Barcelo Raval Barcelona

Walk was the theme of the day..we slept till 11 am. got up and found Starbucks which was easy because they serve decaf for Bob! Had a small breakfast and a latte and took off to sightsee. It was a national holiday of the St. Merce...so there were booths and food, flowers, people everywhere. We stopped at the Gaudi museum and the cathedral..it was magnificent. I was amazed at the size of it and the work. Words can´t describe it ...

... I spoke to the hotel desk agent entirely in Spanish (score!!) and checked in to my lovely room. My only complaints are the lack of tissues and the fact that water doesn't seem to recede from the bath tub quickly.<br><br>I met up with Tim and Wil at their hotel and hung out by their roof top pool for a drink. Then I took a quick nap and got ready for dinner at Mosquito - I was expecting traditional ...

... wandering the museum. If you are coming to Barcelona it is a day trip you shouldn't miss. From Seville to Tarifa, Cadiz, Malaga and Barcelona all we see is the run up to Easter. This is not your average run of the mill street parade, here they rehearse at all hours of the day and night. We saw the likes one night at 11O'Clock and it was still one week away. We are headed out now for our last night of Tapas in Spain. Tomorrow hopefully some good pastries in France, if we make it there.

... than it sounds. Unfortunately the rotation hasn't been very hands on, but at least, unlike back at home, I've been getting plenty of digital rectal exam experience (!!). Shockingly here the practice is for the consultant to do it, followed by the resident and then the student or whoever else is present (medically trained that is...!)! Poor patients! Anyway, despite the ongoing shocks, it's going well so far (and certainly better than the first week!) albeit the early morning starts!

... a fancy dinner at MOOOO at the hotel OMMMMM, the best veal I've ever had! Our second and last full day in Barcelona the weather was not great but it was not rainy either! We ate great local dishes, got a little shopping in, walked alot, saw everything and we still have tonight! We leave tomorrow morning for Ibiza to party for two days! JEALOUS!?!?!!! Lova and Miss! XOXO

... in the place not drinking. They take their partying seriously out here. Me and Matt both commented that Barcelona is a huge city. I mean huge not only in area but in sheer building height. Maybe that should have been obvious to us, but I had kind of forgotten that cities were like that after Morocco.

... videos from their concert. These concerts were set up in various streets in the Gracia neighborhood and it was one huge fiesta in the streets. Everything happens much later here. Everyone eats dinner between the hours of 10 and 12. If you go out at night, things do not really get going until 1 or 2 AM. Many times people don't come home from a night out until 7 or 8 AM. Catalan is spoken here and everything is in Catalan and Spanish.

... longer. And there was an abnormal amount of really tall girls. And by tall I mean pushing six feet. We saw the Picasso Museum, which was cool, but alot of it was in Madrid. So that ****** some people off, but our group saw it when we were in Madrid. So really, i didnt care that much. And we got a tour of the Gothic quarter, and checked out the Cathedral. and the famous Mailbox. The next day we did a bus tour, where we saw most of the sights.. Mountjuic and the Olympic stadiums ...

Barcelona is a massive city and from the minute we got off the train, we knew this would be the case. The feeling was so different from Valencia. So rushed and so busy like the other big cities we have been to like Paris and Berlin. We spent a long time trying to find our hostel and although we eventually got there, we weren't happy campers. The directions to find the place were poor and when we got to the ...

... for traffic heading downwards. Needless to say, he was not a big fan with many of the people around us. I had the fortune of being able to snap his photo while he was trying to squeeze by us. I hope the photo turns out. But before I carry on for too much longer, I had better say my good-byes. I know I have a tendency to ramble on. So take care. I´m sure I´ll get another update in here before we leave here on Wednesday. Turn the beat around, Chad