Day 37: Transfer to Barcelona

Today we had our 9 hour drive from Nice to Barcelona. Our bus driver Jose looked super tough but was a good driver. We headed out at 7 am and did not get to Barcelona until 5:30 pm! It was quite a long journey but it was worth it. Our hotel was in a perfect location, only 4 stops away from Las Ramblas which is one of the most famous streets in Barcelona. So we dropped off our stuff in the hotel and headed out into the city for a walking tour. We hopped on the metro and headed downtown. At this point Ashley and I were starving so we decided to peel off of the group with the normal crew and went to get dinner. We went into a tapas restaurant because we saw that it had a really good deal. We went upstairs to get seated and soon found out the special was only for the bar and our deal was different. We had a 15 Euro unlimited tapas deal and very large glasses of Sangria. Ashley and Michael, Erica and Chase got the unlimited tapas and Sangria. Josh, Jenny, Alyx, and I decided to get our own Paella dish and it was amazing. Also everyone got .5 L worth of Sangria and it was very tasty. It was my first time having it but it hit the spot. It had all sorts of fruit in it so it left a snack for after the drink was finished. I got the chicken Paella and it was so good. The tapas looked amazing as well. They kept getting plates and plates of food. Each time it had a different theme. My favorite dish that I tried was potatoes with a cheese sauce on top. They had an assortment of meats, cheeses and veggies. There were also some very weird dishes that nobody wanted to try because we had no idea what it was. I already loved Spain because the food was so good. The dinner was fabulous and after a great meal we decided just to head back on the metro and get some sleep because we had a long day planned for tomorrow. We were going on a panoramic tour of the city so we needed our sleep.