Entry #4 La Familia Sagrada

Your local time is 9 hours ahead from departure location said the flight attendant threw the intercom. We just landed in Barcelona, Spain and I couldn’t be more excited to get up after a 13-hour flight my legs felt swollen. I can finally start to see what row was leaving the plane, so I start standing up and prepared my things to start leaving the plane. I get off the plane and I start following all the signs that say baggage claim. We grab our luggage's and start making our way outside. Once we start getting closer to the exit, we can start to feel how hot it is outside. We stepped outside and once the door opens it felt like we opened the door to a sauna. Then we see this big line and at the front of the line it said taxi. The line seemed to be moving quickly so we decided to wait. It's our turn to get into the taxi and we hurry to get in because there is a line full of taxis trying to take people to their destination. We start making our way into the city and all I can see is mountains. Once we start getting closer to our Airbnb you start to see all the locals walking around shopping at the little markets and walking their dogs. The popular dog I saw looked like a greyhounds, and I googled it the breed is called Galgo Espanol it is easily confused with the greyhound. Once we were a block away, I noticed the beautiful architecture. We finally arrive and now we have to climb 5 flights of stairs with our luggage. We were not starting this trip off good because it was hot very tiny and not a single building had a/c unlike Arizona. After we settled in, we decided to just grab something to eat and call it a night so that the following day we could have energy to explore Barcelona. The following day comes, and we start walking up these hills and let me tell you these hills were steep, but we finally made it to the top and the view was amazing. You were able to see La Familia Sagrada church in the distance it felt so magical. We walked down these stairs that led us to the main road, and we were able to find a tour bus that took us to all the famous places in Barcelona. We were on the bus for 5 minutes when we realized that it took us to La Familia Sagrada church. We were so excited but before we got there, we had more stops on the way. We saw more amazing building and the beach. Finally, we got to the La Familia Sagrada church it looks bigger in person then it does in pictures. I was stunned to see how much detail the church has. In that moment I felt like I was in a dream because of how tall it is. I felt so grateful that I was able to travel and see the church in person. It is a beautiful place and I recommend anyone to go if they have the chance.