All Nighter

Big times in Barcelona.
So the idea was to go into the city to witness what the nighttime traffic looked like. Not a problem, right?
I guess that would depend on what you consider "nighttime."
I looked up a few things in the guidebook and online and got some recommendations for places to go, but nothing opened until midnight. And I think that was supposed to be for sake of the tourists.

The last bus to El Bruc (and Can Serrat), however, left the station at 10:30. Hmmm... sounds strangely like the bus schedule Denver.
Guess we'll make it all-nighter.


All-nighters do not seem to be as great a challenge when restaurants are still happy to seat new customers as late as 1 am. No problem!
We did have another delightful meal (I got the fixed menu, which culminated in a lamb risotto! more on that, perhaps?); but I still felt very proud of our little group when we easily found places to be and things to do until 2:30.
Then the rain came. And did it rain! Soaking wet and cold with still 3-plus hours to go.
Did I mention that the earliest morning bus wasn't until 6:20?

We did find a place to go, but I must say, it's not what we expected. I didn't realize from the outside that the place we chose didn't appear crowded because everyone (and I do mean everyone,) was downstairs. Could not move for all the people. So many people. I considered having my "free" drink in the bathroom because that was the only space available to turn around in. Good golly.
We left early (5:30-- sounds strange that so late can also be early?). and headed for the bus-- which was also early. Hard to believe, right? Yeah. Missed the bus.

So we were also witness the miracle of the Catalonian sunrise from a bus stop in Barcelona.

Spent the day keeping pretty quiet... a repeat of that cheese plate from last night might be appropriate, and gearing up for festivities yet to come, both tonight and tomorrow.