Tis the season here in Barcelona, with Christmas lights all over town, Santa climbing over legs of ham and the Caganer (Barcelona's famous defecating man) dressed in holiday colors. There are Christmas logs (Caga Tio, complete with a face and a blanket, under which on Christmas day Caga Tio defecates presents), Christmas markets, and happy people walking everywhere saying Bon Nadal. You may have noticed a pattern with defecation here, which for some reason Barcelona makes full use of, and might even be proud of. Just a fun city with loads of character. Wandering the small streets in Barri Goti is amazing; just soak it in!
As with my time here in May, I'm staying with Ana and Tristan, who are amazing people and make sure I feel like a local. We had a day trip to Sitges, a small beach town, explored numerous parts of the city, got stuck in some crazy LA traffic and have been eating Tapas all the time. The life is good here. Today I was walking along the beach in the Barceloneta area enjoying the palm trees with Santa Claus on them. Still pretty good weather here for December.
Here are some pictures from my week here in the area. Next stop on this European trip is Portugal! I've got an 18 hour journey via car and bus to Lisbon to meet my family, who are flying all the way over from Boston, MA. Bring on the fun! Going to be a blast exploring Portugal with them and living it up, P-B style!
Barcelona pictures
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| With La Sagrada Familia on a sunny day |
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| La Sagrada Familia, designed by Gaudi |
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| Close up of carvings on La Sagrada Familia |
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| Out in Sitges, with the world's first Chiringuito behind me (Spanish beach bar) |
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| Sunset in Sitges |
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| Barcelona Cathedral |
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| A shop that sells horchata (written in Catalan as Orxata). Most businesses paint their doors like this |
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| Typical Christmas lights on the streets. Snowflakes, stars and other designs all over |
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| He's got the whole Justus in his hands! |
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