Hello lovely Sparkles and Shoes readers, I’m still alive and checking in from the gorgeous Barcelona. I promised updates from abroad and I had a hard time picking my favorite photos to share with you from my first few days in Spain. If you have been following along on Instagram you may have seen a few of these but take this as your chance to see them on a large computer screen and view a few new ones.
My mom and I have had the most amazing time in Barcelona and the weather has been glorious, with temperatures between 68 and 72 degrees, exactly what you want when you are walking 10+ miles per day. We arrived Saturday at noon and since then it has been a whirlwind experience – like my trips Budapest, Vienna, and Prague I will be doing daily recaps once I’m back but in the meantime here are some of my favorite photos from our excursions thus far:
Ciutadella Park on the Barcelona City Bike Tour
With my mom outside la Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
Afternoon sunlight inside Sagrada Família
Inside Gaudí’s living room at Casa Batlló
Leaning out the window at Casa Batlló
On the roof of the Catedral de Barcelona
Hiking above Montserrat Monastery
Gaudí’s chimneys on the roof of Palau Güell
At the top of Montjuïc Castle
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
By the time you are reading this we will have visited the Gaudí Museum and Park Güell on our last day in this magical city and be on a flight to Madrid to see all the capital has in store. I will check back in in a few days but until then my Instagram or Snapchat, @kellydonlin, will be your two best sources for updates!
¡Besos!

April | April Everyday says
I really want to visit Barcelona! It looks like such an amazing city, with so much to see! I really need to book a little weekend getaway there soon!
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Katerina says
I love Barcelona! It is one of my favourite cities! ^_^
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Amy-Anne says
I don’t know if my comment went through >_< but I basically said that I love posts like this, and you should do them more often!
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Amy-Anne says
These are lovely photos omg. You totally need to start doing more posts like this, it’s brilliant to get your insight c:
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Margita says
Lovely photos! I wonder how long will it take to finally complete the renovation on Sagrada Familia 🙂
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Kelly says
Great question! I am going to do an entire post devoted to our afternoon their but as a sneak preview, they are “rushing” to have it done by 2026 to coincide with the 100th Anniversary of Gaudi’s death!
Jessica says
So jealous ! I have wanted to go to Barcelona so badly recently, it is so beautiful ! You look gorgeous as well <3 Looks like a great time !
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Alyssa says
So many great pictures and I’ve been loving following along on snapchat!
Alecz says
It looks like you’re having the best time! And you’ve got some awesome photos so far!
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Laura Kathleen says
I love Barca! I went with my family in 2011 and it was amazing! So jealous your there right now! Beautiful photos!
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Dressed2dNines says
Lovely pics! Spain is totally on my to do list!
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Dressed2dNines says
Such gorgeous pics! I totally would love to visit Barcelona, Spain!
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SABRINA says
Such great pictures!! looks like a lot of fun!
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