Barcelona: The Good, the Bad and the Tasty

Today is our last day in Barcelona. The luck 'o the Irish awaits us in Dublin this evening.

Reflecting on the past four days I make the following observations:

THE GOOD. For the past two days it's been between 25 and 30 degrees C and sunny. We took full advantage by renting bikes and cruising the beaches of the Mediterranean. Back home in England it's 5 and raining. Moreover I hear back in Canada it's 0 and snowing. Also, we had a great apartment. Would gladly recommend the Apartments in Barcelona Corders.

THE TASTY. Last night we found one of the most unique restaurants I have visited in Europe. It's called Origins 99.9. That figure represents the fact that they boast 99.9% of their ingredients and dishes originate in Catalonia. The idea is you order 2 or 3 small portions of various catalan dishes to sample. I had a onion stuffed with beef, pine nuts and mushrooms that was perhaps one of the tastiest things I have eaten in a while. Nils and I also agreed that the Pork with Chestnuts was superb. An excellent local wine rounded out the meal.

THE BAD. Hard to get past this one when reviewing the city. We got robbed. I'll get you Spain.

Cheers,
Brad