Isn't it insane how cold it looks outside when it's cloudy? There I was, finally standing in the queue with my prepaid tickets waiting to enter park Guëll. One thing I noticed during my visit was the increasing amount of people arriving into the park and how in the end it was close to impossible to take beautiful photos because of the mass of people. But the place was terribly beautiful and a place to visit, if you're staying in Barcelona. I just would've imagined it a big bigger and that the houses would've offered more to see except for photos and videos.
Ja sitten päästiinkin asiaan! Sinä päivänä sattui olemaan Espanjan kansallispäivä, joten ihmiset olivat kokoontuneet yhdelle aukiolle laulamaan lippujensa kanssa. Kerrankin olin oikeassa paikassa oikeaan aikaan. Joukossa tosin näkyi myös mielenosoittajien kylttejä ja lappuja, sillä heillä on käynnissä itsenäistyminen.
That day happened to be the National day of Spain, so people were gathered to a plaza singing and waving their flags. For once I was in the right place at the right time! However, there were quite a lot of protesters with their signs among the crowd, since Catalonia is becoming independence.
Tällaiselle suklaafanaatikolle suklaamuseovierailua ei vain voinut jättää väliin, kun törmäsin siihen kierrellessäni vanhaa kaupunkia. Tosin olin hiukan pettynyt, museon tarjoamaan tietoon ja sen kokoon. Olisin kaivannut enemmän tietoa siitä, miksi suklaa on niin koukuttavaa ja millaisia erilaisia suklaita on olemassa. Sen sijaan sain kyllä tietää paljon kaakaon synnystä ja suklaan valmistuksesta sekä nähdä paljon suklaaveistoksia, mikä tietysti on myös mielenkiintoista! Ehkä parasta tässä museossa kuitenkin oli se, että lippu oli tehty suklaasta ja koko museo tuoksui suklaalle - NAM!
If you're a chocolate fanatic like me, you just cannot skip the visit the Chocolate museum! The second I came across it while in Old town I knew I had to go inside and take a look. I would've wished they had more information on why chocolate is so addictive and what kinds of chocolates exist. But instead of that, I got information about the origin of chocolate and its making process which was equally interesting. And all the statues made out of chocolate were cool! The best things were probably the ticket itself, which was made out of chocolate, and the chocolatey smell that lingered in the museum. Mmmm.
If you're a chocolate fanatic like me, you just cannot skip the visit the Chocolate museum! The second I came across it while in Old town I knew I had to go inside and take a look. I would've wished they had more information on why chocolate is so addictive and what kinds of chocolates exist. But instead of that, I got information about the origin of chocolate and its making process which was equally interesting. And all the statues made out of chocolate were cool! The best things were probably the ticket itself, which was made out of chocolate, and the chocolatey smell that lingered in the museum. Mmmm.
That night it was time to say "see you later Barcelona." I would've wanted to see more, but I was completely lacking the energy to go to Montjuic, so I decided to look for some local food and relax a bit. This time, it was time to check out a restaurant called Origens. I ended up ordering cannelloni, white wine and crème brûlé, which apparently is also part of the Catalonian cuisine.
Barcelonasta löytyy kaikkea: rantaa, shoppailumahdollisuuksia, museoita, arkkitehtuuria ja erilaisia kaupunginosia. Siellä on selkeästi yhtenäisempi ja jollain tapaa rennompi fiilis kuin Madridissa, joka on muuten kaksi kertaa Barcelonan kokoinen. Tähän päätyy mun pitkät Barcelona-höpöttelyt tältä osaa. Aiemmat osat ovat täällä, jos ne ovat menneet ohi.
Barcelona has it all: beaches, shopping possibilities, museums, architecture and different kinds of neighbourhoods. It's clearly more coherent and relaxed than Madrid, which is twice the size of Barcelona. So this is where I end (at least for the time being) my Barcelona talk, hope you enjoyed it! Psst! You can read the previous parts here.