Pension Selecta Barcelona

... The fountain at the park that is supposed to have all these sculptures of mythological creatures, one of the houses on the ¨Block of Discord¨, most of the Palau Gaull, and the Gothic Cathedral... I went up to the roof of the cathedral because I thought that it might have a nice view of the city, but since they hadn´t completed the rooftop walkways and were doing a ton of restoration on the main tower, it wasn´t the best view, that´s ...

... we had to back. I am at least thankful that once checked we were on our way. I have heard horror stories of delayed and canceled and am thankful we weren't one of them. What once was a glamorous exciting experience now seems cluttered with massitus. Herded from the arrival gate we flowed into the sorting terminal and found our way to our next departure gate. Cut backs require one to fuel the belly between flights or carry on. Now for 7 hrs of interrupted sleep.

... self goal (the ball bounced off the arm of a Barcelona defender) followed by a beautiful goal from Espanyol (sadly the Barça goals were very ordinary). The final score line was Barça 3, Espanyol 2 (in case you didn't read the subject title of this entry!). I was relieved by the lack of violence outside, and in fact it was the most orderly and peaceful exit from a stadium that I'd ever experienced. Notwithstanding, many Barça fans celebrated by singing ...

... that had all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I had the most delicious melon ever. We shared a €2 fruit salad with some fruits we had never seen before, very good though! After that I took Jessica to the Sports Bar that I got fajitas at last time I was here and we had the most delicious meal I've had all trip long. I had some trouble remembering exactly how to get to the beach, but we ...

... and banana with a cup of the green tea. The two servers were pleasant and remembered us on our second trip back in. A great spot for breakfast and an excellent way to start the day with the lively jazz music playing over the speakers. GRADE: A

La Rosa Negra- excellent restaurant with an even better drink menu (be sure to try the Caipiroska or the Strawberry Margarita). Service was great, the food was simple but delicious, and the ...

... one block down from the hotel. Then there is a Cafe Zurich one block further. Both offer great coffee and pastries at decent prices (I cannot say "cheap" anymore at the rate the Euro is claiming up against the dollar). The hotel itself is clean and trendy. The people at the front desk are very friendly and speak very good English -- especially after I arrived in Madrid and was shocked by how poorly English was spoken, even in the top 5 star ...

... against the sleeping Cathedral wall is very powerful. You feel both outside the building, and inside it. Diana and I sit down on a nearby flower pot to listen. The women, accompanied by a white haired and white-bearded guitar player sitting on the steps of the cathedral, cycle through a range of different songs, both Spanish and English. They even do a sort of a rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, in Spanish. They are all young, all with ...

... we had pasta and Paeyas!! MMMMM. A paeya is like a rice dish and we had chicken in ours. We then met up with Dana at this club called Jamboree. We were going to watch the Flamenco show. This was really fun. There was a group of 5 men, all in black shirts, who played the guitar, bongos, etc and sang really ethnic spanish songs. Then there was this tall, dark, and extremly skinny dancer who came out and snapped his fingers and stomped his feet. It was amazing. After all four sets, a ...

... headed to the Santa Caterina Market, which was designed by Enric Miralles & Bendetta Tagliablique, and opened in 2004. The market appears to be very modern in design & has many food stands and cafes. Definitely a neat place to see. Les, Amanda, and I caught lunch at a nice café called "Edelmann Café & Restaurant". We stuffed our faces & enjoyed the company and atmosphere. The afternoon consisted of visiting the Commercial Waterfront District. We saw several street vendors ...

... drapeau dans le sol ouzbek ? - J'ai du mal avec les ralentis. Et je préfère faire des petits tas de cailloux ou je passe. - C'est bien ca les cailloux, on dit que ca bouge pas la pierre ! - Si, quand le premier touriste vient taper de ses birkenstocks dedans en descendant du bus. - Ben oui mais il ne savait pas pourquoi il était là ce tas de cailloux. - Il s'en fout, tout le monde s'en fout je te dis, c'est pour ca, oublie Depardieu et dis la verité. - Bon d'accord, j'avais tellement fait ...