Wednesday night I had my first authentic tapas dinner…it only took 3 weeks. Two of my guy friends and I went to this little restaurant/bar that our tour guide from our bike ride recommended to us. It was in a little alley, with about six very very small wooden tables with little stools and low ceilings. We had octopus, mussels, bread with a tomato spread, patatas braves (potatoes with a special sauce), chicken croquettes, and manchego cheese. Thursday was a SNOW DAY in Barcelona!!! Can you believe that?! I looked out my window and was a bit confused because I saw zero inches of snow on the ground…but I guess one snowflake constitutes as a snow day in Barca? Classes were cancelled because people couldn’t get to work…too funny!! Thursday night, I went out with some of my girlfriends to this great restaurant called Melic Del Gotic. It was delicious!!! It was a place that served mainly meats and you got to choose which kind of meat you wanted, toppings, and the sauce. I shared Ox and potatoes with aioli sauce with my friend Laura. For an appetizer, we got bread with tomatoes, but usually they prepare it for you before bringing it to the table. However here, he brought us warm bread, cherry tomatoes, and garlic and we got to make our own! First you cut the garlic in half and rub the open side all over the bread. Then you cut the tomato in half and rub the juices over the garlic. Next, you drizzle some olive oil and salt on top and your ready to go! For dessert, we had Crema Catalana, which is a dessert they are known for. The restaurant itself was adorable and felt like we were in a small stone cave. Definitely worth going back! Afterwards, we headed off to a bar called Pippermints, where you can get 6 or 13 L drinks to share with a big group. We wanted to get the 13L fishbowl drink, but it seemed a little crazy…so we settled for the 6L and had lots of fun. It was a small place, but fun to go in a big group of friends. We headed home for an early night at about 1:30am.

Making our appetizer! 

 Ox!!

Friends at Pippermints