FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SPAIN!🇪🇸 (2 days in Barcelona)

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Meghan & Matt

Meghan & Matt

Күн бұрын

Welcome to Barcelona! In this video, we spend 2 days doing the BEST THINGS TO DO in Barcelona! This is our first Spain travel vlog AND our first European travel vlog! When we were Looking for things to do in Spain, it was clear we had to pack our Barcelona Itinerary with all of the architecture! We will be spending 5 months in Europe and this is where we are starting! From here, we will be making our way down the coast of Spain. Make sure you're subscribed to follow us as we discover Spain!
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OUR STORY
We're Meghan & Matt, two travelers from the United States on a journey to travel 1,000,000 miles! For 2 years, we lived in our self converted van and traveled all over North America! During this time, we caught the travel bug, HARD. So we set a goal to travel one million miles! Now, we’re hiking, biking, driving, flying and even training around the world to discover as much as possible! Recently, we sold our van and packed up our lives into bags and boarded a one way flight to Europe, leaving behind no house, no car and not even a house/car. From now on, we will be living our of suitcases and traveling full time. How long is this lifestyle going to last? I️ guess you’re going to have to subscribe and follow along to find out!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Our Traveling Life
00:15 Best Hotel in Barcelona
01:31 Best Travel Backpack (ad)
02:35 Barcelona First Impressions
03:47 Las Ramblas (honest reaction)
04:22 Gothic Quarter & Barcelona Cathedral
06:55 Amazing City Views
08:06 Travel Hack you MUST know
09:04 First Dining Experience in Spain
12:16 Thoughts after 1 Day
14:06 Spanish Breakfast
14:37 Gaudi
15:06 Sagrada Familia
16:33 Parc Guell
19:52 CHURROS
20:37 See you in Tarragona

Пікірлер: 262
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We're so excited for this new chapter in our lives! Thank you for watching and get ready for some amazing European adventures! Thank you again to Wandrd for sponsoring this video! Check out our Wandrd Bags here: bit.ly/3mgKpjM
@storiesofadandelion
@storiesofadandelion Жыл бұрын
Spain was my first place in Europe to visit when I was a kid. It was and will always be my favorite place to visit. So happy to see it is still delivering the same results now. 😊
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Such a great place to start! We had the best time here
@guanacovision2412
@guanacovision2412 Жыл бұрын
As an American from El Salvador, I can say that Spain is a wonderful country, I have been living in Barcelona for four months.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
It really is a beautiful Country! And amazing city :)
@johnhuynh7741
@johnhuynh7741 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god! Looks amazing! Spain is gonna be on the bucket list now 🤪
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
IT"S BEAUTIFUL!!!
@to0muchlove
@to0muchlove Жыл бұрын
That architecture is just incredible!!!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
SO COOL!
@mommygarcia9137
@mommygarcia9137 Жыл бұрын
Wow ! The views there are absolutely beautiful ! Have fun but be safe !
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
It was so beautiful! Thank you!
@sameeraakkena
@sameeraakkena Жыл бұрын
the gothic quarter is stunning, i would just love to sit down and read a book there! also thank you for talking about the money side of things, it’s something a lot of others don’t really talk about.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
I️ know right?! And we’re happy to! We definitely want to share as much as we can
@helenamcginty4920
@helenamcginty4920 Жыл бұрын
Back in 1971 I travelled from my home in England a bit. You could hitch hike back then as well. I ended up in Barcelona and a Canadian girl I met (We were 21) from the next pension and I got jobs in a bar in the slums near the dock. We were chary about the work as most bar girls down there were also whores. But were well protected by our formidable boss. I later discovered that these slums were the "picturesque" Gothic quarter as advertised on a brochure in the American Express office. As an art student I had learnt about Gaudi but was not prepared for the amazing shock of seeing his beautiful curved buildings juxtaposed with standard rectangular ones. Just there as part of the city's architecture. I now live in Andalucia where my son and his family emigrated to and love it. The architecture here is, if course, very different in style from that further north.
@pablogv96
@pablogv96 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you two are having a good time in my country! I really appreciate this video ♥️ Welcome to Spain, enjoy!!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Gracias! We are so happy to explore Spain! Cheers!
@lindasteinbrenner8065
@lindasteinbrenner8065 Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is so beautiful! Lol, Matt totally understand the Game of Thrones vibe you are experiencing. Love, love, love the older architecture, esp the Cathedrals. So happy you both are so thrilled!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is sooooo beautiful! We’re having a great time in Spain 😊
@javiervicianocuevas7684
@javiervicianocuevas7684 Жыл бұрын
There are many towns and cities in Spain and Europe to visit where Games of Thrones was filmmed. 👍
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@javiervicianocuevas7684 so many! Seriously was our favorite show when it was on
@manuelromeroarcos8160
@manuelromeroarcos8160 Жыл бұрын
​@@Meghanandmatt welcome to Spain
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@manuelromeroarcos8160 Gracias!
