Lost in the Hedges

March 9,2013-

After a long night/morning, we woke up to another beautiful day of blue sky's and the sun shining in Barcelona. I could get used to this.

However, with the sun and nice weather, also brings all of the crazy tourists. Already, we were beginning to notice the streets becoming more crowded and the sidewalks being hard to bob and weave through. 

We decided to visit Labyrinth park: the park with the hedges that formed a maze located in the very north of Barcelona by Mount Tribudabo. I had never been to this part of town before so I was excited to see a whole new side to Barcelona. 

A whole new side was exactly what it was, the Mondat neighborhood and area was absolutely beautiful. It was high enough on the mountain where you could look out and see all the buildings in the city and beyond that the beautiful sea. Making our way to the park we stopped for a few minutes and watched a local futbol game: it made me miss playing soccer. I liked this part of town much better, it was much calmer and quieter: this was the local Barcelona.

Of course we got lost, but managed to ask people and find our way up to the park. The park was pure bliss. It was surrounded with all types of trees and vegetation with only a dirt pathway that wove in and out of the beautiful scenery. The sun was out and the the birds were chirping, it was a warm beautiful day.

After successfully completely the hedged maze, we sat down on a bench and had a picnic for lunch. The park wasn't busy so it was nice to get out of the big city and just relax for the day. In the future, I could see myself taking the metro up there and studying on a beautiful afternoon. I loved it.

After the park we came back down in to the city and did a little shopping. On my way walking home, there was a reggae concert in the plaza by our grocery market. What a random place to have a concert, but I stopped by and watched for a little before continuing on my way. 

Finally, I made my way home, excited for another eventful day tomorrow with hopefully more great weather!