Hotel Amrey Sant Pau Barcelona

... she sat in front of a church. We wished we had recorded it, as it sounded from another world. We both wished that we had bought the CD she was selling, a) so we could remember what the instrument is called, and b) so we could relive the great music.

We walked out into a plaza that was fronted on one side by the Gaudi Cathedral, which was unfortunately covered in scaffolding. Being under renovation, the cathedral was closed to the public, so we had to give that a miss, so ...

... n girls!" We kept whispering *bout him *nd Britt kept telling me to be quiet, *lthough I w*s pretty sure he didnīt spe*k English. Th*t w*s when I h*d the ide* to revert b*ck to old school junior high shen*n****ns *nd we beg*n spe*king in pig l*tin. Th*t entert*ined us for * while, ok, for quite * while *s we were both very giggly *nd dillerious.
After *n *pproxim*tely ten hour flight on which I might mention I *te eggs AND me*t (wow! I ...

... this bedroom in an apartment right on Las Ramblas, which is the main pedestrian walking street of Barcelona. It's where all the life of the city is. But the best thing about the apartment was my bed. My bed was soooooo fluffy and comfortable. I seriously just wanted to stay in bed all day and night, but I obviously couldn't do that because I had to actually see Barcelona, not just a room in Barcelona. On my first day in Barcelona, after I had ...

Well, we have been back from our last trip, a transatlantic repositioning cruise from Barcelona to Galveston for a week now, but I am still dreaming of the wonderful hot chocolate we had in Spain. I bought the stuff to try making some from a recipe I got off the internet, but I am waiting for someone to share it with that I think will really appreciate it. It is the kind of thing that is better with sharing! Someone on a travel board (Cruise ...

... reading kids books, watching tv, speaking with my flatmates, etc. Maybe I was so embarrassed by my German ineptitude in front of my family that I have a renewed urge to actually figure this thing out!

However it takes until the next week to actually find a place that fits what I need, although it is much smaller than my current lodging for about the same price, it will have to do. I will now be living with Ximing from Beijing, China and Julia from ...

I had a place to stay only from the next day on. I looked around but all places where full. In the hostel, they stored my stuff and I decided to spend the first night out. During the day I just got familiar with the center and the public transport. I decided to go to the club "Bikini", because Saturday was Latin night. The place is good they have different rooms with different music. I enjoy it but it was a long night.

... que organizamos un par de salidas el viernes 2, y el sabado 3 de Febrero! Muchas gracias a todos los que vinisteis por apoyarme en esta aventura! :-) // Thereīs only one week left to start my little trip! It seems that everything is ready, and that I donīt forget anything: I got all the vaccines and medicines, the medical and ...

As previously noted, Barįelona was not in my original plans because I had been here before, and I thought I was going to the Verbena San Juan in Zaragoza during this time frame. I, however, didn't realize that the Jesus Freaks have mixed up St. John's Day with the pagan rituals surrounding midusmmer's day. Thus, all the "San Juan" festivals fall on the same weekend closest to June 21, despite the fact that the longest day of the year fluctuates between June 20 ...

... heads? Needless to say i fell in love with Barcelona and have overstayed my visit, though not so badly as many do. I ave no idea whether the rest of spain can keep up with catalonia, but it doesnīt as to; this week and this city stand tall among my fondest memories. and did i mention espaņol? suddenly i find my humble utterances infinitely useful, and insist that the local shopkeepers speak spanish at me (but i say that in english. some things just arenīt in the phrase book).

... the tourism and business, and the spanish houses with green shudders and bogenvillas. We went swimming at one beach, with light blue seawater that was more clear than a swimming pool. It made me want to go diving so much (diving is 53 euros per dive). I also investigated getting a job at a hotel to be able to explore the island and dive a bit, but itīs the end of the season so everything ...