@TenajTino
@TenajTino Жыл бұрын
Love it ❤ We haven’t been to Europe yet but I know it’s a vibe. Definitely coming up on our future travels
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Omg you guys would love it!!
@javiervicianocuevas7684
@javiervicianocuevas7684 Жыл бұрын
Great video, I just found your channel. Enjoy your visit and adventures around Spain and Europe.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
So glad you found us! And thank you! We are so happy to be here
@josefinajascon1463
@josefinajascon1463 Жыл бұрын
Justo wait until You come TO VALENCIA !!!!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Valencia looks beautiful!!
@AL5520
@AL5520 Жыл бұрын
Cathedral is the central church where the bishop seat is and there is usually only one and Catedral de Barcelona is the only one in the city. Sagrada Familia is a basilica. When visiting the Catedral de Barcelona I recommend going up to the roof. The "Samsung billboard" just temporary and covers the scaffold (so they can earn a bit to help with maintenance).
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Ah thank you for explaining this! Is the rooftop access something we will have to pay for? Sounds incredible and we will be back in Barcelona in a month
@stephandmicah
@stephandmicah Жыл бұрын
"I'm so happy, I feel like my heart could fall out of my butt" hahahaha love it! Great video guys!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Haha it’s true!!! Thanks guys ❤️
@MrBistein
@MrBistein 9 ай бұрын
I am from Barcelona and makes me very happy you had a great time! Cool video!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! We really liked our time in Barcelona we’ll definitely be back someday!
@bee-anca236
@bee-anca236 Жыл бұрын
Omg this is so exciting! I can’t wait for the next video
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!! We had such an awesome time!
@mattbouthet
@mattbouthet Жыл бұрын
What a great start to our Eurotrip!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Wooooooo!!
@TheBrownVanlife
@TheBrownVanlife Жыл бұрын
That morning shot from Day 2 🤌 beautiful guys
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thank you guys!
@nicoli8437
@nicoli8437 Жыл бұрын
I was in Barcelona for a month last summer, it wasn't enough to see everything, the sea, the museums (you can find free entrances online), sagrada familia, Park Guell, Mount Tibidabo, port, aquarium, Arc de Triomphe, Montjuïc Castle were amazing. I remember all this nostalgically and I want to go again
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Definitely one of those cities you can’t fully see in a short amount of time but what’s great is that it’s easy to travel to so we can always come back! Hope you get to go again soon!
@torquemadivx
@torquemadivx Жыл бұрын
I recomend you, the Alhambra in the increíble Granada...good vídeo...👋👍
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thank you! We are actually visiting soon!
@stevewoods7299
@stevewoods7299 Жыл бұрын
That was great!!! Always SOOOO MUCH, ground covered in each video. I would need notes just to comment.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! More to come!!
@TheTravelingChefs
@TheTravelingChefs Жыл бұрын
Ahhh love this!! We can’t wait to go to Barcelona this year!! Hopefully we see you guys in Europe while we’re there! Oktoberfest babyyyyyy! 🍻
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
You guys will love it!!! Hopefully we can make it work :)
@XaviVideoShow
@XaviVideoShow Жыл бұрын
I have just found you (and your channel 😉 ) and I really like you. There are so many things and places you haven't seen or visited in Barcelona that... 🤯 Well, try to avoid summer time for coming back to Barcelona (very hot and millions of tourists everywhere). Anyway, Welcome/Benvinguts a Barcelona!!! 😉
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
So glad you found us! 100% agree with you! We will be back twice in may. Any recommendations are welcome!
@neiss2
@neiss2 Жыл бұрын
What a blessing that the Instagram-youtuber tourists limit their "enlightening" visiting experience to the city of Barcelona, that's why a majority of Barcelonians we live outside the city 😁The best well-kept secret is that the city is just for working and maybe going out for dinner, but the authentic paradise lies 20 km away from the noisy and crowded city, it's where the best beaches (Costa Brava), woods (Montseny), villages, ski slopes (Pyrenees) are. Another thing is that good red wine in Barcelona is not "local", it comes from Ribera del Duero or Rioja regions, some 600 Km North-West. Anyway, nice video😉Hope you enjoy the city!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We had a nice time in Barcelona and have many plans to explore other places while we’re touring Spain
@NuriaSaladrigasLarroy
@NuriaSaladrigasLarroy Жыл бұрын
Well the wine thing is not just from outside of Catalonia. We have plenty of good wines and cava ☺️
@neiss2
@neiss2 Жыл бұрын
@@NuriaSaladrigasLarroy Dear Núria, agree 100% when it comes to Cava. I'm not a particular fan of sparkling wines but the only one I truly enjoy (mostly as an appetizer before lunch or dinner) is a Cava. To me, a good brut nature Cava beats any Boellinger, Roederer or any other expensive Champagne that you may throw at. When it comes to red wine, sorry but no 😛 I've had many (good and expensive) Costers del Segre, Montsants and whatnot, and they cannot compete with a Ribera, Rioja, or even Toro. And I'm not saying that Catalonia hasn't any good wines, there certainly are but on the same price level, they cannot compete with any of those from the rest of Spain. Cheers from Aella 🍷
@PatriciaLxxxx-sd4gp
@PatriciaLxxxx-sd4gp Жыл бұрын
Try to see inside the Sagrada Familia. It's so different to any other church You can see. It's wonderful!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We will be back in Barcelona in May and we will grab tickets! So excited to see inside
@XaviVideoShow
@XaviVideoShow Жыл бұрын
​@@Meghanandmatt Do you need some tricks to avoid paying tickets to get inside? 😅 Well, one of them is... Sunday morning, 9-10 am, International mass...if you get into the church as a respectful "christians" 😏 you will not pay anything 👍
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@XaviVideoShow hah! We ALWAYS appreciate tricks to avoid paying 😂😂 we may try that next time 👍🏼
@nurseandthenomad
@nurseandthenomad Жыл бұрын
Stoked on y’all adventures! Great video.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thank you guys!
