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Amunt! More castellers - and another festival
... each group formed a pilar caminant (a moving pillar) so that they could enter the square in typical casteller style.
We managed to find a way into the interior of the large crowd and were soon joined by the Anglo-Japanese couple that we had met the night before who had taken our advice re drinks and hats which was a good job because the sun was pretty fierce by now and of course you spend a lot of time looking up when people are building human towers as big ...
At least he didn't pull "The Duck Face"
I finally got on a reliable WiFi connection. I'm in Barça right now. Such an awesome place. Anyway, prepare for an onslaught of updates from the last couple of days while I catch up. Firstly, F1 race day. I met #aussiegrit himself, Mark Webber as he arrived at the track. As opposed ...
Observations of the Youth
... to each other. I haven't seen such a building in Lisbon. The buildings there are just too small. Economically, Portugal has not reached that position yet. As I have stated in my other blogs, Portugal is very late with modernization because throughout history they have been extremely conservative. They only recently left a dictatorship but unlike Spain, who went through many social, cultural, and political reforms after Franco, Portugal did not prosper in the same ...
Barcelona de Gaudi
The last leg of our Europe trip was an amazing way to say goodbye until we meet again. Barcelona. We arrived with the anticipation to see Julie and Omar. We got situated in our place and went out for some mouthwatering paella. We had a couple bottles of wine and good conversation.
The next day the four of us ventured out on a wonderful walk towards Guell Park. On the way towards the park we picked up some wine and snacks. When we arrived we could ...
The return of the Routine
... night...
That's pretty much it, I apologize for the sparse entry. Today we have a far more interesting day planned. In the morning I am heading out to the markets (St. Caterina, primarily) to gather supplies for the next two or three days. In the afternoon, I might take Irina to places we have not seen before, following a rumor of a bar with the best "Patatas Bravas" in the whole city, and the best view of the skyline. We'll keep you posted...
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