Barrio Gotico

This morning, I went to a little cafe near where I live, and started to study for my upcoming exams. Then I returned home for lunch. Amparo and I ate outside on the terrace because it was warm but not too hot. After lunch, I read more of my book and then decided to go for a walk. I wandered around Barrio Gotico, which is the old part of the city, near Las Ramblas. It's made up of lots of narrow streets with all kinds of shops. I came across a few fun things during my walk. First, I made it to Santa Maria del Mar, which is a famous old cathedral. My conversation teacher told us she thinks it's the most beautiful cathedral in the city, so I'm glad I got a chance to see it.

After that, I found an outdoor market selling different hand-made candies, jellies, jams, and candles.

Next, I found the the Catalunya capital building, which I had visited on Dia de Sant Jordi, but had not seen from the front.

On my way home through the narrow streets on the other side of Las Ramblas, I came across the coolest shop ever. It was kind of like a second-hand clothing store, but they had some new clothes as well. Interestingly, they sold clothes by weight. 13 euros per kilo of clothing. I found some shorts overalls (which I've been searching for for years!) and a great shirt that will be making an appearance at tackies 12x. They added up to a kilo, but I sort of accidentally bartered with the guy (we were speaking Spanish, I'm still not really sure what happened) and ended up getting both things for 10 euros. Good deal!