Barcelona is a city full of action and excitment. VERY different that Sevilla, Barcelona shows a more modern, updated, and cosmopolitan lifestyle of Spain. Here are a list of characteristics that I've made about Barcelona.
Gaudi - He's a famous architect that basically built many of the sites in Barcelona... He build the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell. His work is very modern and is influenced by nature.
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| Sitting in front of the Sagrada Familia |
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| Lounging around in Park Guell |
Catalan - Since Barcelona is in an entirely different region of Spain, they have another official language besides Spanish. It's Catalan. It's still a romance language so they're still pretty much "parecido" (similiar), but it's still very different.
Tall and modern buildings - Sevilla is full of very old looking buildings and even though Barcelona is filled with some of the same type of architecture, they do have very modern looking buildings as well.
English - Almost everyone knew English. When I would speak Spanish to them, they would reply in English. Here in Sevilla... almost nobody can speak English.
Trendy restaurants - This city was filled with cute and trendy restaurants. You may not get the traditional Spanish flavor, but you can atleast find Mexican restaurants and great falafals (located on Las Ramblas).
Las Ramblas - AKA "pick pocket city" This lovely, touristic avenue is filled with talented street performers but WATCH OUT! it's known to have my pick pocketers as well.
La boqueria - If you want to see a lamb head with its eyeballs or if you want to buy some lengua you can come here. Located right on Las Ramblas, this very unique market is a site to see.
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| Does anyone want lamb head for dinner? |
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| Fresh fruit! |
La playa - The beach. Super pretty... but definitely does not top Mexico, Hawaii, or Palawan.
Barcelona is a city definitly worth visiting. It's super modern style and fabulous architecture is quite astounding. On the other hand, no other Spanish city beats Sevilla where little girls still dream of being Flamenco dancers and bull fighting is still considered an official sport.
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