More Barcelona Adventures

Last evening, we walked back to one of the places we visited with our tapas guide Carolina, Ciutat Comtal. It’s a beautiful place.


Alas, we forgot to take pics of what we ordered, though there were some repeats from our previous visit.  The eggplant chips with honey were again excellent! They had a special offering of a slice of Beef Wellington, so we had to try that—also delicious, especially with patatas Brava.  

We had a leisurely morning today, with a light breakfast in the hotel, then headed down the Passeig de Gracia to shop a bit.  I’d seen a Uniqlo store from a taxi, as well as a few other shops that looked interesting  I bought a great linen shirt at Uniqlo for a very low price, then found something cute for Emily at Mango Kids.  We also enjoyed browsing in a home furnishing store. Wish we had room to shop more!

We are just back from a lovely lunch at 7 Portes, a restaurant recommended by our tapas tour guide when we asked about good paella.  We took a cab, as it’s near the port, arriving at the almost-fashionable time of 1:30.  It’s a beautiful old place, with engraved plaques for all the famous people who have been there.  These were the names behind our banquette (click to enlarge).

Here are a couple of interior shots.


We enjoyed yet more pan de tomate, as well as a big green salad (rare on most menus), before the paella was brought out. As you can see, it looked dark, like a good gumbo roux. It included all kinds of meat and seafood.
This was my serving. Delicious!

Now we are back to rest and read for a while.  We shouldn’t need much dinner tonight!  More tomorrow!



Comments

  1. RachelMay 27, 2024 at 7:09 AM

    Paella! Yay! Love the architecture in the restaurants.

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  2. AnonymousJune 3, 2024 at 3:43 PM

    I love the chandelier! The food looks scrumptious!

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    1. AnonymousJune 3, 2024 at 3:43 PM

      The comment above was by Emily as well as this one.

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