Things to Do in Barcelona (E and A's favourites)

Cafe Viena on La Rambla - read Mark Bittman's article about the restaurant on Cafe Viena; not sure if the sandwich is the best we've ever had, but boy that special pig meat sure is tasty.

the food market of La Boqueria, such awesome selection of fresh fruits and fresh fruit juices. yum!

Happy Pills, cutest candy stores based in barcelona - great concept, great store design, leaves you happy

La Sagrada Familia, of course. The interior left me speechless, so beautiful.

Witness the Sardana (traditional Catalunya dance) and its 11 piece  band outside the Barcelona Cathedral on Saturdays at 6pm.

Eating at one of the restaurants along the beachfront. We recommend Kaiku, restaurant with great seafood (see oysters), best paella in town (as noted by some guidebooks), and cute waiter who gave us food on the house.

Eating tapas at the Pinotxo Bar at La Boqueria. So much fun! and yum!

Eating tapas at Can Mano in La Barceloneta - described as a "charming dive" and rightly so

Casa Batllo, ever so magical. The reason why I love Gaudi

Running around the rooftop of Casa Mila (boy Gaudi is a genius!)

Watching the fountain lightshow at the steps of the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

shopping! oh boy. Vialis for shoes. Calleum for souvenirs made by nuns. Gratacos for beautiful luxury fabrics and accessories. Casa Gispert for nuts and dried fruits. Fet Amb Love in El Born for homemade trinkets. Basically any store within El Born.

Montserrat - attending a performance of the famed Escolania de Montserrat and hiking to the top of Saint Jeroni