la rambla, parc guell

Now that I am all settled into my apartment, my roommates and I have been wasting no time sightseeing. Yesterday morning we walked down La Rambla, the main road in Barcelona, to the Port of Barcelona and took a boat tour of the coastline. We got to see a lot of the city; however, it was freezing outside and the waves made the boat rock a lot so maybe it would have been smarter if we went once the weather was warmer.

After the tour we walked up La Rambla again. La Rambla is like Lincoln Road in South Beach; no cars are allowed on it and all along the sides are restaurants, hotels, and stores. Also on La Rambla is a famous market called La Boqueria and it has fruit, candy, meat, and vegetable stands as well as little bars where people can sit and order food.



We also went out to a bar right next to La Rambla last night called La Oveja Negra (The Black Sheep). It was down a small side street and it was very crowded, I met up with a few girls from Miami and their roommates there which was nice.


Today we went Gaudí's Parc Guell. Parc Guell is a huge park with amazing views of the city. The land was originally supposed to be a garden city but after no houses were built the area turned into a giant park with numerous paths, Gaudí's old home filled with furniture designed by Gaudí, and amazing mosaics on stairs and benches. The views throughout the park of the city were amazing, hopefully I'll be able to upload pictures of them soon.


































Classes start on Monday, so I'll update everyone on how my classes go then.