Barcelona je taime

So been in barcelona since wednesday and its been great!!! Barcelona is soo much better than Italy!!!

Anyway after spending 4 hours at the Malpensa airport in Milan, Blyth and I boarded our Lufthansa flight to Barcelona. The best thing about the flight was the inflight magazine lol, everything else sucked but oh well it was only a 1.5 hour flight.

As soon as we arrived in Barcelona, it was already a full 360 to that of Italy; there were actual bright lights and a densely populated surrounding, something which Italy did not have! (around rome airport was barren farm land and mud lol). As soon as we departed the aeroplane we were impressed with the airport! It was full of shops and cafes and very modern! We took a cab to our hotel and wow... our hotel looked amazing!!!! After entering our room we felt like we were in Tokyo or somewhere in the future; it was beyond modern. The lights dimmed based on touch and we had a bang and olufsen tv. The shower had inbuilt storage for towels and shampoo and the bathroom had a modern telephone installed as did the bedroom. The back walls were tinted and had storage units for pillows and bedside tables!! It was amazing!! Free minibar and the elusive bathrobe and slippers set. Very impressed.

We went to the local shopping centre to stock up on some basics and were pleasantly suprised at how massive it was! Huge! especially the supermarket. It also had european staples of H&M and Zara.

The last couple of days we have done touristy things and seen all the major barcelonian sights. Barcelona is ridiculously beautiful and yet seemingly modern concurrently. The city centre is full of designer boutiques and hip, trendy stores. Food is also alot cheaper (€8.95 for a full buffet!) compared to Italy. Just overall a much better directed and funtioning country to Italy and i´m loving it!

Heading to Paris tomorrow night by train which should be uncomfortable but nevertheless interesting.

Hope the typical melbourne weather is going well!

xx