Shopping in the city

Alex Verch

Leisure Activity: La Rambla/ Shopping on Passeig de Gracia

Date: March 29^th. 2011

            Today my friend Gill and I walked over to Plaza Catalunya to do some shopping. My first stop was Corte Ingles. We walked in with out any intentions of buying anything. Our plan was just to browse around the extremely large and overwhelming department store. I strolled through the make-up department before heading over to the handbags. Gill took a look at the scarves.

We then proceeded to the sunglass section where I just couldn’t resist buying a pair. The lovely saleswoman at the store, who may I add spoke very little English, was very excited to sell me a pair. Although at first I found it difficult to communicate with her I quickly put my Spanish skills to the test and eventually we were able to hold a conversation. I put my new glasses on and left the store.

            Gill and I then headed over to Las Ramblas. The street was packed with people all huddled around the various street performers. We topped to take a quick look at the interesting ones but then continued walking down Las Ramblas. I bought a beautiful leather and silver bracelet from one the venders and Gill bought a ring. We turned around when we got to the end and walked towards Passeig de Gracia. However, when we passed La Boqueria (The market) we couldn’t resist going in to grab some candy. We each bought a bag filled with gummies, chocolates, and delicious dried fruit and ate most before we could even step foot out of the market.

            After the market we walked down Passeig de Gracia and admired all the beautiful store windows of the designer shops. We finished our shopping day with lunch at Qu Qu where we shared delicious tapas. It was a lovely day.