Barcelona is the love of my life.
Like, literally. I have not been as captivated by a city as I was by magical, sunny, crowded Barcelona since I was in Estonia four years ago. To me, Barcelona captured every piece of my favorite parts of my favorite cities – a bustling downtown, beautiful plazas, a fantastic beach, beautiful people, great food, and amazing architecture. In case you can’t tell, I’m kind of obsessed.
Have you guys been there? If I loved Barcelona, where else should I go? I kind of don’t want any suggestions because I kind of just want to move there. But I’ll also hear suggestions. Please leave me suggestions.
Okay, enough about that. Wanna see some pictures?
[Plaza Catalunya – pigeons, bums, street-dancers, you name it.]
[A thoughtful pre-meal moment]
[Inside Gaudi’s Segrada Familia – hands-down the craziest cathedral I have EVER seen. This barely scratches the surface.]
PS: Do you guys know about Gaudi? Do you know about his craziness? Homeboy was INSANE. His architecture is straight-up crazy. Also, the lady on the tour recording (not that I listened to that, except I did) really casually mentions on a very regular basis that he died after being run over by a tram. Like, all of this life productivity and making stuff like THAT ((see above)) and then he got run over by a tram. Really, world?
[More Gaudi – the park he designed for his benefactor, Parc Guell. These are the gingerbreadyest houses I have ever known.]
[Palm trees, cityscape, beach, ocean – I’m having trouble finding a missing element here.]
[A door detail at Segrada Familia]
[Parc Guell]
[Barceloneta beach – please note the giant copper fish in the background. It gets CRAZY glinty all over the place when the sun reflects off of it. Also, it’s a giant fish.]
[Beach promenade]
[Heaven.]
[Hehehehehehehe.]
[Drinks at the marina]
[Fun lanterns at a restaurant near our hotel]
[Street musicians, who played latin-themed music with choreographed dance routines (yes, even the stand-up bassist). Amaze.]
Are you enchanted yet? I am beyond obsessed, and I MUST go back. Accepting free plane tickets and offers of lucrative employment abroad immediately. Just kidding. Actually, not kidding at all.
TESS TAKES OVER THE WORLD! 
I just was there too!