Catalonia Castellnou Barcelona

... Around 5:30 Graeme drove me to the airport and even came
inside to get me checked in and settled. It was so great seeing my
friends after such a long time of traveling mostly on my own. We
said our goodbyes and I headed off for my gate.

There was only a minor delay which I
had already been informed of so I arrived in Lisbon around 9pm. My
friend was there waiting for me and we quickly hopped in a taxi and
headed to his place to drop off my ...

... similar to a huge American Football game!  The fans were into every play!  Fans were jumping, screaming and chanting all through the match!  My favorite chant was, "Madrid, Cabron, Salute El Campion!!"  Irene told me that in English the chant translates into, "Madrid, F-You, Salute the Champions!!"  Real Madrid is FC Barcelona's bitter rival.  So bitter that I heard in Madrid that you can get beat up for wearing and FC Barcelona jersey and vice versa in ...

... and I could not understand her clearly. Not to mention I was extremely exhausted from the previous nights excursions. She demanded to see Rocky, and I tried to tell her that we were his family but she kept telling us that they had rules and as soon as Rocky heard what was going on, he came and took over. I was trying to translate for my family what was going on because they did not know Spanish, and I informed that that she was telling him that they had rules. She left for a ...

... could in toddler French to explain that I too thought it strange that I did not receive a stamp but in fact, as he could plainly see, I did not have it. By that point I was sort of over all this b.s. if you will. He kept insisting about the stamp and I finally said, "O.K., I don't have it. We both agree on that. So now what? What dammit? What do you want me to do?!" Faced with this question, a direct question demanding a direct answer, he finally quit nagging ...

... hate you because you're American (my blond hair is the biggest red flag), so then you try to speak broken Spanish- they'll answer in English. Fine. Whatever. But sometimes you speak Spanish really well, and then they're insulted because it's not Catalan. Damn, we're trying- give us a break!!! - Getting into good clubs costs money- $10-$18 euros and usually includes a drink. Get over it and just pay the ****ing charge. Oh, and don't try to pull the "I'm a cute American ...

... ever seen. Belinda and I then had tapas on board on of the boats. Las Ramblas was the next stop, and came across a 100 metre high monument dedicated to Christopher Columbus. By the time we got to Las Ramblas, it was 8:00pm and it was jam packed. Las Ramblas is a strip buzzing with markets and restaurants. The strip seemed to stretch for at least 3km (at least it felt like it).

... modelos diferentes, texturas, colores, diseños, etc. Hice una búsqueda de mercerías para conseguir el estambre más original y adecuado. Organizamos una exhibición en la casa, con vino y tapas, invitamos a nuestros amigos de siempre y a muchos de l@s compañer@s de Derek. Tuvimos mucho éxito!!! vendí casí la mitad de las bufandas y tomé varios pedidos......ahora estoy nuevamente tejiendo como araña. Ahora vean las fotos, elijan su modelo y llámenme jiji.

... de temps vit un pigeon. Il y a les gosses aussi, l'école commence tôt. On court avec le sac sur les épaules ou on se le jette dans les jambes pour faire trébucher le copain. Les garçons sont des automobiles furieuses ou des avions bombardiers, les filles n'ont pas le choix, elles sont toujours un piéton malheureux ou Pearl Harbour. Encore quelques instants, et tout sera rentré dans l'ordre, le soleil pourra commencer son ascension. La, c'est comme dans toutes les villes. Barcelone le ...

So after an extra long journey that flew me through Boston, Detroit, London and Barcelona I finally arrive (after a few hours delay at Gatwick) to Barcelona. I am met up and am staying with my buddy Mark who is studying here. Last night I was pretty tired but as soon as we got in we trucked over to Poble Espana in Montijuc (Jewish Mountain) to watch the fountain-light show thing they do ...

... we won, beat a German and an Aussie) and finally we all end up at the Black Sheep again. Unfortuantely I had run dry of $ (actually pts) so I borrowed permantly from Ian, an Aussie dude. Had a good time really. Hung w/ Eric from Australia and Paul f/ Scotland. Hilarious, accents included.
Played the eye contact thing w/ this Spanish girl but it was just fun for me. I'm a good boy. Met this girl f/ Texas, gave her a Canadian pin ...