Picásso museum, Palau Música, oyakodon, y Espanyol

For the longest time, I wanted to go to the Picásso museum in BCN but never got a chance to do so because of the crazy workload. Term two finally came to an end on Thursday. Was planning to get away for the long weekend but it was a fall-out and figured that I might as well have a tranquillo weekend in BCN. Got up early and missioned over to El Borne. Couldn’t believe that there was a huge line-up for the Picásso museum already. Decided to walk around until the line-up died down. So wandered around and ended up in Palau Música Catalana, an amazing Gaudi-like concert hall (being typical sharou, again, I forgot my camera). Asked the usher if we could go in and have a look, “I invite you.” He mumbled in catalan and handed over the tickets to us. So we walked in the concert hall without realizing that we just got in a concert for free ☺ It was a percussion concert for kids and family. Sitting there and listening to all the different percussion instruments, realized what was missing on my MP3 player: classical and musicals, been out of touch with these types of music for a while. Time to download some peaceful tune :)

Was starving when the concert ended. Walking around El Borne, I found “the restaurant” I have been looking for a long time in BCN: a small, typical Japanese joint serving home-made dishes. Craving for a bowl of ramen but they didn’t’ serve ramen for lunch so I had oyakodon. Yumm..I love it..absolutely love it..love the ambience, love the authentic décor of the place, love the tiny corner, love the fact it was cheap, love the fact that it was not some trendy fusion japanese, and love the name of the place “Ikkiu” (a famous Japanese cartoon about a child monk growing up in a monastery).

Quickly went down the beach before the game tonight (I have become a regular ever since my friend "liquidated" his season ticket in exchange of cashflow). It was nice soaking myself under the sun. Haven’t seen the ocean for a while, since Christmas. The game was a bit chaotic but I enjoyed it. It was the first time that I actually arrived earlier enough to catch the anthem of the club.

“Puta Osasuna!!” the hard core espanyol fans shouted after Osasuna shot 3 goals in a roll. Que malo! Then it came the highlight of the game when Gracia had a goal from almost the centreline. The most beautiful goal I have ever seen (not that I know anything about football but I was stoked!!!)

It was the first relaxing weekend for a while..just walking around and enjoyed BCN, actually got myself oriented with all the cool bars in my neighbourhood and El borne. Quite an accomplishment I must say. (though i didn't make it to Picásso museum at the end)