Barcelona

We spent a weekend in Barcelona, and although I did not like it as much as I like Madrid I still did enjoy it. I think had I spent more time there and gotten to know the city better I would have enjoyed it more.
We went on a brief tour the first morning we were there and went to see El Sagrado Familia, the Sacred Family Cathedral. We were unable to go in b/c the line was like a mile long, but the outside was beautiful. It is still under construction and from what I've heard will remain under construction for another 5o years or so.
Then Casey and I broke off from the rest of the group and went to find the Picasso museum. This was probably my favorite part of the trip. My grandmother is a bit of an art fanatic and brought me going to art museums and with an appreciation for the arts, so it was really fun to go see the works of someone like Picasso. While there I bought my grandma a book with all the paintings we saw, I figured she'd like that alot.
Then on the last day Casey and I went to spend the whole day on the beach. It was so nice and relaxing. However, it was the most crowded beach I have ever been on in my entire life. I had also forgotten that it's normal for European women to go topless at the beach, so that was a bit of a shock, but Casey and I got a couple good laughs outta it.
All in all once we were able to figure out the subway system it wasn't too bad. However, if I ever return to Spain, Barcelona probably will not be on my list of hot spots to revisit.