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Days 58 - 62: Barcelona, Mardrid & Journey Home

Sooooooooo we're super duper late on the blog. We've been home and busy working, planning parties, getting ready to move, and working on the wedding for about two weeks now. Sorry! Lets wrap this thing up! Our first day in Barcelona was spent visiting the famous street of Las Ramblas and the maze that is the Gothic Quarter. The area reminded of of Paris and the Champs-Élysées. We had some decent Shwarma for lunch and then headed to the Picasso Museum. We lucked out with the Picasso Museum. Not only was it surrounded by the rich architecture of the  Gothic Quarter, but it was also displaying it's temporary exhibit featuring works by Salvador Dali. The exhibit held Dali's and Picasso's works side-by-side, displaying their similar influences and time learning from each other. The rest of the museum showed mostly early works by Picasso, showing his growth as an artist and works with multiple artistic mediums. Disappointingly though, there were few iconic piece