Pack For...Barcelona

 

visiting Gaudi's apartment complex

me being a complete tourist

lunch at Casa Calvet

 

My delicious dessert; mango raviolis wrapped in yogurt

cotton blazer, splendid; tee-shirt, j.crew; jeans, joe's jeans; bag, botkier; flats, staccacio

Pack For....

Barcelona

Last week my boyfriend and I began our spring break in my new favorite city, Barcelona. For March the weather was slightly warmer and sunnier than I was used to in Madrid. The streets are full of shops and shoppers from places like La Ramblas and Passeig de Gracia street. The Barcelonians and tourists have fabulous "street style" (my term for looking effortless on the street but also put together) and are a bit more dressed up than the people in Madrid. Many girls are not in heels but adorable flats and boots. Most women are trendy with blazers and huge sunglasses. When packing for Barcelona my top 5 essentials are; flats, sunglasses, jeans, a blazer, and tank-tops. With these pieces you will look like a cute Barcelonian for sight-seeing days that turn into dinner and drinks, a walk along Port Vell, or just a day of shopping.

My favorite day at Barcelona was when we shopped up and down Passeig de Gracia street (where you can find every designer from my favorite Gracious to Louis Vuitton), visited Gaudi's amazing works of art, and ate lunch at Casa Calvet. My Barcelona essentials suggestions:

Blazer - Landmarks Jacket - Anthropologie
Flats- Tory Burch Snake Reva Flats
Sunglasses- Olivia Peoples Zoey
Jeans- Rich & Skinny
Tank top- Splendid

Rachel McAdams meets Barcelona

on me: scarf (worn as headband) coach; sunglasses, tom ford; shirt dress, pepe jeans; cardigan, j.crew; flats ruby & bloom; bag, botiker 

When visiting Barcelona my boyfriend and I decided that the most romantic and easy way to sight-see through La Rambla and the Port Vell would be to rent bikes (you don't have to be a couple to rent bikes but it is so fun!). The city was a perfect place to have a complete Rachel McAdams moment like in Wedding Crashers or in her day to day life. In all her movies she is a flawless girlie-girl and I absolutely adore her so, it was not hard to mimic her lifestyle real or not in the gorgeous city of Barcelona. 

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Sunday Shopping; Barcelona

 Park at Port Vell 

 Casa Batllo

Museu Picasso 

sweater & shirt, j.crew; skirt, 344; bag, botiker; ray ban wayfarer sunglasses

Sunday used to remind me of one thing; my busy week ahead so, I dressed it up to be the funnest day of the week. With an earlier curfew, relaxation, and de-stressing on my mind I look forward to my favorite, shopping. 

Sunday in Barcelona stirred up my day with almost every shopping boutique and store closed. So, I took the day to visit the gorgeous museums by Gaudi (which reminds me of window shopping in a way because you get to see all the art but not take anything home with you) and just relax in the park by Port Vell with my boyfriend. How much better can Sunday get?

My favorite Barcelona Sunday stops:

Casa Batllo- an apartment complex built by Gaudi with no straight lines. there are fireplaces shaped like mushrooms and a beautiful rooftop. i can't imagine actually living there!

Museu Picasso- a collection of mansions lined with pictures by Pablo Picasso. there is a whole room dedicated to his version of Las Meninas which is so creative, in his own way.

Port Vell- this Port reminds me of the Baltimore Port but with couples and groups laying out everywhere to soak in the sun

Park Guell- when I entered the main entrance there were two large gingerbread houses on each side which made me feel like I was Gretel from Hansel and Gretel
La Sagrada Familia- Gaudi's church created to look like a dripping sand castle

Designer Favorites

 Gratacos store, Barcelona

Barcelona is a beautiful city for the city life, shopping, beach, and atmosphere. Passeig de Gràcia is the perfect street to see all your favorite designers and to add designers to your favorites list. After one day here I already added three designers to my list that I cannot live without.

1. Armand Basi- I liked the men items a little more than the women which makes it a perfect place to shop for my boyfriend!

2. Gratacos - the store is walled with different colored fabrics to choose from to make any kind piece you could ever dream of

3. Bimba & Lola - some of the pieces look as though they are knock off of tiffanys, longchamp, and even chanel but they are so cute! (and is still a little pricey)