Shadowing Practice: First Time in BARCELONA 🇪🇸 Best City in Spain? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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hey guys it's us and welcome to barcelona spain someone went shopping already

to my mansion I cannot believe we're in Barcelona, Spain, babe!

Alright guys, good morning.

So today we are in Barcelona, Spain.

New country, new city for Anne and I.

We're super excited to be here.

Right now we're actually heading to the most iconic landmark here in Barcelona, which is Sagrada Familia.

So let's start the day.

Let's go.

all right so we're here now

oh my gosh this thing is crazy it's

so beautiful i feel like it's so different from the photos online like it's

so much more beautiful in person i don't even think it's finished yet no i don't think

so they're still doing constructions I cannot believe we're in Barcelona, Spain, babe!

It's so tall as well.

This thing is so big, it doesn't fit on my camera.

Alright, so we're just walking around admiring this beautiful structure.

There are all quite a bit of people here.

Yeah, most of them are on group tours.

So it's really early in the morning and there's already so much people here.

Jan and I unfortunately didn't get any tickets to go inside.

They highly recommend that you book your tickets way, way far in advance because this is the most iconic structure here and the tickets sell out really fast.

Yeah, Brian

and I, we're just gonna admire it from out here since it is extremely beautiful from even just from the outside.

Yeah, we kind of want to explore the area rather than go inside because our time here in Barcelona is quite limited.

So we want to take that time and just explore the city.

all right let's finish with Sagrada Familia definitely a must see

if you're in Barcelona even

if you're just admiring it from the outside highly recommend still yeah

so right now we're getting the most important thing

which is coffee we've heard Barcelona has some good coffee spots

I mean anywhere in Europe really they have such amazing coffee here

so really excited to be back

because one of my favorite things to do

here in Europe is get coffee all right

so for breakfast we're going here at La Papa apparently they got some good coffee

and some good brunch options let's give it a go i

got myself a flat white it looks delicious thank you thank you very much all right

so for breakfast i got myself the truffle toast

and i got the avocado toast look at this it looks

amazing i'm just basic looks delicious though it better be you

know it cost a fortune this was 13 euros right here mine was 14 euros

and my coffee was 4 euros our pesos don't go far here all right

so we just finished with brunch

and we're currently on our way to pasig de gracia

which i'm probably pronouncing that wrong but on the way there is casa mila

so this is another famous structure

and building here in barcelona another beautiful work of antony gaudy the famous architecture here in barcelona

and it's actually behind us already yeah and it is stunning look at

that yeah i love the curves yeah this is one of

the reasons why i was very excited to come here to barcelona yeah to see the architecture it's honestly so stunning

so walking along classic de gracia kind of reminds us a lot of champ llc's

if you've been to paris you'll know exactly what i'm talking about it's basically a long shopping street

so this is where you can find

lot of shopping opportunities including high -end everything from local

and a lot of chain brands yeah it's a nice area

and it's a long street yeah it does really resemble champ ellisies

since this is a shopping area you already know we gotta shop this is perfect this is perfect place

because um i've actually been wanting something for my 30th birthday

i've been really wanting a saline wallet for a very long time

and i think since i'm turning 30 and know we're here in barcelona why not just do it here

someone went shopping already so my whole budget i've exhausted my whole budget for the whole summer

so if you guys are planning to shop here in Barcelona make sure to bring your passport

because you do save some money

but just keep it tucked in deep deep in your bag

if you know you know let me look at us right now I've never worn

so many straps in my life you want to look cute

here in Europe don't count on it I literally have a

strap on my camera look at this i had to buy this bag

so it's like in front of me unfortunately barcelona is known for pickpocketers

all right so we just passed another one of god's work another beautiful building yeah also a museum

so yeah if you guys want to get tickets you can do

that there's a long line to get in but i heard it's

so beautiful in there this is definitely one of my favorites of his buildings like look at the details

and i love how nothing is straight it's all like curved

i love his curves all right guys new city new country you guys know what

that means it means before we start exploring we always make

sure we're connected that's why bit refill has become part of

how we travel it's where we get our e -sims before every trip

and you can also buy digital gift cards and phone top -ups all in one app.

If you've got a trip coming up, we've got another exciting offer to share with you.

This time, you can get 90 % off any 1GB 7 -day eSIM with the code JanAnWander.

Just download the BitRefill app, choose a 1GB 7 -day eSIM for the country you're visiting, and enter the code JanAnWander at checkout.

A few minutes of setup before your flight means you're online as soon as you arrive, so you can skip searching for a SIM card and get straight into exploring.