@Trensare
@Trensare Жыл бұрын
First time tuning in to the channel. Gonna be interesting to see where you guys end up. As we're going to a similar trip for our vacation, during a month with start in early July, I have a question about this bag. As we never check in our bags and always choose the cheap under the seat option, will this bag qualified as such a bag? Btw, our rout is start from Stockholm, then Lisbon, Madeira, Paris, Mallorca (Cala 'Dor, Cala Millor and Palma) and finally Madrid. Can't wait 😍
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Hi! So glad you found us! That sounds like so much fun! Are you only bringing the one backpack or will you have other luggage? The bag fits under most seats! We have a rolling carryon suitcase as well so sometimes if they make us check like on budget airlines, it counts as our carry on item. It’s too big for Ryanair I️ know that!
@Kivas_Fajo
@Kivas_Fajo Жыл бұрын
If Croatia is on the bucket list, go see Ston/Mali Ston for fresh oysters, mussels and seafood. It's also very quaint there with medieval walls surrounding the villages, a castle and just an idyllic landscape you will fall in love with. Also: Try the Plavac Wine there. It's the local wine...
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thank you! We will save this. Croatia is DEFINITELY on the bucket list. Before they joined the Schengen, we had plans to spend a month there :(
@Kivas_Fajo
@Kivas_Fajo Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt And now you cannot stay that long in Croatia? I don't understand? Oh and try the black risotto. ^^
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@Kivas_Fajo we only have 90 days in the Schengen and that’s already planned. We were going to go after and then they joined in January so we had to switch our plan. Sounds great!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
So we can still do a month it’s just going to have to be another time
@Kivas_Fajo
@Kivas_Fajo Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt Try this: For example, France has a bilateral agreement that allows U.S. citizens to stay an additional 90 days beyond the Schengen limit. You can enter from any Schengen country, stay 90 days in France, and then fly home. But the catch is you have to go home - you can’t go elsewhere. You have to leave Europe so you can’t use your time in France as a sneaky way to reset your Schengen clock. Now, the France/U.S. rule is tricky. It’s based on a post-World War II agreement that was never canceled. Multiple French consulates told me yes, they thought this law existed but couldn’t tell me where to find it. A few visa services told me I was crazy. One consulate told me it was possible but only with a long-term visa. BUT, after many calls, the US, Canada, and UK French embassies told me that yes, this law does exist and that yes, this is still valid. Then they referenced me to the French national archives.
@allanjohnsalgado2119
@allanjohnsalgado2119 Жыл бұрын
You could have also head to the Barcelona beach. Try Madrid, Segovia, Valencia and Malaga Spain. It wont disappoint
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Yeah we wanted to go to the beach while we were there but we only had limited time. We will be back! And we plan on seeing all of Spain at some point!
@elainefigueiredo4234
@elainefigueiredo4234 Жыл бұрын
Hold on tight to that backpack and all that photo equipment!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We’re being careful!
@walkietalkietraveller2932
@walkietalkietraveller2932 Жыл бұрын
excellent advice, Elaine :)
@zakandfal
@zakandfal Жыл бұрын
"Still very olivey" haha loved the first dining experience! How are you guys adjusting to not being in the van?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Still lol! The first time trying food in a new place is always an out of body experience haha. We are doing much better adjusting than we did in the van! We do miss parts of vanlife though!
