Parrots Sitges Hotel

... con quartieri al limite del degrado e dell'abbandono. Stride il lusso delle boutique sul Passeig de Grącia accanto al livello dei salari che non permette di certo ai barcellonesi una vita grassa. Le strade sono generalmente sporche se non puzzolenti, l'acqua che viene fuori dai rubinetti č di pessima qualitą. Si dice che alcuni reparti ospedalieri brillino e siano all'avanguardia. Avranno pure i migliori chirurghi plastici e le migliori cliniche per la ...

... gradevole mentre guardi la campagna catalana tutta brulla e un po' secca, con ciuffi di canne qua e lą, e immagini l'afa e il tanfo umido che si sente in giro. Superata la conurbazione di Barcellona, verso sud, la campagna si fa pił verde e il treno passa molto vicino alla costa. E' una gioia vedere il mare, mare vero azzurro profondo e lontano. Le collinette verso sud della cittą sono colonizzate da centinaia di casette arrampicate sulle pareti scoscese ...

... say, "So you're telling me that the plane will be sitting on the runway for another 35 minutes but we can't board it? You must be joking." She said no. I said call the plane. She calls, they say no. So we go to the help desk or whatever you want to call it since they are not at all helpful. She tells us the same thing. "But" she says cheerfully, "you might be able to fly out tomorrow, we can put you on standby". "Might?" I say. I ...

... and the hostel had filled up. we were none too pleased. After what felt like non-stop travel we were ready to shower! So we grabbed our packs and started to wander towards an internet cafe that the desk clerk pointed out. We left Josie and Christopher behind saying we“d just see them there. This internet cafe did not exist. We looked and looked. Meanwhile, Megan is calling a list of hostels the same desk clerk had given us, all ...

... sure bet to properly locate yourself. (that grammar sounds awkward, but it made sense in Spanish!)

Because it is New Years Day, not much is open, so I am content to find myself a simple meal in a shop and then hang out in the hostel with interesting people. (Each night it seemed like a different nationality took over the hostel…first it was Aussies, next Frenchies, then Italians, then Germans, and finally Brasilians (yippee) ) I enjoyed the ...

... the Roman ruins at Tarragona, walked around medieval Girona, and gawked at the displays, paintings and exhibitions at the Dali Museum in Figuerres. Catalunya - specifically Barcelona - was more expensive than we had planned but the food, wine and sites all over the region were also far richer than we had imagined. Day One: First we had to get our bearings (and a guidebook). We found a bookshop and decided to just buy a guidebook for Barcelona and not all of Spain. That day we ...

... with all gay haunts. After I look at the map, I decide yeah this is Spain's version of P-town. Good god this place must be insane in the summer. I also receive direction to the lesbian bar Marpilili around the corner (Joan Tarrida 14) Sweet. I end up having 2 pints at the lesbian bar and decide; yeah I really need to go. As it is I'm catching the last train to Barcelona. I get directions to the train station and guess what, the pharmacia sign is ...

... take us to the airport. While we were waiting for the train to arrive, we set our backpacks down right next to us and grabbed a seat. Not more than 10 minutes later, the train arrived, so with unfinished kebabs in our hands we awkwardly strapped on our backpacks and grabbed our day bags. As we struggled to make ourselves fit into the very hot and cramped train, Jess's kebab begain to drip - onto the floor and into the vacant spot in her opened bag where her ...

... only to be denied. CLOSED! Well, incredibly disappointed though we were, we walked away and went on the tour. Once up top we saw how massive the field was, and tried valiantly to get a good picture with it, but it was tough! I think we did eventually, but it took skill. Oodles of it. When on teh field though, it doesn't seem nearly as big. I felt like I could beat Ronaldhino, but he wasn't there to let me try. Too bad. So we went back to the hostel and prepared for another night ...

... Ramblas, a wonderfully vibrant part of the city where street vendors and performers vie for your attention. Explore the many churches and cathedrals of Barcelona and discover the city's modernist architecture along Paseo de Gracia. Visit Antoni Gaudķ's unfinished Segrada Familia. With eight soaring spires and a spectacular main faēade, this cathedral is a true architectural masterpiece. Get a Taste of Local Flavor Don't ...