We arrived in Barcelona this morning and walked the Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter.
We wandered through a large market and snapped photos of interesting foods. Ham is a big deal here, and pigs that eat just acorns their whole lives end up as the highest priced ham. There is an age old question of who is more committed to making breakfast, the chicken or the pig? The chicken is involved but the pig is committed. We saw not just every part of the pig for sale, but also every part of the chicken, including heads. We tried the ham, but decided to leave the octopus and other exotic seafood for later in the trip.
Ham for $30/pound
Snails. They were moving.
Not as cute as the rabbit on the Cruisin' the Canejo bike ride jerseys.
Octopus and squid
Fish entrails
Eel
Does anyone know what these are?
As we eat pilgrim meals along the Camino we may be served all of these foods and we look forward to the experience. We tried three different sangria a today, including a white that was very refreshing. Dinner was seafood paella at 11:00 at night in a sidewalk cafe. Lots of Barcelonians were eating out at that hour.
In the Gothic section we saw the cathedral and some other buildings from centuries ago.
Security cameras... The modern day gargoyle.
And some more modern works,
Fresco designed by Picasso.
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