Day 334 -- What?! We have a blog? and we went to Spain?

So it's been a long time since we last updated our blog.  We have no excuses.  But I hope to make a few posts updating you on our first autumn in Denmark.

In early September Collin and I spent a long weekend in Barcelona.  We've always wanted to go to Spain and this was a great introduction to the country.  It was three days of hot sunny weather, delicious food and amazing sites.  The highlight of the trip was dinner at Tickets, a tapas bar by the former head chef of elBulli, Ferran Adria.  We just sat at the bar and ate whatever amazing things they brought us starting with the famed elBulli olives.  

Click here to watch a video from the New York Times of Mark Bittman and Jose Andreas enjoying Ferran Adria's olives.  They are truly indescribable.  

Collin popped up in many places that night.

In addition to our unforgettable meal at Tickets, we enjoyed some Gaudi architecture includng both La Sagrada Familia and Casa Battlo.  Casa Battlo was especially cool because we went at night and sat on their rooftop and listened to some amazing Spanish guitar.

        

 These shots are the ceiling of the cathedral  

 And the following shots are outside Casa Battlo

We also visited the Picasso museum which was great, and had a drink at the beach on the Mediterranean. We stayed at Casa Camper, an awesome, funky, boutique that included a hammock in our room and a rooftop where we could relax and enjoy breakfast and snacks.

rooftop of the Casa Camper

enjoying our 2 euro bottle of wine

view outside our bathroom window

The last few shots are of the amazing marketplace, La Boqueria.  And my cousin Maggie was right, the fruit smoothies were delicious!