Originally posted: Sunday, 29 March 2009 
Aahhh Barcelona. The people. The food. The drinking. The women. The sights. The sounds...
I went to Barcelona with not too many expectations, but left with some great memories and some amaxing experiences. I love the Spain lifestyle: Get up about 9. Breakfast at 10. Lunch at 3. Siesta. Dinner at 9. Party till the sun comes up!
And the food. I probably gained 3 kilos in a week. Tapas, Paela, whatever. And
you can get a beer anytime you want and from wherever you want. Barbers, Bakeries, Phone stores, McDonalds. and I don't mean a paper cup, it's like a big ass glass of beer. The Barcelona bars are so cool as well. Smooth music, beautiful bar people, chilled ambience.
The Barcelona architecture is so bold and inspiring. And some of it very old. It certainly reflects the people and where they've come from. And if you ever go to Barcelona, don't ever equate the Catalans with the Spainish. After what they went through under Dictator Franco for 30 odd years, you can appreciate their joi de viere
and their attitude and sense of pride.
One other thing I've probably learnt on this trip is that public transport in Australia, especially Sydney, is SHITHOUSE compared with the places I've visited. Foreign public transport is efficient, affordable, frequent, punctual, vast, and comparitively easy.
The highlight of spain however was the Barcelona FC game I went to. 75,000 people going crazy as BFC gave Malagra a 6-0 touch up. Biggest crowd I've ever been to in a sports event. The noise was amazing. It is very hard not to like this city. The only downside was the expense, but
that just shows how shit the Aussie dollar is.
Aahhh Barcelona. The people. The food. The drinking. The women. The sights. The sounds...
I went to Barcelona with not too many expectations, but left with some great memories and some amaxing experiences. I love the Spain lifestyle: Get up about 9. Breakfast at 10. Lunch at 3. Siesta. Dinner at 9. Party till the sun comes up!
And the food. I probably gained 3 kilos in a week. Tapas, Paela, whatever. And
you can get a beer anytime you want and from wherever you want. Barbers, Bakeries, Phone stores, McDonalds. and I don't mean a paper cup, it's like a big ass glass of beer. The Barcelona bars are so cool as well. Smooth music, beautiful bar people, chilled ambience.The Barcelona architecture is so bold and inspiring. And some of it very old. It certainly reflects the people and where they've come from. And if you ever go to Barcelona, don't ever equate the Catalans with the Spainish. After what they went through under Dictator Franco for 30 odd years, you can appreciate their joi de viere
and their attitude and sense of pride.One other thing I've probably learnt on this trip is that public transport in Australia, especially Sydney, is SHITHOUSE compared with the places I've visited. Foreign public transport is efficient, affordable, frequent, punctual, vast, and comparitively easy.
The highlight of spain however was the Barcelona FC game I went to. 75,000 people going crazy as BFC gave Malagra a 6-0 touch up. Biggest crowd I've ever been to in a sports event. The noise was amazing. It is very hard not to like this city. The only downside was the expense, but
that just shows how shit the Aussie dollar is.
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