Hi friends,
Brianne and I are tucked in after a long day out and about. Our game plan was to make it to this restaurant MILK which is highly praised in the guide books. So our adventure begins. Now I know you read my last post about getting to the school in Sant Cugat on the subway. Well... I now feel as though I have mislead you to believe that the subway system is reasonable. HA! So to get to MILK we have to take the L7 from El Putxet to Placa Molina, walk through the station to the parallel station of Sant Gervasi. From there we get on the L6 to Placa Catalunya. From Placa Catalunya we walk around the giant station, get confused, and eventually figure out that we have to get to the METRO station. Remember we took the Funacular train... Totally different. So we begin our search walking, walking, walking. Eventually we find the metro station where we need to get on the L3 for one stop and get off at Passeig de Gracia. From there we get on our fourth and final train the L4 to Tinitat Nova, and get off two stops later at Jaune 1. We made it!!!! For your enjoyment I have included a subway system map of Barcelona. Please note... this is not the complete subway map it is only Zone 1. Sant Cugat and various other places are not on this map. Will try and find one including the other 6 zones.
Oh look at that... Here is another more thorough one... but still not totally complete. How convenient!
See my facebook page, and eventually the Fotografia page on my blog for more pictures.
As for the Picasso Museum, not bad for 6 Euros. Sadly we weren't allowed to take any photos there. If you're a lover of Picasso I think this museum is worth it. However, all the reall famous paintings are in France, so if you're looking for them you will not find them. Turns out Picasso spent a lot of time in Barcelona. So the museum placement makes sense. It was very cool to see the evolution of his work throughout his life timeline. An uneducated observer would instantly think that his older works and newer work were done by different artists in different eras. Weird.
So while travelling down the narrow streets to get to these three wonderful places, we came across our first Spanish riot. Fully equipped with masses of people, megaphones, whistles, bomb-like sounds, the works. While we were intrigued, we chose to trust our instincts and change the direction of our galavanting. In this process we came across police... everywhere. It was a this time we chose to find the Picasso museum to insure we were out of any chaotic situations that may have occurred. While navigating our way through those skinny streets we came across many boutique shops including a store that sold "Happy pills," Couture Candy in cute bottles. We chose to purchase hats at a cute accessories store, as the wind here is brutal. Don't worry, they are cute. We also found another tea store, which made Brianne giddy as a child in a happy pill store. We went with 100 grams of pina colada and 100 grams of white chocolate rooibos. While walking the streets lined with shops we came across.... you guessed it. Another riot/protest.... possibly the same one having moved to another direction. But a riot/protest nonetheless. At that point we decided it was time for a Cappuxino - that is actually the name of the cafe we went to.
Brianne and I are tucked in after a long day out and about. Our game plan was to make it to this restaurant MILK which is highly praised in the guide books. So our adventure begins. Now I know you read my last post about getting to the school in Sant Cugat on the subway. Well... I now feel as though I have mislead you to believe that the subway system is reasonable. HA! So to get to MILK we have to take the L7 from El Putxet to Placa Molina, walk through the station to the parallel station of Sant Gervasi. From there we get on the L6 to Placa Catalunya. From Placa Catalunya we walk around the giant station, get confused, and eventually figure out that we have to get to the METRO station. Remember we took the Funacular train... Totally different. So we begin our search walking, walking, walking. Eventually we find the metro station where we need to get on the L3 for one stop and get off at Passeig de Gracia. From there we get on our fourth and final train the L4 to Tinitat Nova, and get off two stops later at Jaune 1. We made it!!!! For your enjoyment I have included a subway system map of Barcelona. Please note... this is not the complete subway map it is only Zone 1. Sant Cugat and various other places are not on this map. Will try and find one including the other 6 zones.
Oh look at that... Here is another more thorough one... but still not totally complete. How convenient!
BAHHHHHHHH
Anyway, we made it to milk where we enjoyed a fabulous breakfast! Yup, you're jealous.
Since we really didn't know exactly where we were going, we thought we would do our best to make this journey a solid one. Turns out, the Picasso Museum as well as La Catedral and Esglesia de Santa Maria Del Mar all happened to be fairly close. So naturally we hit up those must sees. Brianne was baffled by the idea of treating a church like a museum as this is not something one typically does at home. But her appreciation for historical architecture acknowledged its self as we walked the isles of Maria del Mar. The church is utterly beautiful.
See my facebook page, and eventually the Fotografia page on my blog for more pictures.
As for the Picasso Museum, not bad for 6 Euros. Sadly we weren't allowed to take any photos there. If you're a lover of Picasso I think this museum is worth it. However, all the reall famous paintings are in France, so if you're looking for them you will not find them. Turns out Picasso spent a lot of time in Barcelona. So the museum placement makes sense. It was very cool to see the evolution of his work throughout his life timeline. An uneducated observer would instantly think that his older works and newer work were done by different artists in different eras. Weird.
So while travelling down the narrow streets to get to these three wonderful places, we came across our first Spanish riot. Fully equipped with masses of people, megaphones, whistles, bomb-like sounds, the works. While we were intrigued, we chose to trust our instincts and change the direction of our galavanting. In this process we came across police... everywhere. It was a this time we chose to find the Picasso museum to insure we were out of any chaotic situations that may have occurred. While navigating our way through those skinny streets we came across many boutique shops including a store that sold "Happy pills," Couture Candy in cute bottles. We chose to purchase hats at a cute accessories store, as the wind here is brutal. Don't worry, they are cute. We also found another tea store, which made Brianne giddy as a child in a happy pill store. We went with 100 grams of pina colada and 100 grams of white chocolate rooibos. While walking the streets lined with shops we came across.... you guessed it. Another riot/protest.... possibly the same one having moved to another direction. But a riot/protest nonetheless. At that point we decided it was time for a Cappuxino - that is actually the name of the cafe we went to.
Yep, you're Jealous.
Well my feet are sore from 9 hours of walking, but my heart is energized, and my soul nourished.
We'll chat soon. That's all for now.
xoxo B
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