@antifax8434
@antifax8434 9 ай бұрын
Fantàstic vídeo for a Fantàstic City ❤❤❤
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt 9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Barcelona is amazing! Can’t wait to visit again someday
@NoCaping
@NoCaping Жыл бұрын
Spain is absolutely beautiful I'd love to visit 1 day. Did you guys change over your cell phone plans for you international travel trip?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Spain has been amazing! Yes we switched over to Google Fi. So far it’s been working pretty good overall. We’re gonna update after getting some more use out of it
@leslierawlinson2073
@leslierawlinson2073 Жыл бұрын
We had a bidet years ago. The kids used to clean there teeth in it when they were young.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Talk about a potty mouth 😅
@cristobalblanco3755
@cristobalblanco3755 Жыл бұрын
España es diferente..... Bienvenidos
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Gracias!
@pablolazaromartinez3541
@pablolazaromartinez3541 Жыл бұрын
Hi guys! Are you visiting Sevilla?😊 Be sure of Booking visiting places online in advance ❤
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We’d like to but we’re not sure if we’ll make it on this trip! And thanks for the advice 🤙🏼
@Zergcerebrates
@Zergcerebrates Жыл бұрын
Ahhh..you guys didn’t go inside Casa Battló and Sagrada Familia?!! It’s so worth it, there are so many things you can’t see from the outside. The interior of Sagrada is amazing and the sense of scale. You gotta start going inside European buildings.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We didn’t have enough time to get tickets. We will be back
@PorkoRoso
@PorkoRoso Жыл бұрын
Be careful with pickpockets. Barcelona is full of them waiting for an unattended phone, backpack or pourse, specially in busy places and the Metro.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We’ve heard! Thank you. We have been alert since arriving
@spawderbat
@spawderbat Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Spain, enjoy your journey across the country. If you can, don't forget visit Madrid Valencia Sevilla Málaga Segovia Cáceres Valladolid Salamanca burgos Bilbao Santander Santiago bla bla bla bla.....
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We’re excited to be here. We’re going to explore as much as we can while we’re here!
@OmegaWalple
@OmegaWalple Жыл бұрын
what do you think of the coffee size differences from what you are familiar with back in the States?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
NEED MORE COFFEE 🥴
@OmegaWalple
@OmegaWalple Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt my wife says to order a macchiato instead of expresso
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We’ll try tomorrow!
@Bippopbipjkididjwj
@Bippopbipjkididjwj Жыл бұрын
​​​@@Meghanandmatt Cortado has more coffee in It and less milk, macchiato is not a term that we commonly use we would use café manchado which is literally stained coffee (most of It is coffee and only a stain of milk) and in your average bar they are not gonna understand, solo means only coffee and café con leche is 50 coffee 50 milk, we have other stuff like carajillo which is coffee with licour usually brandy😂 P.d i tho It was the coffee in bars not the capsule coffee 😅
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@Bippopbipjkididjwj this was super helpful Laura, thank you! We actually ordered Cafe con Leche today and LOVED IT!
@adriamasero996
@adriamasero996 Жыл бұрын
I'm happy that you are enjoying my city
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! We’ve learned this, from the comments in this video but didn’t know it’s banned in Catalonia so, appreciate you for sharing. The funny thing is, the music platform I️ use provided these royalty free songs. The name of the songs are literally the places we went to and they’re flamenco. For example the song I used during Parc Guell is named “Parc Guell”. I’ll have to reach out to them to change that.
@Fadogar911
@Fadogar911 Жыл бұрын
the sagrada familia is always under construction because it is STILL not finished.. that's like two thirds of the cathedral when it's done.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see it finished. (If that day comes in our lifetime)
@xaviergratacosrodriguez9568
@xaviergratacosrodriguez9568 Жыл бұрын
A suggestion. Flamenco music has no relation to Barcelona but is typical of southern Spain, not in the No0rth of Spain where is located Barcelona. Setting the scene with flamenco guitar in a video about Barcelona is like putting country music in a video about New York or Scottish bagpipes in a video about London.
@mirandamar
@mirandamar Жыл бұрын
El norte de España es de cultura celta y el instrumento típico es la gaita . El flamenco es típico de la zona sur de España , Andalucía . 😊
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Nosotros entendamos ahora. Gracias por explicando 😊 nosotros aprendamos mucho
@juneliv4592
@juneliv4592 Жыл бұрын
La gaita es en Galicia y Asturias
@avecesar4244
@avecesar4244 Жыл бұрын
Spain is quite different, north, Southwest, east or west. Galicia or Asturias have little in common with Andalucía or Extremadura. There are no flamenco or bullfights in the north (it's not our culture) Cider is the drink in Asturias, wine is not as common. Cataluña is not Spain for many Catalans. Others feel they are Spanish as well
@FDODONIRE
@FDODONIRE Жыл бұрын
​​@@avecesar4244 Nos sentimos no, lo somos.
