First, if you are planning to save big money by using one of those bargain airlines that they have over here, don't forget to account for the extra fees of trains and buses to get to their obscure airports. It took a train, a bus, a plane, and another bus to get me to Barcelona, but it was definitely worth it.
Best things about Barcelona:
1. Remembering just minutes after arrival that Spanish people are white
2. Seeing friends for the first time in three weeks.
3. Exploring the city for 6 hours and almost getting lost while the aforementioned friends learned things like "photography" and "sports"
4. Lots of Forn
5. Saving 15 Euro total for bringing my own water everywhere
6. Watching dogs pee in the street because Barcelona doesn't have any grass
7. Following Alex the Navigator through obscure alleys to surprisingly fine dining
8. Dancing in club "Opium" with 500 other locals, including that bald 40 year old guy that was with us for half an hour
9. Getting naked on a nude beach to change from my boxers to my swimsuit and getting gawked at because apparently "nude" beaches are really just "topless" beaches
9.2. Staying up til 3 every night with Cody to catch the NBA finals, even though they only came on once
9.3. Noticing that every thousandth man I see has long black hair, a white button down shirt, and is posed casually in a doorway and I can't help but wonder if he is a sword fighter
9.5. Spending the last night in a Muslim bar eating pitas, hummus, weird tea, and excellent hookah, then running into some Germans in the street and talking to them
10. Walking through Barcelona at 4:30 am to catch my bus to the airport and being impressed that I saw only 6 people on my half hour trek
Even though it's pretty dirty and over-populated, Barcelona is a fantastic city. I'm pretty sure I've only tapped it's potential. But bottom line, it was good to see friends.
See you all soon,
Thomas, aka Tomas, aka Tomath (Spanish people have lisps)
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