On the second day in Spain, we went to La Mercat la Boqueria for breakfast. Which was really lunch. Because we had too much Sangria the next before to actually get out of the hotel to eat anything resembling a breakfast.
At the market, I ate the world's best fig. I never knew that figs could taste like that. I'm forever ruined as I will never be able to eat another fig unless its out of a plastic cup in Barcelona.
In the Mercat, there was an amazing looking tapas bar, where you could pick out fresh seafood that they cooked on the grill in front of you. There were all sorts of items to choose from. 
Of course, we chose clams that look like penises for our first course.
And a plate of octopus and Pimentos de Patron - our favorite peppers, but I won't bore you with yet another picture of them.
Initially, when I saw these, I thought the were cupcakes. Really they're meringues! Don't they look amazing.
For dinner, we went to Bilbao Berria in the Barre Gotic as my friend's, Erica, suggestion. Bilbao Berria is a serve yourself kind of tapas place. You walk around with a plate and choose whichever tapas looks good to you. At the end of your meal, they count up your toothpicks and figure out your bill from there. It was definitely a fun dining experience. Especially since we're gigantic fat kids who love variety!
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| Iberian Ham with fried quail egg and a stuffed mushroom with cheese |
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| White fish with eggs, caviar, and a dollop of olive tapenade |
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| Roasted zucchini and brie on herbed flat bread |
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| Same as above, just a prettier angle |
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| Sardine with roasted red peppers and stuffed mussel |
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| Morcilla (blood sausage) with red pepper, Croquette with Pimentos, flatbread with roasted veggies and anchovies |
So good. And so in love with Spain.
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