A month later, here are the last of the photos from our trip! Barcelona was our final stop before heading home. I had been waiting the whole trip to be able to practice my Spanish, and then... Catalan. Oops, I had totally forgotten about the Catalan thing. (Catalan is a language spoken in parts of Spain, Italy, and France.) Well, what can you do. So while all the street signs etc. looked kind of foreign to me, I was still able to try my hand at speaking Spanish. It was not the prettiest thing you'e ever heard, but I think I did ok. Sorry Jon that I'd been building myself up over the weeks. "Just wait til we get to Spain; I'll be able to get us around just great!" Ha! Because we traveled during off season, we didn't have to stand in a single line for anything. Literally, not one line. So when we got to the cathedral in Barcelona and saw a line that wrapped around the church, we were like "Oh yeah... lines. We forgot about those." Anyway, we ended up seeing the courtyard instead, which was still pretty amazing. And geese! Oh, the bakeries here. They did not disappoint. This little Christmas market was filled with all the cutest things you can think of! There was so much beautiful street art in Barcelona. I was kind of bummed that I couldn't totally read the writing, but at least I was able to get the main gist. And pictures are kind of a universal language anyway. So. Park Guell. Guadi's architecture is the bomb! As we were strolling around looking at architecture, we stumbled into a street protest about immigration. It was pretty cool and made us feel right at home. No one is illegal! First time empanada eaters over here. They were delish! We found this huge indoor market that spilled outside onto the streets. Vendors were selling everything: candy, fresh-squeezed juice, fish, cheese, ostrich eggs, and waffles! Jon and I found some steps where we could sit and share a waffle and gelato. And let me tell you, that waffle was a million times better than it looks. Goodbye Barcelona! Goodbye Europe. We love you. Hope to see you again soon!
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