@carlespadro-solanetigrau1786
@carlespadro-solanetigrau1786 Жыл бұрын
​@@FDODONIRE hagamos un referéndum…
@rosendosolesainz5059
@rosendosolesainz5059 Жыл бұрын
WELCOME TO SPAIN. BARCELONA IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT YOU'LL CARRY IT IN YOU MEMORY, ALL LONG YOUR TRAVEL BE. AND I RECOMMENDED IN A SECOND TIME IN SPAIN DON'T LOSE MADRID, OBVIUOSLY, BUT SEVILLA, GRANADA, CORDOBA, CACERES, TOLEDO. CUENCA. SALAMANCA. VALENCIA, ZARAGOZA. BILBAO, VITORIA, SAN SEBASTIÁN. SANTANDER, OVIEDO. LA CORUÑA...AND THE PARADISE OF BALEARES AND CANARIAS ISLANDS. TO ENJOY IT ALL.😍🤩
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Yes! We are already learning this! We can probably spend a year here and not see it all! But we will be here for 2 months and we are loving it so far! Thank you!
@fedeLibre
@fedeLibre Жыл бұрын
Y el vino tinto español, no se olviden: es el más barato, sabroso, variado y de mayor calidad de todo el mundo.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
¡Sí! ¡Estaremos bebiendo mucho vino tinto mientras estemos aquí!
@Luffy9o
@Luffy9o Жыл бұрын
aahhahah As spaniard this is just a piece of Spain thats for sure if you enjoy it i recomend visit more places of Spain we are the second most visit country in world. Enjoy it.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
This is just the first stop! Excited to see more of Spain!
@Megwards1
@Megwards1 Жыл бұрын
You missed the best part… inside! 🤩 Would 1000% recommend.
@huliohuliohamijo
@huliohuliohamijo Жыл бұрын
You didn't see the interior of La Sagrada Familia?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Not this time, we were limited on time and wanted to get the most out of what we could do in the one full day we had
@calfencer
@calfencer Жыл бұрын
How did the locals treat you?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Everyone we’ve met, talked with, and dealt with in the last 2 weeks has been very friendly
@valestatus
@valestatus Жыл бұрын
Meghan any chance you could drop the link for those grey pants ;]?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
They're from Athleta and on sale at REI right now! app.rockporch.com/Product/ProductPage/HY3PLKYJ4p?r=1
@eslanek785
@eslanek785 Жыл бұрын
They need to visit the south of Spain, Seville, or the Alhambra in Granada
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We’re in the south of Spain now and loving it
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
​@@Meghanandmatt ¿y qué tal comprender el acento andaluz?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@ignacioheredia9599 todos los acentos de estos regionales diferentes es que un idioma nueva para aprender 😅 cuando yo aprendo uno, está tiempo para aprendo un otro
@paulamunoz798
@paulamunoz798 Жыл бұрын
You should go to Madrid and the region of Andalucía!
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Definitely will!!
@aniablros
@aniablros Жыл бұрын
You didn't see Casa Batlló, Pedrera, Recinte Modernista Hospital de Sant Pau, Tibidabo, Temple d'August... missed a lot of places to see :( Most of the places are at Raval/Barri Gòtic. You have Poble Espanyol too... if you come here tell me and i show you the city, i'm studying tourism guide
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
We only had one full day here so we did as much as we could
@aniablros
@aniablros Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt Most of them are near from Plaça Catalunya ))
@mariaalbisu-iribe1715
@mariaalbisu-iribe1715 Жыл бұрын
Why didn't you enter the holy family? It's really sublime...It's beautiful outside but inside you're speechless...
@pizzaipinya2442
@pizzaipinya2442 Жыл бұрын
If you thought a 365 cafe (which is like the fast-food equivalent for cafes here) was good, you would totally love a nice quality jamon serrano sandwich :)
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Got any good recommendations where to get one?
@pizzaipinya2442
@pizzaipinya2442 Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt look for a place specialized on jamon, there are few on tourists zones, the easiest to identify are Enrique Tomas, there are a lot and they are pretty good. There's even one at the Tibidabo theme park on top of Barcelona :)
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@pizzaipinya2442 we’ll keep an eye out for when we go back! Thank you 😊
@antoniogarciagarcia216
@antoniogarciagarcia216 Ай бұрын
Una duda. Cuando en el minuto 1:04 dices "Americans", no se si sois "argentinos", "cubanos", "chilenos", etc. Yo pensaba que "América" era un continente, pero seguro que estoy equivocado. ¿Me lo explicas?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Ай бұрын
North America and South America are continents. America itself is not a continent. When anyone in the world calls someone an American, they’re talking about people from the United States of America
@DUSTINKENNEDY383
@DUSTINKENNEDY383 Жыл бұрын
🤘🤙🧡
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
🇪🇸💃🏽✈️
@juanjosegarciaromero8051
@juanjosegarciaromero8051 Жыл бұрын
Me gusta las cuidad es de madrid y Sevilla Andalucía
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Nosotros vamos allí un día!
@Gens324
@Gens324 Жыл бұрын
Sabeu que si voleu veure Espanya i parts més autèntiques podeu anar a altres ciutats i regions com Andalusia?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
¡Nosotras iremos a Andalucía pronto!
