Mare Internum Pineda de Mar

... my flat in gracia looked over the Sagrada Familia!

There is nothing I could complain about in Barcelona, its such a a beautiful city..the only thing is that being a student, it was quite expensive, i had to budget with food and going out sometimes but it didnt stop me having a great time. While i was in spain i bought the connect club card actually which saved me money, it gives you discounts in bars ...

... they had stollen them!!! Now we are both furious. Maybe thinking they were something they could sell, but they are his prescription sun glasses. Bugger, bugger. Life is a cruel learning experience. I don't think we will let anyone crowd us again or come close to us on trains or subways. We will probably be too paranoid.

Our daughter Heather suggested we put rubber bands around the wallets and that will keep ...

... night worried about not having my medicine. I was afraid I would have a miserable day and didnīt want to ruin Leeīs day as well. I figured I could be in pain at the beach just as at the hostel so Lee and I decided to go to the beach at Sitges for the day. The train was 5€ for the 35 minute trip. We had a cool double decker train that was quite stylish. We had great views of the Mediterranean along the way as the train hugs the coast. After arriving in Sitges we walked ...

... bit creepy and are best avoided alone, but other than that, I never felt in danger on the metro system or in the city. Today, thursday, I leave Barcelona behind to head another 6 hours south by bus to a city called Valencia. I must admit that I donīt want to leave this city, and could easily see myself living here if I was to move to Europe. This takes the place of being one of my favorite cities in the world, 2nd only to Buenos Aires in Argentina ...

... in saying that the walking tour is much better by night - a lot more haunting considering the history of the city. I didn't have my camera with me as we were heading to a few bars later on and I really didn't fancy losing my camera. Our first bar was the 'Fairy Bar' - a cute little bar that our tour manager described as a fairy vomiting all over it as it was covered in fairy lights and greenery. Bring on the free-pour!! This ...

... briefly, "Above all we cannot afford not to live in the present. He is blessed over all mortals who loses no moment of the passing life in remembering the past. Unless our philosophy hears the cock crow in every barnyard within our horizon, it is belated. That sound commonly reminds us that we are growing rusty and antique in our employments and habits of thought. His philosophy comes down to a more recent time than ours. There is something suggested by it that is a newer testament ...

... that had a British flag hanging outside. One of three Pommie bars at this spot. I watched some of the early game from Germany, Brazil v Ghana. France v Spain was on later that night. What a perfect spot to stop. The bar was not busy though. Maybe June is too early in the season. I asked the barman to direct us to a good hotel. Stupid really. They were scattered all along the front. We tried the first one and took the room. They had parking at the rear which was a plus, air ...

... more concentratedly blue due to the decreasing need for natural light towards the top. Canny ventilation is also built in, like the gills of a fish some or all flaps can be opened or closed to moderate temperatures in the rooms. The attic, which was the covered laundry area uses thermals and airflow so as to remove the ...

... i was with a friend of mine that i met in germany but lives here that i hadnīt seen in almost four years. but when we met it seemed like nothing much had changed between us and i was able to see the real side of the city. the first night she took me to a jamaican squatter house on the outskirts of the city and it was nothing short of amazing. it was pretty much a vacant building that these guys have parties in on the weekend and ...

This is JOJO. Unfortunately I think it will take a little time for me to get Ms. Masters to get into vacation mode. Just found out she was saving her travelpod entries as Ļ"drafts" to approve at a later date. Also had to forbid her to work on her expense report (which she brought with HER) (sorry Dave). And I thought that I would have a hard time leaving work at home. We drank a little beer this afternoon, so I think that will help. Time to take a nap and then ...