And if you ever need more data while you're away, you can top up your eSIM anytime right in the bit

refill app the offer is available for first -time bit refill users

and is limited to the first 50 redemptions

if you're planning a trip be sure to take advantage of it

while it's available a big thanks to bit refill for partnering

with us on this one now let's see what else barcelona

has in store we are walking now to the biggest zara i'm seeing a lot of zaras here

but we're gonna go to the biggest one apparently it's very very beautiful in there i think it's like three

or four stories we'll see we love zara that's literally where we shop

so even if you're not shopping definitely recommend just going in some of the stores

because the architecture is so beautiful

but not only on the outside the inside like the stores look

so beautiful look at this h &m it looks like royalty look at this staircase going into h &m

that's crazy welcome to my mansion this is the craziest h

&m i've ever seen what the heck this is crazy look at the sale $5 .99

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it's nice to be european but must be nice to have euros

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wow so beautiful here look at all the pigeons

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that lady looks like the girl from home alone the one that feeds the pigeons

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what is this?

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I feel like I'm in a museum

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this is sick look at all the men's section definitely a

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lot more clothing items yeah look at this oh my gosh look at

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that it's like a mall in here a zara mall that's

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crazy look at all the selections guys 40 up to 80 percent off look at

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that 80 percent off overall the men's area is so sick.

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I got a shop.

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Look at all the deals.

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60 % off, 50 % off of them.

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Look at this.

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Cute.

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Very cute.

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I'm also getting this skirt which was 70 % off.

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They got some crazy deals in here.

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All right so we're now on the way to lunch.

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Yes.

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But we're passing by a very famous street here called La Rambla.

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But currently it's under construction and I think um reading online

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that it's under construction for a while so yeah

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if you're planning to come here anytime soon just know it's under construction

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but it is a beautiful walk under the trees although it would have been nice without all the chaos

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but nonetheless still beautiful

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so for lunch we're here at bar kenya um they're known for their tapas hopefully we can do a walk

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because we didn't do reservation.

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Apparently it's a must that you reserve restaurants here in advance especially in the summer

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but especially if the restaurant is popular which this restaurant is.

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Yeah I know.

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we're finally seated we got some of our food it's really

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busy here i think the wait was about 30 minutes

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if you don't have a reservation sometimes it can be longer

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we just got lucky yeah looks good we're just waiting for the rest of our food

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so they're known for the tapas so tapas is basically just small plated appetizers

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all right so we got four tapas we got their famous squid sandwich

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and over here we have the iberian pork with tomato bread and we're still waiting for our beet tartar looks pretty good.

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We're starving so let's give it a go.

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How's that?

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Pretty good?

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Oh my god, look at this.

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Oh really?

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Pretty good?

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Uh -huh.

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That bird's like so crispy.

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That is such a good combo.

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Yeah.

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Wow.

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That's amazing.

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Alright, so I'm going to do this good sandwich.

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I'm going to try here.

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Here we go.

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Look at that.

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Damn.

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That's good.

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Oh my gosh, bitch.

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Wow.

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Wow, wow, wow.

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Oh my god.

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It's so good.

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That is so good.

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The next one is here.

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It's fried anchovies on top of I'm guessing another tomato bread.

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Everything has been so good.

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Yeah.

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Even though they're small bites.

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Bro, this is ridiculous.

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Another 10 out of 10.

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Wow.

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thank you thank you very much we got our final tapas

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which is beef tartare this one was kind of pricey 24 euros oh my god look at that raw beef

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wow damn that's good what was your favorite dish order damn they're all

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so good honestly they're all

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so good i think my favorite though was the squid sandwich all right we're just finished with canette highly highly recommend

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even though we're quite full there is always room for dessert

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let's get some churros barcelona is very well known for their churros yeah churros everywhere yeah

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we got our churros we were supposed to get the churro burger unfortunately they didn't have the ice cream

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that we wanted so we decided just to get the classic that's like pure chocolate look at that oh my goodness Bro,

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that is ridiculous.

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The chocolate is like so rich.

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Mmm.

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Feels so good.

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That's some good chocolate.

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Good churros too.

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Damn, that's ridiculous.

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Can I get a straw with this?

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All right guys, we're here now at our next location, which is Park Güell.

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I actually have no idea what this place is.

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All I know is that it's a beautiful park to stroll around in.

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And it is also one of Anthony Gaudi's famous creations dang

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anthony the goat yeah anthony the goat he's just building everything

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here actually the drive up here we were going up yeah it's beautiful i'm pretty sure

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that there is a beautiful viewpoint up at the top

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which we're going to check out and if you guys are a fan of the cheetah girls

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this is where they filmed one of those scenes also you

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do need a ticket to enter this park i don't think i can stress this enough

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when you're here in barcelona and you want to go to some of the most iconic landmarks, museums, parks, all of that, you need to book your tickets in advance.

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We booked our tickets two weeks in advance and it was already selling out.

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And you can book all of those on Kluke and use our code JanananKluke and that will save you money.

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Oh my gosh, I didn't even see that there's a view.

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Look at this viewpoint, we're so high up.

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You can see like the city!

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Look at that!

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Wow, it is gorgeous up here.

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You can see the ocean, you can see the city.

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Beautiful.

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Look at this guys.

