Wish You Were Here...: February 2014

C has been working steadily on a project in Madrid, allowing us more time to discover the country of Spain. We've thoroughly enjoyed Madrid-- a beautiful, totally underrated city. This time, though, we decided to drive to Barcelona and Zaragoza!

I've been to Barcelona once before. My friends Alessia & Elisa lived there in 2006 while I lived in London; I went to visit them and things got blurry, but I know I really enjoyed myself and the city was gorgeous! I like the city just as much the second time around, but it was extra special sharing yet another new place with C. We walked up and down La Rambla, sipped sangria, ate at THE BEST tapas place in Barcelona (Cerveseria Catalana), and took the famous Fat Tire bike tour (awesome way to see the entire city in one day). We really lucked out on a great studio apartment at the top of La Rambla via AirBnB, as well. One new discovery (for us) was Mercado St. Joseph; think giant market full of fresh cut fruit, sorbet, candies, nuts, beer, wine.....basically it was heaven. I think we stopped there twice for giant cups of fruit, which were priced at only 1 euro! Fruit is my thing, people.

After Barcelona, we headed back toward Madrid and stopped in Zaragoza along the way. It's a pretty small city, but it's easy to walk through and some of the sights are really beautiful. The cathedral was especially stunning! The weather was rather chilly and windy, so we sought shelter in an Irish bar to watch a soccer game (judge not) before heading to bed for the night. It was a short stop, but worth the adventure and the time. C and I are both pretty enamored with Spain-- the food, the relaxed vibe, the romance-- and we hope to see more of it soon!