Dramamine Please

For one of our last days in Europe we decided to explore outside the city and head to the hill side town of Montserrat! Word to the wise maybe glance at the train times the day before because by the time we got to the platform the train was drifting into the distance.... best part is they only run every hour! Don't worry we didn't miss the next one and had plenty of seats to choose from. The trip there is about an hour long mainly because it makes over ten stops along the way so pack the DRAMAMINE- the non drowsy kind- believe me I have made this mistake too many times to count. Thankfully we made it to the Montserrat Station with only slight motion sickness and took the tram up the hill to the beautiful town. Here you have many hikes to choose from and we chose a less lengthy one of about 2.5 miles, but the options were endless and even involved scaling the mountain and rock climbing... little to adventurous for us. Having said that I don't think any hike would disappoint with the incredible views and the nature you trek through!

 After our hike we went exploring through the town and grabbed some lunch while enjoying the beautiful scenery. After our hikes, lunch and even witnessing a wedding in the church we headed back down on the cable car  and yes I may or may not of held my breath the entire way down.










So after a quick siesta- they have the right idea- we mindlessly walked till we found the perfect tapas bar. And you know it's about to be good if it is all locals. The bar is called Bilbao Berria and I just adore the concept of walking up grabbing as many tapas as your heart and stomach desires and at the end you count up the sticks and pay. PURE GENIUS- America we need this.

The following day- our last day in Europe we decided to check out the Picasso Museum and even caught some street performers when we were relaxing by the Marina. The highlight of my last day was the food we found- shocker me falling in love with more food. There was a street market along the marina and we indulged on the best falafel pitas and don't even get me started on the freshly made churros. He actually cut the dough and dropped it into the sizzling vat in front of us I can't even describe how delicious they were! It was definitely the perfect end to a even more perfect vacation!

Bilbao Berria