling down the market in Barcelona, to attempting Spanish to taxi drivers, restaurant owners, and market people to not having a clue when they spoke Catalan. It was a really cool country to visit...they weather just didn't let us see as much of Madrid as we liked. Until next time?
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| en route to Barcelona, probably the closest thing I saw to a strip mall |
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| Sagrada Familia, Barcelona- a church that I'm told will never be without scaffolding |
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| flag of Catalunya region when Barcelona is located |
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| about as close as we got to Olympic stadium- they were prepping for the X games |
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| yep kosher restaurant in Barcelona |
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| my absolutely favorite part of Barcelona- Mercat de Sant Josep |
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| next 4 are strolling around Barcelona |
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| Dinner at a tapas restaurant- we learned that Spainards eat a lot of jamon (ham). Us not so much |
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| don't forget the sangria |
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| Barcelona |
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| next few are a house designed by Gaudi which houses a museum of his art- neat stuff |
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| went back to the Marcat on the 2nd day |
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| two street performers on the La Rambla, Barcelona |
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| evening of dinner and a flamenco show in Barcelona |
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| can't recall what this was all about |
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| appetizers |
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| Flamenco: 2 singers, guitar player, and various dancers |
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| dinner- that's how Europeans stay so thin |
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| the following are the Flamenco dancing...they dance with such incredible emotion. One of the highlights for sure |
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| flan? |
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| Plaza Mayor, Madrid |
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| appetizer in Madrid |
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| our entree: vegetable paella |
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| Mitch gives it two thumbs up |
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| food heaven |
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| can't go to sleep at 11pm after dinner...it's Europe |
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| what did i tell you, everything thing is ham, ham, ham |
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| farewell night in Madrid |
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| our awesome Contiki tour guide from Italy-Yannick, he showed us a great time and spoke 4 language. Incredible |
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