So, I'd made the mistake of trying to waltz in to the Picasso museum on a Sunday without pre-paid tickets. Yeah, that's not happening. Remember the scene in 'A Christmas Story' where Ralphie attempts to get in line to see Santa and the people there tell him to go to the real back of the line? Yep. That. This. Here. Do not plan on going to the museum unless you have beaucoup hours to spend and have planned your visit well in advance (Barcelona, you & these tours/tickets/prepaid everything... we need to talk).
So, I hit the bookstore, bought some souvenirs, got busted trying to peek my way into the museum, and left to keep it moving. After such a (mis)adventure, I was in need of comfort food. Using my handy dandy Yelp app, I saw that there was an ice cream shop a few paces away. Done. As soon as I walked in, I knew I was in the right place. Smiling faces. Good light. The distinct smell of ice cream. Yes, this was happening. Did I mention, too, that I hadn't eaten anything yet that day except my daily dose of macedonia and fruit juice? I was hungry. Apparently, hunger does wonders for my Spanish because I was fluent when saying what I wanted and making some chit chat.
In a big bowl, I packed in chocolate-banana ice cream as well as pineapple & mandarin sorbets. I know I know. The combo sounds disgusting and, perhaps, at a lesser ice cream shop it would have been. But with the ice cream and sorbet being so well-made, so fresh and so delicious on their own, the combination was Voltron-esque. Each separate treat was delicious and I did my level best to eat them separately but when they did mix... I didn't hate it. As is usual with me and ice cream, once I started oohing and ahhing about it, all the (Americans) came to the yard to see what was up. I walked in to an empty store. I left having to 'permiso' my way out of there. #jobwelldone As much as I wanted to talk Born while eating my ice cream, I could only concentrate on one thing at a time. Fresh chunks of pineapple beat walking around cool neighbors every time. Every.Time. read more