As I was about to board one of my flights yesterday I received a text of a completely white landscape from one of my friends in Saskatchewan….snow. Well it was +28 c here in Barcelona today. Beautiful.
I’m staying a few days downtown close to Placa Catalunya which is great to see most everything. Tapas bars are abundant and I’ve been able to sample some great Catalan tapas. The fried sepia in olive oil on bread was absolutely fabulous!
I also managed to navigate the metro after near ? tears of frustration but I held my stuff together knowing many came before me and figured it out and many will come after…I knew I would manage. I needed to get to the main station to buy a ticket to southern France to visit friends next week then return to Spain…ah yes. European Union? I am unable to buy the French routing of the ticket in Spain so I need to buy it once I arrive in Toulouse. Ok….that called for espresso. And a croissant of course.
The weather was amazing today and as I was wandering along La Rambla a major pedestrian only street near Placa Catalunya, I came upon a market. One of ‘The’ mercatos in Barcelona. Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria. Oh what a wonderful place I thought I had fainted in the heat and was dreaming but alas it was all real.
The fresh frutas and vegetables, chocolate and pastries, spices and preserves were amazing. But the vendors of fish and seafood were stunning not to mention the muy famos Iberico jamon vendors. Wow. Heaven on earth.
I hope to make it to the market again before leaving Barcelona.
I exit the market and across the street above the balcony I see the Erotica Museum…well maybe next time I’ll try to stop by.
Shops, street vendors and performers; always something to see.
These guys were pretty impressive. I’m sure they could work in a major troupe if indeed they are not already and this is just a fun thing to amuse the people on the street.
The side of this building near Placa Catalunya was a massive thermometer. You can see it had cooled to about 24c when I took this photo after 5pm.
Hasta luego!