Granada and Barcelona

Granada was great! It's very small and quiet, but we enjoyed the change of pace. Our first evening we watched the soccer match between Barcelona and Sevilla at a tiny bar off the beaten path. It was great to be around the locals and cheering with them made me very excited for the game we're going to on Sunday. While in Grananda we saw the Alhambra - basically the only attraction in the city. It's an old palace heavily influenced by Moroccan styles. The grounds are expansive and it's a popular destination. We found out last minute that we should have booked early, but we were able to get tickets. It was gorgeous!

We left the next morning for Barcelona. We've been here two nights and we love it! It's definitely the most beautiful city we've visited in Spain. Our first night we went to a bar at the top of this "hill" and watched the sunset. Afterwards we had dinner by the beach at Agua and the we got a nightcap at Icebarcelona. It's a bar made entirely of ice. Even our drinks were served in ice glasses! It was f*cling freezing, but well worth the experience!

Yesterday we saw most of the Gaudi architecture yesterday. Antoni Gaudi as a Spanish-Catalan architect who I think was way ahead of his time. His stuctures are very modern and were built nearly 100 years ago. After sight-seeing we did a little shopping on Las Ramblas and had lunch at the La Boqueria Mercat. We had a lazy evening and went to see Iron Man 2 and had spaghetti for dinner.

Today we went to see Gaudi's life's work: the Sagrada Familia. I can't say whether I like it or not, but I like that it's different. So different fro
anything I have ever seen. We also visited Park Guell which Gaudi also designed. We're hanging out at the hotel now having a cocktail. We leave for Ibiza in a few hours!!! Can't wait to lay by the pool and attempt to get a tan!