Barcelona (1) - Accommodation, Eixample and Colom

We stayed in Barcelona for 4 nights but sadly sadly we didn't managed to visit enough places.(I don't know why, even though we've planned well) 

I fine a lot of information on local tour and download their route which shows the shortest walking distance travelling from one to another place.

For example:

but normally this kind of information you can get from the Tourist Information Counter in the airport...

Barcelona Airport looks like this: (Urgh I forgot which terminal)

As we have 5 person, the counter advised us to take a cab from airport to our accommodation. It costs 40 euro and by metro, one person costs 10 euro whereas bus costs 8 euro (not sure about my memory but they are definitely more expensive than taking a cab)

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Accommodation

We booked an apartment in Ara367 which located in Carrer d'Arago within St Joah(pronounced as saint hoan), very near to Sagrada.

hmmm.... It costs 380 euro (321.63 pounds) for 4 nights 5 days, which equally one person pays 76 euro.

3 rooms, 6 single beds, 1 toilet=.=

Kinda disappointing with the toilet-.-

With kitchen, and all the utensils and cutlery, microwave, kettle, hair dryer.

When we just checked in the apartment, i discovered that my passport was gone!! I was kinda nervous and I keep recall my memory but I don't think dropped it or being pick pocket under an impossible situation. As the counter downstairs requires my passport for the verification, then I assume that it was still inside the photostat machine. Damn I almost die because of that.

PLUS Spain has a special 'rule' for having a 'napping time' at afternoon (normally 2-5), lots of office and shops closed during this hour, hence I cant find anyone downstairs.

Yeah after 5 the Miss Counter really discovered my passport in the photostat machine. I almost collapse. Heart Attacked. 

At least I learnt a lesson.

o0o

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Eixample

This is one of the famous district in Barcelona. You can see signs, merchandise, etc related to Barcelona football team everywhere~!

This is the market place. Obviously we missed it. Again.

This is the restaurant we went. The food is ok but the service is a bit slow. It's ok for me as I prefer relax relax but it's no good if you have a further schedule. Rmb ask for special menu or set menu. Some of them 'zha-shou' pura pura didn't show them.

You can see a lot of tapas downstairs.

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Colom

And walk along the Eixample street, until the end, you will reach the Colom, (Columbus Monument) situated beside the port.

The direction he pointing is towards America! I feel excited as I've done several research that's why I know who is he and where he is pointing. The feeling is different when you don't know anything. 

I bet this place is more beautiful during day-time -____________-

For who wants to chills or drinking, walk through the bridge, there will be several places to go such as Mare Magnum and if not mistaken, there are at least two clubs here.

As this is the first day we reached Barcelona, we just realized that we need a plan to run trough for the remaining days, if not we're kinda wasting time and asking everyone where to go.

*to be continue*