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
​​@@Meghanandmatt hiding sarcastic sentence of a independence support (Spain=Andalusia on foreigns minds, so, if Catalonia it's not Spain on independence mentality this guy are noticing that don't confused Catalonia with Spain and search the main Topics abroad. That's it, Andalusia, including the flamenco music. A subtle way of telling you that you are confusing Catalonia with Spain and that you do not use Spanish music (=Andalusian) to set Catalonia.
@antoni-olafsabater9729
@antoni-olafsabater9729 Жыл бұрын
Gaudí accompanied by flamenco is like the belvedere palace in Vienna accompanied by trash metal stuff. BTW Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. Sorry, I love culture !
@angelleon7528
@angelleon7528 Жыл бұрын
Entre andaluces y descendientes de andaluces, en la comunidad española de Cataluña, superan el millón de personas. El flamenco es tan catalán como lo son, Rosalía, Peret, Miguel Poveda y Carmen Amaya. Y la sardana moderna, es tan andaluza como lo era su creador José María Ventura Casas, natural de Alcalá la Real, pueblo de la provincia de Jaén. .
@antoni-olafsabater9729
@antoni-olafsabater9729 Жыл бұрын
@@angelleon7528 As you actually know I wasn’t speaking about that. Not only do I adore flamenco music but also I know quite well (professionally) several flamenco styles (“palos”). But flamenco music doesn’t belong to the Gaudí style. That’s why I laugh at that senseless combination. There are great flamenco artists in Catalonia, but also great jazz, rock and classical artists ! Data ? New York is full of “latinos”, Buenos Aires is full of italians (“tanos”), Catalan language is closely related to the French Occitan language, the “rumba catalana” was also nicely boosted by the argentinean Gato Pérez and Barça FC was founded by a Swiss man, and Gaudí was put to jail for speaking in Catalan to a Spanish civil guard, and, and, and………… The world is what it is and so is Catalonia. I love education and don’t want to say what Moldova, Kosovo or Scotland are, for example. It’s up to them, respectively.
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
Game of thrones' scenaries: The Atarazanas(medieval shipyards) of Seville (the cellar where Jaime and Cersei died) the Alcázar(Moorish palace) of Seville [Dorne] roman amphitheater of Itálica (10 km, +- 5 miles away from Seville... And birthplace of the two glorious Roman's emperors ;Trajan and Hadrian) (place of Dragon's dig scenario of the ending episodes)
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Oooh thank you for this!
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
​@@Meghanandmatt as say on Andalusian accent :¡ de ná.!
@javierortega879
@javierortega879 Жыл бұрын
La ciudad mas bonita de España es Granada
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
¡Pronto estaremos visitando Granada! ¿Tienes recomendaciones de comida y cosas que hacer?
@angelleon7528
@angelleon7528 Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt Granada es famosa por sus tapas. Platos típicos andaluces son los flamenquines, el salmorejo, el gazpacho, el rabo de toro, el "pescaito frito", el adobo y muchos más, la andaluza es una gastronomía muy rica y muy variada... En Granada hay que ver la Alhambra, la Catedral y la Capilla Real, el barrio del Albaicín y sus miradores donde podréis escuchar y ver bailar flamenco.
@fulanadetal6099
@fulanadetal6099 Жыл бұрын
It’s been like 100 years and Sagrada Familia STILL under construction.
@robert111k
@robert111k Жыл бұрын
Il duomo in Milan lasted more than 600.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Wonder if Gaudi lived to finish it, if it would be completed by now 🤷🏻‍♀️
@robert111k
@robert111k Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt, it's an expiatory temple, so It has to be built on donations only. Gaudí knew It would be completed long after his death. In fact, he died at 73, wich was quite an old age for his time.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
@@robert111k ah ok, that definitely gives context to the long build
@kag1789u
@kag1789u Жыл бұрын
Is she filipina?
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Vietnamese and Chinese 😀
@unpocodetodojaajjajjaajaja7665
@unpocodetodojaajjajjaajaja7665 Жыл бұрын
Pon subtítulos porfavor
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Creo que tu usas subtitlos en tu página. En la abajo del video, debe un opción por subtítulos
@Rgm51
@Rgm51 Жыл бұрын
Americanos no, norteamericanos o de EEUU. Que América es muy grande.
@saltamontes1100
@saltamontes1100 Жыл бұрын
La Sagrada familia, puede que que sea la más alta. Pero la más grande ni hablar, hay varias más grandes.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Gracias para explicando
@martiglesias60
@martiglesias60 11 ай бұрын
Barcelona is not the city of long ago.
@avecesar4244
@avecesar4244 Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is not Spain, it's Catalunya. Don't get confused.
@robert111k
@robert111k Жыл бұрын
Catalonia is Spain. Of course It is. Spain is a country made up of several regions and kingdoms. Btw, Catalonia is not even one of those but a part of one of them, the Crown of Aragon. Btw, Leonardo da Vinci was not from Vic and Miguel de Cervantes was not called Miquel Sirvent.
