Barcelona Aquarium (L’Aquàrium de Barcelona)

So... I'm back! I won't bore you with the details of where I've been for the past 3+ months; as usual, I have too many grand plans, but little time.

Last week something happened that is actually worth sharing: I traveled to the beautiful Barcelona, Spain!!!
I spent 7 nights there and that definitely was NOT enough...

Let me share some highlights with you - up first, L’Aquàrium de Barcelona (Barcelona Aquarium). This place is great (this is my third aquarium) - cost: only €20. I say "only" because it's totally worth it given what it offers. First, its Oceanarium is unique in Europe and is its largest aquarium.

Here are its parameters:

Can you imagine - it holds 4,500,000 litres of water!

My sister and I were able to take our time and set our camera for a nice shot

A wee bit of holiday cheer!

Those of us (and I would imagine, most of us) who leave Christmas shopping till the month December, are faced with a daunting task of braving the overcrowded malls and other box stores in search for that perfect gift for that special someone. So after a stressful work-day and yet again, a stressful shop-night, it's nice to come home and get something cheerful in the mail. Usually, I get this experience with postcards from people I don't know (no, I don't walk around giving my address to strangers) - I mean those I receive as part of the Postcrossing project. But last night we got an awesome Christmas card from our good friend & neighbour G! Isn't it hilarous?!