In the barrio gothico If you are still staying at the barrio gothico don't miss Sant Felip Neri's square. It has some kind of magic. It's a cul-de-sac square nearby the Cathedral with a sad history and a fountain.
Enjoy Barcelona. Being stuck in a city is never nice but Barcelona is one of Europe's bedt cities to be stuck in.
Saludos,
Miriam
www.barcelonastuff.com
Regarding the leather jackets Hi Mike and Kathy,
leather jackets is something people wear in Barcelona during Spring time and Autum. It's a tome of the year in which is not too warm not to weat a jacket and not to cold to wear a coat, so leather jackets just make it perfect for you to keep warm: not cold not hot ;-) I hope this insider comment helps you understand why there are so many leather jackets out in the street.
Saludos,
Miriam
www.barcelonastuff.com
Response: Beggars in Singapore not only consist of tissue sellers, cant label all of them as blind. Some handicapped, some play music in subways. Some sing at bus interchanges. But none plainly sits down and asks for money unlike other 3rd world countries. Taxis are not mostly blue hyundais, majority is the toyota crown, the oldie ones. English is one of the official national languages, whereas malay, tamil, mandarin chinese are the rest. chewing gum for nicotine patch is legal, other than that, if your caught bringing in chewing gum to singapore and get caught by the customs, then god knows what happens to you.. as they are using hightech xray and detecting equipments. enforcement officers wont be on a cop dress, they will be in civilian dress and once you litter, smoke and throw the bud anyhow or spot you chewing gum, thats it.. if you dont see doesnt mean singapore doesnt have enforcement officer, maybe your time was good i could say.. and dont recommend people coming here to bring in contraband items like chewing gum..
me gustan sus fotos :) How'd you guys take pictures underwater? Looks so cool and I wish i was there!. Hahah I had to study that map for a sec to figure out exactly where you guys are. I'm geographically challenged --- but not chemically challenged: Mikey, i got an A in orgo!
hello from singapore Hi Michael,
looks like you've enjoyed your stayed in Singapore. By the way, the fruit you are holding can be found in many tropical fruit stalls here - It's a rambutan and I have a tree in my garden covered with it. And the seafood noodles is actually Hokkien Mee from the chinese zi char stall. (Mee Goreng is a spicy Malay noodle dish and some chinese stalls do offer it as well - it'll be just as spicy) The double yellow lines are not bike paths - it simply means that no vehicle is to park there. I hope you didn't spend your time trying to keep within the lines! Anyway $2 for limeade is way too expensive!
the Bike Path you mentioned isnt for bikes.
It is a road marking that indicates, " no parking ", local would often says "no parking at double yellow line"
March 2013 - After a long respite, we crossed the Atlantic once more, this time to berlin and amsterdam.
July 2011 - Kathy goes on Asia trip #2! This time only China tho..
April 2010 - Kathy is going on a trip to barcelona and paris! she will try her best to update, but it will depend on whether she can find internet...
Summer 2009 - We're going on a trip to Asia! We'll be moving through Singapore, Pulau Perhentian Besar (ML), Kuala Lumpur (ML), Chiang Mai (TH), Bangkok (TH) in just 10 days. It will be very hectic, so forgive us if we don't update frequently!
Kathy is travelling ... full info
Alex
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Dude, omg, that is so scary. You were smart!!