Yesterday I took a late evening jog down La Ramblas to find the beach scene. I quickly ran into a vibrant area full of street performers, air open concerts and more bars/restaurants then one could imagine. Moving into Barceloneta the beaches opened up and the 1992 Olympic village, now converted to residential appartments, came into sight. I took note of some great beach side restaurants and we'll definitely be back tomorrow. Later in the night We hit up a tapas bar for some local grub and both agreed that tapas are one of the best culinary inventions.
Ok, so it's now "tomorrow" and Julie and I did some wandering about and stumbled onto the Catedral where many seemingly random groups of locals were dancing to an orchestra playing on the steps of the Catedral. Having visited two major cities it's interesting to compare the architecture. We tried entering and after an initial rejection from Julie baring her shoulders, we tried again after a quick 1 euro fix. At this point we encountered a second problem, the church was now closed. Added to the list for tomorrow. After checking out the surrounding areas, including a fort wall from the 9th century we headed back down to the beach area. While the weather was pleasant, about 27 C, there wasn't anyone in the water but plenty of beach-goers. Back at the hotel we had the concierge make us some reservations at the beach front hotel, CDLC - Carpe Diem Lounge Club. Looks happening.
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