I have the T-jove card, which covers unlimited trips within ninety days for people under twenty five! My card costs 105 euros or $120.43 and I can take the bus and metro from any stop using this card.
At first, I was nervous. Because everything is so close together here, I spent my first couple of days just walking. I spent a lot of time in Boston as a kid, which has its own public transport system called the T or MBTA. I enjoy riding the subway there, but trying to use the metro in a place where I am still learning the language made me anxious. Finally, after a long day and the prospect of a forty minute commute home, I gave in and searched for the nearest bus stop. It was... actually quite easy! I have taken the bus several times now, and it is convenient and quick. The metro, however, is another story. I tried to take the metro from one the busiest areas of Barcelona: Plaça de Catalunya (Plaza de Cataluña or Catalonia Square), but to my embarassment, I could not find the station! I must have walked around the center four or five times before I gave up and decided to find a bus instead. I will try finding the metro station again soon!
As I mentioned before, Barcelona is a densely populated city. It is filled with people commuting to work and tourists running from attraction to attraction. Buses and the metro come frequently and to and from everywhere precisely for this reason. Barcelona may be beautiful and historical, but it is also a working city, filled with people with their everyday needs.
