Matthew left this morning so group has now shrunk to 5.
Around 11:30 this morning, the girls went out for an English breakfast to try to counter-act the activities of the night before (Stuart was still sleeping, I think). Bacon, eggs, bread, and sausage did help somewhat, even if the whole thing was fried in olive oil.
At 3:30, we finally all left to go see Barcelonetta, the area where the beach is that’s supposed to have great seafood. We strolled down La Rambla and then over along the pier and into the Barcelonetta area and the beach. Once we reached the beach (which was beautiful), we sat and had a beer at a little café on the beach and enjoyed the view. It wasn't quite warm enough to be AT the beach, but that didn't stop anyone there. Even at 5pm, there were stil people on the beach and in the water.
We then moved on to another bar more inland and had sangria and calamari. The calamari here is so good. I don’t think I’ve had any at any of the cafes (and we’ve had it at least 4 times) and haven't really enjoyed it. At this bar, a little band came in to play and I got a short video of an older man dancing to the music. Stuart danced too, of course.
We then walked on to find a place for paella. We sat outside, ordered more sangria, and got both meat and seafood paella along with tomato bread. We totally devoured the paella and by the end of the meal there was rice all over the table and sangria on the tablecloth. It looked like a tornado hit!
After our huge meal, we had a giggly walk back to our apartment, stopping by the Bari Gothic and getting magnum ice creams on the way. (Magnum Ice Cream bars are awesome. Do they have them in the states??) Once back at the apartment, I passed out on the couch around 10:30 and crawled into my bed at 12.
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