Sunday morning we woke up with aching feet and legs. I felt decidedly less energetic, but there was more to see. Unfortunately the forecast was rain, so we packed umbrellas.
We headed to the Casa Mila, another Gaudi building that was originally built as apartments then renovated to a museum. This was my least favorite sight, mostly due to crowds. But the rooftop view was amazing and we enjoyed the sun on our faces (despite the forecast!).
We then began a long walk that would sweep us past other notable Gaudi facades and then into the large Citadel Park. We started getting hungry, which can quickly translate to crankiness for me and perpetual indecisiveness for Dan. Most everything seemed closed, which is the norm for Europe outside of decidedly tourist areas. We walked past a place that was assumed was Chinese, and figured, what the heck. We're hungry, it's open, and other people are eating there so it can't be that bad.
As soon as we walked in we knew we wouldn't regret it. Turns out the lunch option was an all-you-can-eat buffet of sushi and high-quality Chinese food. And there was a dessert bar. It does not get any better than that in my world. But I ate so much of it! We figured if everything was closed that night and we were forced to eat Burger King, all would be okay due to the sushi.
We continued walking all through the city (five hours total of walking that day), ending our touring with a furnicular ride high in the sky overlooking the sea and ending on a large bluff/mountain before taking the train home. We didn't see a drop of rain.
After another rest (and an epic nap for Dan), we left the hotel for dinner. We walked up and down Las Ramblas, the popular and touristy pedestrian boulevard where our hotel was located. We found dinner, and settled on having a few more tapas, as well as seafood paella (Mom, you'd be so proud of me eating all those creepy crawlies) and the regional wine, rioja. We had seen all we wanted to see and eaten all we could eat. It was a perfect cap to an amazing weekend.
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