@angelleon7528
@angelleon7528 Жыл бұрын
Barcelona es España y aunque a ti no te guste, eso no tiene remedio. Tú eres tan español como Barcelona, pero si no te gusta serlo, tú si puedes remediarlo, lárgate y adquiere otra nacionalidad (la catalana no te la van a reconocer en ningún lado. No existe). Los diez apellidos más comunes en Cataluña son los españolísimos, García, Martínez, López, Sánchez, Rodríguez, Fernández, Pérez, González, Gómez y Ruiz, aunque pronto entre ellos se va a intercalar otro tan poco autóctono de Cataluña como es el apellido Mohamed.
@marcgp6927
@marcgp6927 Жыл бұрын
@@angelleon7528 The Spanish ultra got upset ?. Drink a tila, man.
@Sebastian_Almiron
@Sebastian_Almiron Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is not Catalonia, es Tabarnia. ¿Que crees que en Barcelona no se come tortilla de patatas?…pues eso.
@avecesar4244
@avecesar4244 Жыл бұрын
@@Sebastian_Almiron ¿No es la capital del país catalán? Aunq sea la población con menos catalanes del "Gran País de los Seres Superiores"...
@jairie2023
@jairie2023 Жыл бұрын
Your accent doesn't sound like american english at all.🤣
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
That’s the first time we’re hearing that lol there are different accents in America though.
@JuanAmeritano-yj5xt
@JuanAmeritano-yj5xt Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is overhyped. Try Zaragoza, Burgos, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Salamanca, Cuenca, Santander. You're just regurgitating the same story so many others have done. Too much exuberance and superlatives. Go find the real Spain. The largest cathedral in Spain is in Sevilla. Do some homework before you opine. I would advise you that just outside Madrid and Barcelona is a place called Spain, now go find it. Put a town called Riglos, Aragon on your itinerary.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
This was only 2 days of travel in this video. All the flights in from the states will go direct to Madrid or Barcelona so it’s inevitable that every tourist begins in one of those cities. We’re here for 2 months…
@KrlKngMrtssn
@KrlKngMrtssn Жыл бұрын
Juan I thought exactly the same. Thank you for saying it out loud. Good feedback for them as they claim to be a travel vlog. And the amount of superlatives just to describe the most overdone stereotypes of BCN was indeed a little disappointing as you say. They just got started so I believe it's only going to improve.
@12leverkusen
@12leverkusen Жыл бұрын
9:44 That "Catalan-style" flatbread is not something Catalan, even though they promote it that way. It is an Andalusian recipe. The Andalusian tomato stocking is based on the traditional Andalusian breakfast, which is the Antequeran muffin as the piece of bread to which olive oil is added, either with or without garlic, and to which crushed tomato is added. Usually ham or cheese is added.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Interesting! We’re just going off of what we were told by the server. We’re excited to learn more as we continue to travel
@avecesar4244
@avecesar4244 Жыл бұрын
Si leen esto los catalanes se van a cabrear. Es su "orgullo" gastronómico nacionalista...
@uscaritus
@uscaritus Жыл бұрын
@@avecesar4244 en realidad tiene su origen en el imperio romano cuando se ponía aceite al pan. Luego desde Italia, Francia o la costa de levante español se ha comido pan con tomate en distintos estilos y es difícil establecer un "origen puro".
@uscaritus
@uscaritus Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt It actually has its origin in the Roman Empire when oil was added to bread. Then all over from Italy, France or the view of the Spanish East Coast, bread with tomato has been eaten in different styles and it is difficult to establish a "pure origin".
@marcgp6927
@marcgp6927 Жыл бұрын
Dude, don't make things up. In Andalucía you don't even have the tomatoes breeds needed for our pantumaca (I know because I lived ten yours in Huelva and I missed a good "pa amb tomata" like crazy, what you do with grind tomato is not even close).
@bantorio6525
@bantorio6525 Жыл бұрын
... according to an article by Lugaris, the majority of the buildings in the "barrio gótico" of Barcelona are not gothic but neo-gothic (built in the late XIX and early XX centuries) ... so is it fake ... ??? ... draw your own conclusion ... it reminds me of Disney World ...
@pozu1312
@pozu1312 Жыл бұрын
First of all i think Barcelona IS an increíble city, but, i hace to mention something i noticed, many americans think of Barcelona first when visiting Spain,( ok you have many THIngs that are amazing) but i dont really understand that obsesión with Barcelona, Madrid IS much more beutifull in mi opinión and there are a lot more THIngs to see and experince or even some cities like Cartagena, Astorga or Cadiz, the catedral of León has the biggest stain glass in the world, that no many people care of but are truly amazing despite their size.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
I think you’re right! We’ve been to 3 Spanish cities since this video and much prefer the local vibe of some of the smaller places. Getting to Barcelona is much easier for the US and one of the cheapest cities in Europe to fly into so I think that is a huge appeal to many American travelers who are limited on their vacation time. We’re excited to continue to explore more of this beautiful country!
