{"id":3425,"date":"2026-03-19T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/bars-elona\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T04:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:16:00","slug":"bars-elona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/bars-elona\/","title":{"rendered":"Bars-elona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We left Valencia early morning and took the train to Barcelona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We made it in time to walk around a little bit before we started our evening food tour of Barcelona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the previous one, it was a great mix of food and drinks, history and the history of the foods and restaurants. We had a great time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1523-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1523\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Valencia, in my dreams it always seems<\/em><br><em>I hear you softly call to me Valencia, where the orange trees forever<\/em><br><em>Send the breeze beside the sea<\/em><br><em>Valencia, in my arms I hold your charms<\/em><br><em>Beneath the blossoms high above<\/em><br>&#8230;<br>&#8211; <em>Traditional Song<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1524-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Any civilized breakfast on a train should include Cava. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1525-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1525\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barcelona Gothic Quarter. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1526-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the many local markets in the city.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1527-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1528-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1528\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Street Picasso?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1529-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1529\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roman ruins in the old town. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1530-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1530\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1531-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1531\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1532-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1532\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1533-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1533\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1534-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1534\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First tasting had two options, with wine. <br>Mushrooms with Ibarian Ham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1535-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1535\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fried eggplant with honey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1536-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1536\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An inbetween course tasting of nuts before the second stop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1537-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1538-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1538\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pinchos with Anchovies &#8211; two versions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1539-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church dedicated to brothels and their workers was built with community money since the \u2018Church\u2019 did not want to pay for that kind of church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it burned down the community was not able to raise all the funds to rebuild it, so the Barcelona Football (Soccer) club paid for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the church there is a stained glass window with their flag as a way to show their appreciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1540-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1540\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La Bomba de la Barcelonetta. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1541-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1541\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the two Paellas we had. The other was seafood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1542-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1542\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dessert was Bu\u00f1uelos. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1543-barselona.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1543\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Street scenes walking back after all the food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We left Valencia early morning and took the train to Barcelona. We made it in time to walk around a little bit before we started our evening food tour of Barcelona. Like the previous one, it was a great mix of food and drinks, history and the history of the foods and restaurants. We had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spain"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"monkeydads","author_link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/author\/monkeydads\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We left Valencia early morning and took the train to Barcelona. 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