Barcelona – Day 1

"The Streets" Barcelona, 2017
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“The Streets” Barcelona, 2017

Hi! Well, as you may have figured out, we love to eat on our travels. In fact, eating and drinking is one of the main activities that we look forward to and plan for. So, without further ado, let’s get started with brunch:

"Brunch" Barcelona, 2017
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“Brunch” Barcelona, 2017
"Hot Chocolate" Barcelona, 2017
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“Hot Chocolate” Barcelona, 2017
"Eggs Benedict" Barcelona, 2017
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“Eggs Benedict” Barcelona, 2017

Just around the corner from our hotel is Alsur Café, where we sat outside and enjoyed coffee, hot chocolate, a smoothie, avocado-bacon waffles, eggs Benedict, and another waffle sandwich of what I don’t remember. I do remember, however, that it was all excellent. A good start to the day!

"Alsur Cafe" Barcelona, 2017
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“Alsur Cafe” Barcelona, 2017

Our tickets for the Picasso Museum were for 14:00 so we had some time to stroll around Barcelona and do a little shopping.

"Barcelona Streets" Barcelona, 2017
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“Barcelona Streets” Barcelona, 2017

We made it to the museum and enjoyed the drawings and paintings. The collection is mainly of his earlier work so if you are expecting to see a great expanse of his production, you may be disappointed. But, I thought it was good, and worth the visit.

The rest of the day was spent wandering the streets of Barcelona and shopping. Eventually, we landed at our first restaurant, Ciudad Condal. Yet another fun and delicious meal, and even Koa is expanding his palette! He’s becoming a fish-lover. In fact, when we were eating clams in Granada, he had the whole plate in front of him and was powering through those little suckers!

"Ciudad Condal" Barcelona, 2017
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“Ciudad Condal” Barcelona, 2017
"Fancy Drinks" Barcelona, 2017
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“Fancy Drinks” Barcelona, 2017
"Razor Clams" Barcelona, 2017
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“Razor Clams” Barcelona, 2017
"Oh Yum" Barcelona, 2017
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“Oh Yum” Barcelona, 2017

As became our tradition in Spain, we have two dinners… and in Barcelona, that meant going back to Tapa Tapa. I would have wanted to try another place, but Bay is crazy about Tapa Tapa for some reason! Well, he was the main driver for this vacation, so we let him indulge. 😄

"Meat and Fish" Barcelona, 2017
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“Meat and Fish” Barcelona, 2017
"Ready for Us" Barcelona, 2017
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“Ready for Us” Barcelona, 2017

And that did it for day 1 in Barcelona! Same old, same old, huh? Sightseeing and eating. Life is good!

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