This time two weeks ago I had just landed in Barcelona to spend a few days there with my friend Abbey, and I‘m still slowly getting over the holiday blues.
On our last day we only had until late afternoon before we had to leave for the airport, and with many sights still to be seen as recommended by friends, coupled with the intense heat, renting an electric scooter seemed to be the best way to explore.
We stayed at the Urbany Hostel in Clot, which is one of the oldest parts of the Sant Marti district that’s been around since the medieval times under the name Clotum Melis (thanks Google), but we picked it because it was cheap and close to a metro station. The hostel had a few electric scooters in their lobby. All we had to do to rent them was download the Sparky Scooters app where we were charged a fixed fee of 19 Euros for the entire day and given a helmet by the Hostel staff.
From our hostel, our first stop was the Gothic Quarters, the journey took us past the Arc De Triomf (surprisingly not via Paris) where we stopped to look around before carrying on. They were building a stage for a live Opera show, even I was tempted to go and watch and I have no interest in Opera.
1. Gothic Quarters
Using the biking directions on Google Maps, we headed for Basilica Santa Maria del Mar in the Gothic Quarters, taking us through cobbled roads which was UNcomfortable on an electric scooter. I felt my brain shaking. After stopping for some food at Conesa Entrepans nearby, we explored some more of the area before moving onto the Sagrada Familia.
2. La Sagrada Familia
This was meant to be around a 14 minute ride from the Gothic Quarters, and as expected was very touristy - reflected by the size of the queue. Even if we didn’t have the scooters to worry about, we didn't have the 6 years required to wait in that queue! So Abbey’s description of the inside from her last visit had to do.
3. Park Guell
By the time we got here, we were sweaty zombies on the verge of fainting from the heat. But the hilly journey from the Sagrada Familia got my adrenaline flowing, so was my favourite part. But despite the exhaustion, we tried our hardest to take in the incredible design and architecture.
Electric scooters are a mile cheaper than taxis around the city and so much more fun than taking the metro, so they're perfect for a day off touristing when you're feeling too lazy to walk or ride a normal bike - it is your holiday after all!
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