We’ve been in Barcelona for about 48 hours now, and it has been non-stop!
The flights were fine, although they relocated our luggage without telling us, so it took us an hour to find it. We finally made it to our Bed & Breakfast, which was great; then we met Thomas & Kaitlin for dinner about 10:30pm. After dinner, we walked the busy streets & sat in one of the squares and chatted until about 2:00am. It was their last night in Barcelona, so we had a great time celebrating their way out and our way in. We’ll see them again next week at Lance & Rachael’s wedding in Italy!
The biggest festival of the year is going on right now, so the city is buzzing with energy. La Merce is a celebration of the end of summer that involves various Spanish traditions, and basically, setting a lot of stuff on fire. These people are crazy… and we’re right there with them. I won’t bother explaining it all, just look at the pictures.
Our primary order of business this week (aside from participating in all the festivities) was finding a place to live when we return from Italy. Our B&B host was a wealth of information, so he gave us great tips on where to look, what to avoid, etc. No luck yet, but we have a couple leads that we´re exploring.
