July 9, 2023

Today we had a lazy, free day. Summer and I pretty much laid in bed all day in the air conditioning until around 4 pm. Air Conditioning in Spain is quite literally a luxury. Every day of the trip, the temperatures averaged around 95-100F so having the opportunity to be in air conditioning at all was a blessing. We ended up leaving to go get a late lunch at a pizza restaurant near Passeig de Gracia, which is near all the popular shops. It is so busy in that area, but we definitely did some damage shopping yet again. I find it interesting how cheap everything is here compared to the United States, so that’s kind of how we’re justifying our purchases. Summer and I walked around and pretty much shopped until around 8:30 pm. We had a pretty calm evening, and I went to dinner with Summer at Mood Rooftop. From the rooftop, we were able to see the Barcelona skyline, the beach, and the port. It was absolutely beautiful. We took tons of pictures and got Mediterranean food. We ended the night with gelato!