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All right

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so right now we're just walking around this park is actually

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quite big man Anthony Gaudi you got a lot of time

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on your hand my guy you'll be building all kinds of stuff

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god damn some of the most beautiful architecture I've ever seen yeah yeah what I read online too

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that this was supposed to be a luxurious residential area

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but they ran out of budget

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so they made it into a park instead this place is

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huge this would have been a really big residential area like it does look pretty high end though yeah

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because you're like very high up yeah they would have had the best view of barcelona yeah damn ann

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and i were like exhausted now i know i can't even complain i booked this this was ann's idea

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so we got green chickens here

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oh my gosh i think this is the main attraction here

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right yeah this viewpoint look what look at all the straps my god look at the strap just

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so they don't steal my camera they don't steal my iphone

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they don't steal jan he's got a leash on himself this is his leash so when he when he runs away, just pull in.

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Stop it.

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Wow.

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Okay, let's go. Have a good night.

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All right, so before we end the day, we had to see the most famous beach here in Barcelona,

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which is barcelonetta beach and my gosh it's beautiful here

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but god damn there's a lot of people jan

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and i really said let's take a peaceful stroll on the

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beach yeah it's very peaceful out here all right i've never seen

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so many people at one beach everyone looks like little ants

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because it goes on all the way over there and this it's packed understandable though it is european It's summer, baby.

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You gotta enjoy the beach.

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it is clearly 8 30 p .m we are walking to

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dinner now we got a little bit overstimulated we're to leave

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and head to dinner now but it is 8 30

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and the sun is still up yeah i know crazy is

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that kind of reminds us of like back home in canada during summer yeah

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so like 11 pm it's still bright out here i think sunset is around 9 45 pm

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which is crazy it's probably why there's a lot of people

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at the beach right now it doesn't even feel like night time yeah it's crazy

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that we're getting dinner right now yeah the sun's still out

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all right

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so for dinner we're eating here at the honest greens yes

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very very popular here it's one of the more healthier options here in barcelona yeah um honestly jan

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and i know

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that we're both in our 30s we've been trying to eat a lot healthier than before

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so when we're traveling we try to look for healthier options

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which is why we are here at honest greens this is really really good choice

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if you're looking for healthier alternative to tapas paella yeah

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which we will definitely try

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but for dinner we want something a little bit more healthier

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yeah even though this place is healthy apparently the food is amazing i mean everything coming out looks

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so good yeah

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so we're looking at the menu right now it's pretty affordable like this steak chimichurri is only 10 euros

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look how big that is yeah wow

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all right so we're just waiting for our food this honest greens location is right beside

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barceloneta beach look at our view right now it's so beautiful this is such a beautiful spread

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the most beautiful healthy spread i've ever seen look at this guys

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so we got some steak chimichurri and some tuna tatake bread

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and some hummus over here yeah look at that wow i'm thinking

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if healthy looks like this i'm good with healthy well let's

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try it first let's try it let's get the chimichurri steak

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a go first this looks ridiculous look at all the honest grains surrounding it cute Look at that bite.

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I feel like if we had something like this in Asia, like in Philippines, I'd have it every day.

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Yeah, I know That's when you know,

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when he starts to close his eyes.

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That's when he has never tasted this good.

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Wow, that's amazing.

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oh my gosh dude life is good right now life is good

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all right so i know a lot of you guys want to know where we stay during our travels

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so this is our airbnb here in barcelona

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and it is located in the best neighborhood you can stay at especially

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if it's your first time

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which is the neighborhood of exam play let me uh give you guys a quick room tour

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so over here is our living room area very spacious place as you can tell

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and over here is a bathroom

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and behind this closet is your laundry to my right it's a very spacious

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and modern kitchen and this unit actually has three bedrooms

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and can fit up to four people this is the first one right here it has a bunk bed

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and then over here so spacious is the second bedroom there you go

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and the bedroom that ann and i have been using is this one right here

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yeah super comfortable

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and the best part about this airbnb is honestly the location it's only a two -minute walk from Sagrada Familia, so highly recommend it.

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If you guys want to stay in this exact Airbnb, we'll put all of our links in the video description below.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 286 sentences and 3058 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:57. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

gosh /ɡɑːʃ/ — A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
euro /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ (noun) — The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ (adjective) — Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd.
architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ (noun) — The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (verb) — To examine or investigate something systematically.
strap /stɹæp/ (noun) — A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (noun) — A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
curve /kɚv/ (noun) — A bend, such as in a road.
iconic /aɪˈkɑnɪk/ (adjective) — Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ (noun) — A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
admire /ədˈmaɪɹ/ (verb) — To regard with wonder and delight.
steak /steɪk/ (noun) — Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
viewpoint /ˈvjuː.pɔɪnt/ (noun) — The position from which something is observed or considered
remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (verb) — To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
finish with (verb) — To put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally.
wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
look for (verb) — To seek.
sell out (verb) — To sell all of a supply or stock of something.
walk around (verb) — To walk with no planned destination; to meander.
check out (verb) — To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To be discovered; to be revealed.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 101 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, nonetheless /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, mansion /ˈmæn.ʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gosh, euro, ridiculous.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	i've actually been wanting · we've been trying · have been using
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	we've heard · you've been · i've been
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	Barcelona, which is · skirt which was · location, which is
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is known · is located

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