La Boqueria Round 2

2 Boqueria juices and a bag of chocolate later, I'd say we had a pretty successful trip to the local mercado. However, it did make me appreciate the convenience of food in America. For example, I can buy a ham sandwich at Panera without having to buy the pig's entire leg (hooves included) and butcher it, cook it, and carve it myself.
This one line of hanging animal carcass legs had been on display for THREE YEARS. And they were selling for 138 euro each. That is not normal.


If 3-year-old, raw pig legs didn't increase your appetite, maybe I can interest you in some dead, slimy octopus over ice, or a whole rabbit (eyes, teeth, organs and all), which they also have for sale at La Boqueria. Ew I feel sick just thinking about it. At least you didn't have to experience the STENCH up close and personal. Talk about considering vegetarianism.

BLAAAHHH IMA CRACKIN FROM THE SEAA
(thanks stacy for providing me with photographic evidence)

On a lighter note, its apparently socially acceptable here to spoon in the middle of the streets motionless. I think this is supposed to be a form of entertainment or theater? But people were freezing in random positions for a couple minutes at a time and posing with coconuts and eggs. This really confuses me. But its really entertaining at the same time!

Public Display of Cuddling (again, thanks stacy)

and I remembered my camera this time!! some other photos I took..

(eggs are kept at room temperature here. think about it. its weird.)

FAVORITE THING EVER
this time i had blackberry coconut (comparable to Graeter's Blackraspberry ice cream, but FRESH!) and strawberry pineapple MMMMM. i WILL try ever flavor before i leave.
im up to like 6 now.

DRAGON FRUIT. is so pretty.

THERE
IS
A GOD.
NOW DO YOU SEE WHY THIS PLACE IS MY HEAVEN??!?
oh my goodness I was just there a few hours ago and I want to go back just looking at these.

Sadly I finished almost an entire bag of gummi bears containing 7 servings while writing this. My chronic sugar craving is insatiable. I will never feel like I've had enough SUGARRR!!