Basking in the Mediterranean Part 1: Barcelona

We're back in buisness, in Budapest! The internet here is finally afforable. Like really affordable, two hours is only 60 cents.  Gotta love favorable exchange rates.  We'll give you all an update on Barcelona, then Cinque Terre and Venice in three lovely installments.  Hopefully one each day too.

Barcelona. It was beautiful. Palm trees, beaches, a vibrant late night scene, and of course tasty tapas. We saw some sights, drank some sangria, and dipped into the Med.  Also, no pesky pickpockets got us on the Ramblas, the main tourist strip, which is always a plus.  Just like Amsterdam, all of you need to make visiting this city a priority.  Sun and fun can be had here, even in the fall.  Now, since we are in Budapest, and this place has internationally known nightlife, we are unable to write any more of  a trip report for you all on our adventures in Barcelona.  Our minds are just on where we will go clubbing tonight.  The pictures will have to do the rest of the talking for us, and since they are worth a thousand words, theoretically you are getting your word fix from them instead
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Cheers,
Jessie and Nathan





Jessie's birthday breakfast, chocolate con churros

Clubbin on Jessie's birthday.  They all stayed open til 6am!!!





Meat market





Despite all this European fun, dirty laundry still happens



Look at all the palm trees



Gaudi's Sagrada Familia Church.  Been under construction for decades now and more to come

Gaudi's Parc Guell, not under constuction anymore

Tapas







Getting set up to enjoy the beach. What an upgrade from gloomy Seattle.

Splashing in the waves



One last time, Barcelona's beauty