BARCELONA: MONTJUÏC

On my third day in Barcelona I met up with two Couchsurfers, Simon from Germany and Russian Alex living in Australia, and we decided to walk up the hill Montjuïc, from where we would have a fantastic view over the city. You can either walk, take the gondola lift or take the funicular (which we did) to reach the top of the hill. During my stay in Barcelona I had the pleasure of being able to join La Mercè, an annual festival, and therefore the city was crowded with millions of people (there will be a separated post about La Mercè). It had so much fun with Simon and Alex and I really enjoyed this day, as you can see in the pictures!

outfit and view over Barcelona in the background!

Simon :-D

on top of Montjuïc

Simon, me, Alex in front of the fortress

parts of the fortress

harbour and fortress

harbour

Simon and me

people celebrating La Mercè and view over Barcelona - amazing, isn't it?

that huge building is La Sagrada Família

I love how the sun brightens up this scene

Simon, Alex, and me - Barcelona in the background

a tower

on top of the fortress

I wish I still had this tan!

Port Vell

Simon was so tired, he'd been laying around everywhere :-D

the fortress' entrance

little waterfall at Montjuïc

Next post coming up: La Mercè