Tickets

We ate pretty modesty while we were in Barcelona so we could have this fancy meal at Tickets. We had a great time tasting innovative tapas. Clem liked how everything was her size!

These tapas look like sushi but the "rice" was a meringue that tasted like nori. 

This one was Clem's favourite - crab in avocado.

The dessert room was very whimsical. Fruit decorations were hanging off the ceiling and Willy Wonka was playing on the TVs on the back wall.

Clem had the corn sponge cake. She said it was delish!

Barcelona

I didn't take as many photos as Clem as I would have liked in Barcelona. I was sightseeing on my own most of the time and didn't want to be a target for petty theft. She was safety stowed in my purse when I visited Sagrada Familia, the Gothic Quarter, the Picasso Museum, and other attractions.

Churros and chocolate is a very popular snack in Barcelona. It definitely satisfied Clem's sweet tooth one afternoon.

We ate at a fun pintoxs bar. Snacks with the regular toothpick were one Euro and snacks with the red toothpick were 1.5 Euros.

We checked out street art in the El Raval area. This one was by Keith Haring.

We also visited Park Guell. The security guard smiled when I took this photo of Clem!

Clem said hello to Gaudi's famous lizard.

She also enjoyed the colourful park benches that overlooked the city.

A few more photos of Barcelona to come...from Clem's Michelin starred meal!

Bon Dia!

B had a conference in Barcelona so Clem and I tagged along. We stayed in a university residence, just east of the famous La Rambla. This was the view from our room.

We did a day trip to Montserrat to visit the monastery and go hiking. We made it in time for Sunday mass and also heard the boys' choir (one of the oldest boys' choirs in Europe).

Clem was a trooper and didn't freak out how high we were. We bought sandwiches and ate them here.

Back in Barcelona, we had very tasty squid ink paella at Can Sole.

Our trip was off to an excellent start!