Barcelona by Geek Girl

This is a guest post by Geek Girl, with minimal edits by Daddy Geek...

We are in Barcelona. We have done several things. Here are some pictures:



This is me with the lizard statue in Parc Güell.




This is behind the lizard statue.




I climbed a tree under some arches that are also
in Parc Güell.




These are the arches.




This is the curvy bench in Parc Güell.




This is a museum in Parc Güell.




We also went to a beach.




There was a rope pyramid by the beach.
After a while, I got to the top.

We walked up a hill and found out there was a castle at the top.




In the center of the castle there were some people
singing.




On the way down the hill, we passed a fountain
with stepping "stones".

We took the aerial tram down the hill.




This is a view from the tram.

We saw a wavy building. Here is a picture of the wavy building.



See above.

These are some pictures from my trip to Barcelona.

Geeks...In...SPAAAAAAIIIIINNNN

(Jim Henson, please forgive me for the title.)

The Geeks are on holiday in Spain, a destination we have had in mind for a long time.

So far, the trip has been pretty good. Short overnight flights are never that fun, but ours was relatively empty, so Geek Girl got a set of two seats to curl up in alone, and Mama Geek scored another set that she and I traded off. Arrival in Spain was easy and after a short Metro ride, we arrived at our first hotel of the trip - and lucked out, as the room was ready for check-in well before noon. Quick showers, and then we headed out to explore Madrid.

We had a late morning snack at Las Mallorquinas, a famous bakery/cafe on Puerta del Sol, before wandering to the Palacio Real, where I snapped Mama Geek and Girl Geek





before she returned the favor:





We found a small playground nearby, where Geek Girl could burn off some climbing energy





and then we got to see some kind of procession with lots of horses with well-clad riders, and eventually a coach





I'll let Geek Girl blog the final thing in the procession.

We found a quick lunch in a local place -- all the other patrons were Spanish -- and then wandered around to get some light and help battle jet lag. After a quick siesta, we headed out in the rain to find a tapas place we had read about, but we must have had the wrong opening times, as it was closed. Instead, off to have a quick bite of bocadillas con calamari and bocadillas con lomo before heading off for our new favorite dessert: chocolate and churros.

How do I know it is our new favorite? Just ask Geek Girl. I did, tonight in Barcelona: "What would you like for dessert, ice cream or churros?". She replied, with a tone I can only characterize as "enthusiastic pity" (for the idiot even suggesting there is a choice to be made), "Churros. Lots of churros."

On that note, buenos noches, amigos.