Espana - Barcelona

Hola!

Cuanto es? Seis personas, por favor. A que?
These are the list of my most used sentences in Spain. haha. (Not in Barcelona though, cause they do not really use Spanish as their means of communications)

As mention before, I went to a trip for winter break with my friends. We went to SPAIN!!

Viva la Espana!

Since I have a lot of things I want (need) to share about my Spain trip. Posting it in one entry will do you injustice. Therefore, I'll start with Barcelona first okay? :)

However, before that. If any one of you so curious about what happen to me and my friends before we landed on Barcelona, you can read it up all on my friend's blog at http://amienieya.blogspot.co.uk
Sorry to inform you that her blog is in mixed languages, both Malay and English (we call it Bahasa Rojak). Thus, for non-Malaysian, I HIGHYLY DOUBT you would understand it. haha. Unless you really, diligently, translating it with google translate. If not, I would recommend you to just continue reading this entry without clicking on it. Nevertheless, do read it though for those who understand Bahasa Malaysia. Because, it is a nice experience indeed. ;)

Slept in the airport before off to Spain

And the journey begins!

We arrived in Reus by RyanAir (never again will I hire RyanAir) around 1pm local time. Since Reus is a state next to Barcelona, we had to take a bus to Barcelona, cost us around 14.50 Euro each. The 2 hour journey paid off when we arrived in the city. Our hotel was within "Las Ramblas" street which are famous for its exquisite attractions and nightlife. Meet up with the other half of our Spain trip group and made our way to an early dinner. Everyone were starving okay. :D

Near the Harbour

We ate at this one halal Arabian like restaurant. The food was just okay. Nothing to brag about. By night time, we went down to the harbour, sightseeing. We can't really take pictures there since it is night time, but passing through the Placa Catalunya was worthwhile the view. Indeed beautiful. We also went to the so called Gothic Square next to Las Ramblas. Not on my top list of place to visit, but if you happen to be in the area, you should go visit it too. I have to mention this, my sense of direction in Barcelona was totally off the grid. I even read the map upside down. =_="
Well, that sum it up for day one.

La Padrera

Gothic Square?

The next day, we start off our day very early. We took the metro one day pass which cost us 7 Euro each. If you want a much more leisure approach, you can take the tour bus package which is 24 Euro each for the whole day. Since, we were in a hurry, we move around by metro instead. ;)

By 7am we were already taking pictures in front of La Padrera, one of Gaudi's work of art. For your information, Gaudi is an Architect or some sort, and he has his work all over Barcelona. Some people even describe Barca as Gaudi's Barcelona. ;)
Back to the story. We had our breakfast, a very expensive breakfast next to La Padrera. =_=" Wrong choice of restaurant. Because of that, we did not eat or even drink for the whole day until dinner. haha.

The man behind it all

La Sagrada Familia

Next, we went to La Sagrada Familia. Another art piece by Gaudi. However, he did not finished it as he died in the process of building it. Even until now, the place is still left incomplete despite numerous attempt to perfect it. If you have a student card with you, entry is only 11 Euro per person, 13 Euro if you do not have a student card with you. Once you enter, you will be amazed on how big and beautiful the place are. If you are a person who loves art or passionate about architecture, then this is a must go place whenever you are in Spain. ;)

Up hill to Park Guell

Landscaping in Park Guell

View from Park Guell!

Afterwards, we went to Park Guell, again, another work of art by Gaudi. It was a long journey within the park itself as it is so big. Once you are on top, you will be astonished by the view of the whole city. Every corner of the park are designed with its own unique identity. It took us more than 2 hours to just walk to every corner of the park and take pictures of it as memory. haha. We have this habit of spending more than 10 minutes on every pillar available in the park just to snap a photo.

CampNou!

On our way to Poble Espana

We then rush our way to Campnou, Barcelona FC stadium. Just for the sake of being there. haha. We did not sign up for the tour as we were running out of time, thus we then made our way to the Poble Espana. Entry is 7.50 Euro per person provided you have a student card with you. The place itself is huge, an hour would be insufficient to cover every inch of it. However, since we spent a lot of our time in the first few attractions so, we were only left with roughly an hour to visit the place. Hey, at least we have been there. haha. Seriously, it is a magnificent place. Just like a little village of Spain, it accommodates restaurants selling Spanish food, souvenirs shops and many more that gives you a taste of Spain. If you want to go to Barcelona, provide at least half a day for this attraction. Let the Spanish identity be in with you. ;)

Later the day, we made our way back to the hotel to pick up our things and off to Barcelona Airport we went. Finally! We had our second meal (dinner). haha.

Next on our diary is Granada!
Will tell you all about it on my next post okay?

See ya!

Photos are from: Fatin Daleela, SyahrulNizam and Me. :D