Valencia

Day 8 in Barcelona (by Hannah with input from Nic)

We went to the market and spent 8€ on fruits and veggies. We have only gone 2 days without going to the market! We walked to Sagrad Familia which is the most amazing cathedral EVER! We wish we could have gone inside but the line was ridiculous and it was expensive. They are still constructing the cathedral after 100 years and think it will be done in 2020 or 2040. It was designed by Barcelona's amazing Gaudi. There are many famous and gorgeous buildings by him in Barcelona.

After that we went to the temporary Realism exhibition at a museum.  It was a fantastic exhibition! I love seeing all this amazing art in person!

We tried to find another one of Gaudi's buildings that had free admittance but for some reason we couldn't find it! Barcelona is HUGE and has so many streets going this way and that!

That night we went out to get tapas and accidentally went to a VERY expensive place! The food was yummy though! :)

Day 9 in Barcelona and Day 1 in Valencia

So of course we went to the market on our last day in Barcelona. We got fresh asparagus and lots of fruit. We had a nice brunch of eggs, toast, espresso and fresh oj. We left the hostel early so that we could make sure to find the train station and our train before we left at 2:30pm.

It took us awhile to find it but we made it onto the train. It was Nic's first train ride! It was about 3.5 hours and the ride to Valencia was beautiful!

We got lost on the way to the hostel (of course!) but only for half an hour! We LOVE this hostel. It is hands down the cleanest and nicest and colorful hostel ever. And Valencia is our favorite city we have visited too! 

We had the asparagus for dinner which was to die for and some pasta! 

Day 2 Valencia

We have done so much today! The weather is warm but windy so it makes it a bit chilly! We went to a bakery for breakfast. Then we went to Torres de Serranos. It was sooooo cool! It was part of the wall that used to be around Valencia! And the best part is that it was free! Most places are free or 1€ in Valencia! It makes for an awesome city to visit!

After the tower we went to a museum of miniature soldiers. There were thousands and thousands and thousands of little soldiers! It was freakin crazy!

We went to El Corte Ingles to get groceries and made a delicious supper of potatoes, carrots, broccoli and salad. And since it's super expensive to go out and buy drinks, we bought gin and tonic and had that with dinner! 

Day 3 Valencia

Woke up way too late today! (12 pm) :) We had yogurt and fruit before heading out to tour Arabic baths from 1313! They were wicked! We got to see a movie about how they were used and then got a free tour of each room! Yay we love free stuff!

Then we went to an art museum that was also free. YAY! It was packed with so much art! The majority of it was religious art but there was also an exhibit with modern photography which was very cool!

We saw where bull fights are held but the arena was closed and they only do 3 fights a year. We would love to see one but I guess we will have to save that for another trip!

We had 2 yummy yummy pastries that we bought with the 2€ Nic found on the ground so it was basically like they were FREE! 

That's all for now! Dinner and drinks soon! TTFN!