New post, new location: Madrid. I had a great time in Barcelona and can honestly say that it's a place I could see myself living quite easily (ok, once I get this whole 'spanish' thing down....or catalan, for living there...hm). I had been told before I got there that I was going to love it, so I was unsure what everyone was talking about. It really is a vibrant city though; I didn't even go out a lot (unlike most people at the hostel, from the sounds of it), but I somehow ended up staying up till at least2.30 every night. It just happens. Most nights, we didn't even end up going out for dinner until 10 or 11, so that tells you something. I'm trying hard to get used to this whole siesta thing though, where you have to try and judge if what you feel like doing that day (grocery shopping, clothes shopping, eating lunch out, whatever) is going to be open during siesta hours, cause otherwise you better forget it!
While in Barcelona, I ended up meeting this guy from LA (Darick) who was a lot of fun to hang out with, so it was kind of nice to have a partner in crime for my BCN adventures. We spent the days going to various museums (my doing), doing some clothes shopping (his doing), and drinking coffee, watching pretty spanish boys (the coffee part was DEFINITELY my doing, the boy watching is DEFINITELY his doing). So, one day was spent going out to see the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's huge and incredibly impressive cathedral that is still under construction. I need to get some pics of that up here, cause it is amazing. Truly. That same day, we (and 2 Aussies) went up to Park Guell to check out the Gaudi stuff there in the park, and that was rad too. It really was so fun to just see all of this great architecture all over the city.
The next day, we went to the nearby town of Figueres to see the Dali museum. That was an experience. The day started off with us not being able to hook up with the 2 Aussie friends, then once we got to Figueres, it was pouring, so some really awesome lady ran to her car and donated her umbrella to the two drowned rat english speakers. Thanks Fashionista lady! (She was christened that due to her very fashionable umbrella, which also took on the name). So yeah, after wandering around the city in the pouring rain, we found the museum, and ate lunch as we watched the line get longer. oh well. The museum is incredible. It really is an experience in and of itself....I don't even know how to describe it. Very cool nonetheless.
My last day consisted of going to the Picasso museum in the city, which was pretty cool, and making a mad dash to the train station. After a miscommunication, I got the right reservation about a minute before my train to Madrid was supposed to leave. It meant that I got to bypass some lines though, and get onto my train! woot!
So yeah, now I'm in Madrid. It's cool and the museums rock. Other than that, it's kind of just a big city, but that's ok, because the Prado is amazing. =) I know, I'm a nerd. Today I'm going to another one of the museums, so it should be good. The crappy weather is following me around spain though. It's warm enough, but I got soaked yesterday. oh well, such is life.
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I know you're an art nerd, but don't you ever get tired of museums? Your life there seems to be museum after museum.
Have you picked up any lispy Spanish yet? Thoy de Barthelona.
Oh...and what's up with the woot? You sound like some frat boy backbacker in Thailand or something.
Mike - you are sooooooo rude to your sister! At least she has some culture and goes to museums....
Jay - don't tell me you didn't at least look at some of the pretty Spanish boys!!
heya d. you can blame andrew (yes andrew, I'm talking about YOU) for that saying. he's a computer nerd (might even be worse than an art nerd), and I picked it up from him....but mum's right...stop being so mean! (I feel like I'm 10 years old again....lol)
As for the lispy spanish: I'm trying. It took me a while to realise that they were saying 'grathias' instead of 'gracias', but I think I have it now.
as for the museums: I like museums.
and mum: of course I got to look at the pretty spanish boys - darick wanted a second opinion, how could I not? haha...Barcelona did have an extraordinarily beautiful and stylish population (girls, boys, old, young...you name it)
oh yeah, and I went and watched the real madrid v. at. madrid game in a bar in madrid....fun atmosphere and some really nice people there (I even got an offer of a place to stay if I go back to Madrid! and not of the sketchy kind, either....)
see d? I do other things than just go to museums.
You should have gone to La Tomatina. I know you weren't in that area of Spain, but how could you miss the chance to create ketchup art on someone's clothes.
I actually really wanted to, and I could have been in Valencia for it, but there was absolutely nowhere to stay. I think I found one place for 90euro....kind of out of my league.
Forget la Tomatina- you should have gone to Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls!
haha...at the beginning of my trek, I met a couple of guys who had done that. They were some interesting folk to talk to. Unfortunately, I was across the continent at that time...sorry, t - you'll have to plot my death some other way...=p
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