Tibidabo, Pedralbes y the unexpected visitor

After a lovely menú del día, Heiki, Rudolfo and I trekked our way to the highest point in Barcelona - Tibidabo. In Latin, it means ´this to you I give´ as spoken by the Devil when tempting Christ.

At the top there is a gorgeous cathedral which actually houses 3 churches as well as a very rare black Virgin Mary.


Also, there is a small amusement park which has amazing views.



After Tibidabo, we made our way across the city to the neighborhood of Pedralbes to see the Monestir de Pedralbes (monastery) which was built in the 14th century.


We ended the day with a walk through a lovely park which houses the Palau (palace) Reial de Pedralbes. There is supposed to be a fountain designed by Gaudí but we couldn´t find it :p

Later that night I´m working on homework when suddenly the doorbell rings. What the heck?? I go to answer the door but the door opens and in walks a man. Uhh....ok. Hola - who the hell are you?? Turns out he´s the painter hired by the school to paint one of the rooms in the apartment. Ok fine. But then through my limited Spanish and his broken English, I realize he´s going to spend the night. Hmmm... But he promises he won´t bug me, but then proceeds to sit down on the couch right next to me and talk my ear off for the next 40 minutes. Then he starts saying how pretty he thinks I am. Uh, yeah, time to go. Told him I needed to go to bed and then locked myself in my room. Note to self - ask the school if its customary for painters to spend the night.