The Gaudi Experience

5/24/09 6:28 p.m.

We arrived in Barcelona at about 4 p.m. yesterday and headed straight to our hostel, which was conveniently located an hour outside of downtown the Barcelona. Not only was the hostel forever away from all the fun that is Barcelona, we also were going to be sleeping in a room with six bunk beds. Twelve people who have never met and who all speak different languages, sharing a 20 by 15 foot room, equals loads of fun. Surprisingly, no one was snoring, coughing, yelling, or sneezing, all night, so I was able to get some sleep.

After checking into the resort we went into downtown Barcelona and went to La Rambla, which is the main street in Barcelona, full of Street Vendors, Bars, and Street Performers. The street performers in Spain are intense, to say the least. They are all dressed in crazy costumes and make their money by having people take pictures with them. I don’t now how they can actually survive off of spare change, but I guess they can or they wouldn’t be doing it anymore. Well, we hung out at a restaurant right on the street and watched all the different people walk by. Most of who were getting ready to go to the discos or clubs. Glow Sticks, strobe lights, and multiple floors of people I don’t know, are things I do not enjoy. I don’t do Clubs.

We went back to our place fairly early so we could really hit the sites hard today. Oh, how did we ever! I can barely move right now. I think we walked about ten miles throughout Barcelona today, but it was well worth it. The architecture in Barcelona is incredible. An Architect named Antoni Gaudi designed several buildings throughout the city that are truly unbelievable. Check out the Sagrada Familia on Google Image search. He alone, made the trip to Barcelona well worth it. The city is also nice since it is located right on the Mediterranean Sea. Anything by the water is usually pretty enjoyable. I think everyone will agree with that.

Tomorrow we will see a little more of Barcelona and then take a 14 hour night train to Nice, in the south of France. We should be able to catch up on some rest and prepare ourselves for France.

Oh and I rode another lion today, so far I have tamed two lions in three cities. People like to put lions near things to make them look important. I think it works.

-Brendan