Barcelona Day 3

Day 3 in Barcelona started... well, even later than day 2. I am not going to share with you the hour at which we all woke up because it is shameful. The good thing is it doesn't happen very often. I promise.

So we went to Vegan Deli. I usually shy away from Vegan food because I had this conception of it being flavor-less. BUT this deli proved me wrong. I had a vegan burger which was quite delicious. 

Quinoa burger with olives. I think my favorite part is the creamy white sauce that had the tartness of sour cream but consistency that is much denser.

Even after just grabbing lunch, Sagrada Familia was already closed but I got to take a closer look at it from the outside, which was quite beautiful. I had grabbed a glimpse of it on my bus ride from the airport to the center of Barcelona, but it was great to see it up close.

Then, came time for "afternoon" tea. Or, sweets and coffee. We dropped by Xocoa to grab a few bites. Here are some pictures of the inside.

The three of us ordered "cafe con leche" or milk coffee (I have to say, it was quite a change from the intense coffee I have had in Italy. I wonder what the Italians have to say about this). We also ordered Chocolate orange liquor truffle, White chocolate almond nest, ginger and milk chocolate cookie along with lemon and white chocolate cookie to share. 

We walked outside to find a light show at Placa de Sant Jaume for Festival Eulaulia. It was a pleasant surprise and it was fascinating and entertaining! I loved all the colors and the different scenes on the building!

We were hoping to go to a seafood restaurant for dinner, but funny enough, the restaurant was closed on Saturday evenings. So, we dropped by a little juice shop (we forget the name of it..) to grab juices. I ordered a juice that contained avocado, lemon, spinach, apple, and other greens and Fiona got the orange one pictured below with carrots and apples. Hannah also got a smoothie of almond milk, papaya and mango. They all turned out to be delicious! I know my juice sounds kind of funky, but it was actually quite fruity. I think the lemon made a huge difference.

After calling various restaurants, we finally ended up at Ginger, a bar we were planning on going to anyways to grab dinner. We didn't have high expectations but it ended up serving much better food than expected. 


I ordered a salmon tartar over avocado. The best part about this tartar was the chive infused oil on top. The crispy pieces of toast on the side didn't hurt either.

Hannah and Fiona each ordered a scrumptious salad as well!

That ended our food-ventures in Barcelona together. Afterwards, we went home and talked for hours on end and the morning after, I flew out to Milan and then took the train home to Bologna. 

I am hoping that I can go back to Barcelona sometime in the near future since I absolutely loved the city!