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examples of Barcelona's famous leather-working - IMG_2327
We ended up with an excellent view of la plancha, where seafood goes to become delicious. - IMG 1261
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Second dessert (a): white chocolate mousse. - IMG 1269
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How could we go elsewhere? Their cafe con leche and half-flauta with tortilla is perhaps the best breakfast in the world. 2.25 euros. - IMG_2309
our first of many arm-out shots - IMG 1308
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Bryan sucks up some power before boarding the 9-hour flight to Barcelona. - IMG_2333
Bryan's sunglasses give out. - IMG_2324
Leslie anticipates lunch. - IMG 1366
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old building, still a novelty on day one - IMG_2304
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The full menu + annotations. - IMG 1256
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2nd amuse bouche: salmon "coronets." - IMG 1364
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Bryan didn't need to show for his conference until Tuesday, so we got to bob around the city a bit. Here's Leslie in front of...probably part of the cathedral. - IMG_0026
We attempted to find a fun bar airing the FC Barcelona soccer game, to help us stay awake until a reasonable hour. The Amsterdam bar was kind of a misfire. - IMG_2320
These street lights, our guide book informed us, were Gaudi's first public works in Barcelona. - IMG_2305
Monday morning, our first non-zombified day in Spain! We rounded the corner from our hotel (AC Diplomatic) to a nice little restaurant (Tapas Tapas--a chain, but who cares) where we ended up eating breakfast every day while in Barcelona. - IMG 1367
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All the eggs in Spain had these amazing orange yolks. I don't understand: we buy the most expensive, hippiest eggs out there in the US and don't get yolks like this. - IMG 1369