I'll recap the events of our last full day in Barcelona. Sorry, no pictures today since most of our electronics are packed.
9:00 AM: I wake up and put a gigantic load of laundry into the washing machine.
10:00 AM: J wakes up and together, we hang the laundry out to dry.
10:30 - 11:30 AM: I do price comparison/research for a weekend to Amsterdam from Paris while J reads our Barcelona guidebook to see if there's anything else he wants to see in Barcelona.
11:30 AM: The apartment manager reviews the apartment and returns our security deposit.
11:30 - 12:00 PM: J OKs the plan for Amsterdam and does some preliminary packing. I book plane tickets and hotel for a 3 day, 2 night weekend trip from Paris to Amsterdam through expedia.com and hotwire.com, respectively, which surprisingly yielded the most convenient, affordable and comfortable itinerary.
12:00 - 12:15 PM: prepare to leave the apartment - turn off the gas, lock the patio door, gather our passports, phrasebook, wallets, keys, phone, cameras and city map.
12:15 - 12:45PM: take the Metro from Urgell to Jaume I via Catalunya.
12:45 - 1:00 PM: find our way to the Museu d'Historica de la Cuitat de Barcelona
1:00 - 1:45 PM: make our way through the first quarter of the Museu d'Historica de la Cuitat de Barcelona with complementary audio guides.
2:00 - 3:15 PM: lunch at Senyor Parellada
3:15 - 4:00 PM: roam around El Gottic, La Rambla and La Boquera while waiting for the museum to re-open at 4:00 PM
3:55 PM: stumble across a Xurreria on Carrer de Banyas Nous. Bought 100 grams of fresh-out-of-the-fryer churros topped with sugar. Best churros ever.
4:10 - 6:30 PM: finish walking through Museu d'Historica de la Cuitat de Barcelona
6:30 - 6:45 PM: window shop
6:45 - 7:15 PM: take the Metro from Jaume I to Urgell via Catalunya
7:15 - 8:30 PM: fold laundry and pack 90% of our stuff
9:00 - 10:30 PM: dinner at Cerveceria Catalana (fried baby squid, fried little fish, patatas bravas, veal sirloin on toast, salted cod brochette, steamed mussels, grilled clams, beer and wine - oh, so good)
11:00 - midnight: J finishes packing while I am composing this blog entry.
11:00 - midnight: J finishes packing while I am composing this blog entry.
midnight: last full day in Barcelona ends.
Current Location: Barcelona, Spain