@hoosomio
@hoosomio Жыл бұрын
la historia de América hicieron los espańoles ....no saben su historia
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Every American knows that Spain conquered the Americas
@TY-zq6kl
@TY-zq6kl Жыл бұрын
@@Meghanandmatt la verdad no todos incluso gran parte dela cultura del Cowboy todo ese viene de españa.la primera conquista en america no la hizo US sino españa.. No lo digo en mala onda somos parte de toda esa historia..
@manuelbonfill4902
@manuelbonfill4902 Жыл бұрын
Es un error poner música en el video de flamenco, eso es propio de Andalucía, no representa Catalunya.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Ahora lo sabemos, después de estos comentarios, gracias.
@uscaritus
@uscaritus Жыл бұрын
Eso siempre ocurre ya sean videos de Galicia, Valencia, Madrid o Cataluña...😂
@joanjosepvandellos5704
@joanjosepvandellos5704 Жыл бұрын
BARCELONA IS NOT sPain
@jokina9289
@jokina9289 Жыл бұрын
The flamenco music used in this video, does NOT fit AT ALL!! Flamenco is ANDALUSIAN not CATALAN !! Come on…..🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ it is so uncultured and disrespectful to Catalans…
@andeez4663
@andeez4663 Жыл бұрын
Ha ha another butt hurt Catalan nationalist playing the victim. They are in Spain and the music is Spanish, get over it
@mirandamar
@mirandamar Жыл бұрын
Son extranjeros , es lógico que no sepan . Además en las películas y en muchas cosas , ponen el flamenco y los toros como algo representa a toda España , no es así , pero ya fuera de España es lo que creen . Así que explicalo con educación . Yo tampoco se cosas de muchos países y me creí los tópicos que veía en la tele y otros lugares .😅
@jambroqc
@jambroqc Жыл бұрын
C’mon Spanish music can be played in any Spain vlog. Chill.
@jokina9289
@jokina9289 Жыл бұрын
@@jambroqc you dont know what you are talking about. Flamenco belongs to ANDALUSIAN culture. It is specifically ANDALUSIAN, not SPANISH as a whole. In any other spanish region this culture is not a thing and using this music to describe a trip in Barcelona is utterly mistaken!!
@philsmith1216
@philsmith1216 Жыл бұрын
Los catalanes soléis ser irrespetuosos con todo el mundo, salvo con vosotros mismos, que siempre os sobrevaloráis. Están en España, y están en su perfecto derecho de poner la música española que más les interese. ¿ O también les vas a imponer la música que tienen que poner en SUS videos?
@Rockbasscovers
@Rockbasscovers Жыл бұрын
Barcelona is probably the worst example of what Spain is (not talking about nationalism, but mass tourism and loss of identity). Anywhere in the country you would get a more authentic experience.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
I get that. It’s probably similar to if you were to visit the US and only go to Times Square in NYC. We plan on visiting more of Spain, but since Barcelona is where we flew into, it’s the only place where we can have a first impression. We’ve been to 3 other cities since this video and all have had a much more laid back and authentic experience which is what we’re looking for while traveling
@silviasune7598
@silviasune7598 Жыл бұрын
Quin horror! Sempre amb música flamenca i de guitarra! 🤯🤯😡 la guitarra i el flamenco és típic d’Andalusia! Barcelona està a CATALUNYA!! NO GUITARRA I NO FLAMENCO!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
¿No rumba ni gitanos de Gràcia? ¿No Santa Coloma? ¿No Sant Adrià del Besòs? ¿No L'Hospitalet?
@robert111k
@robert111k Жыл бұрын
@@ignacioheredia9599, no Carmen Amaya, no el Pescadilla, no Peret, no la Rosalía.
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
@@robert111k no los chunguitos, no rumba 3, no los chichos, etc, en fin, que no se ha enterado de ná el primer comentarista.
@javiervicianocuevas7684
@javiervicianocuevas7684 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 es que la música de sardana, no pega en nada. Ni para hacer videos de parodia o humor.
@ignacioheredia9599
@ignacioheredia9599 Жыл бұрын
@@javiervicianocuevas7684 queda muy bien para dibujos animados
@clvasquezDOTtk
@clvasquezDOTtk Жыл бұрын
As a bidet user I tell you we even wipe our asses before washing them, we like clean asses.
@Meghanandmatt
@Meghanandmatt Жыл бұрын
Love a clean ass 🍑
@maskinisten019
@maskinisten019 Жыл бұрын
Americans 🤦‍♂️
@josegarciasanchez8606
@josegarciasanchez8606 Жыл бұрын
Cojer pan coyones.
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