Cross that off the Barcelona Bucketlist

April 13,2013-

A day when the suns out and the sky is so blue can never be wasted. I was missing the beautiful state of Colorado today. 

As a way to somewhat pretend like we were in Colorado my friend and I decided to hike to the highest point in Barcelona, Mount Tibudabo. At the top of the mountain there's an amusement park with roller coasters and a huge church, not to mention an overview of the whole city of Barcelona.

So we began our journey to the top of the mountain. There was a tram that would take us to the top for a small fee, but we were determined to get our exercise in for the day and hike the whole way. Besides, it was a beautiful day, why not!

We walked along the small pathways surrounded by wild daisys and flowers. We even stopped a few times to pick some and put them in our hair. It was so beautiful to see grass, mountains, trees, and wild flowers again. It seems like living in the middle of the city it's a concrete jungle and I miss just being able to lay in the grass. 

We made our way to the top, bought some ice cream as a reward for making it up there, and sat in the sun overlooking all of Barcelona for the afternoon. It was a long ways up the hill, but the top made it worth it.

After awhile, the sun was starting to go down so we made our trek back down the mountain. On our way down we saw a guy who had crashed on his bike because there were rocks on the path. He had dirt all over his face, but was surrounded by his friends and seemed like he was going to be okay. 

We took our time going down the mountain because the quicker we were down meant back to the concrete jungle we'd go.

Well, as they say, all good things come to an end, and alas we made it down the mountain and got on the metro to take us home. When we got home I got on the computer and looked at how many miles it was to the top via the route that we took: 3 up and 3 back= we had hiked 6 miles today and it felt sooooo good!

What a beautiful day surrounded by nothing but nature: I'll be back to hike back up in a few weeks, Mount Tibudabo!