Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1105

Finally made it to another country...just when I was getting sick of baguettes and croissants. Spain is definitely a different world. Its history is pretty interesting. A lot of religious wars (esp. against the Moors), invasions and it's still pretty young as a democratic country. But I guess tourism is thriving here and its economy is growing because of it. I can see why. There's a lot to see and do and it feels different from the other parts of Europe that I saw. It's as if a lot of the culture has remained intact without as much "western" influence. It's hard to explain. I really wish I could've seen more of Spain, especially Madrid and Seville. Maybe next time. Traveled down Las Ramblas, Barcelona's main shopping strip. Lots of street performers here...and they're all very ... read more

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Wow guys, Guess what. Yes, it has happened. I´m sick. After getting back from the beach yesterday, my medicine had weared off and I was once sick and feverish again. Runny nose, ick. I took more medicine and rested for a bit. It was the last night of the festival so I was all excited to get out and do more. Also, I´ve been waiting to go to this club in El Raval, the party was called The Sunday Joint, with hip hop music and stuff. The flyer reminded me of home. I went out to eat and actually didn´t really have a good dinner. I ate at the bar of this resaturant, Moka, and it was mediocre. When I got back, I felt worse. With a kick in the pants from a phone call to ... read more

Ok, Friday I woke up, went to see 2 other BAD apartments, went grocery shopping, had dinner at 330 and packed. Left at 9:00 PM to go to the Mediterranean for the weekend to a friends house with 8 other people. We get there at 1:30 AM after driving almost 5 hours through pouring rain. The house is Rocio's, Paula's best friend from high school. Her dad has 5 houses in different parts of Spain and a house in London and Argentina....WHAT LUCK I HAVE!!! The house is beautiful. It has an in ground pool and is in the middle of this huge national park, so there are only a few houses here an there. The landscape is scrubby, with lots of short trees, mountains, and We play cards and have drinks until 3:30. Next morning ... read more

So spain has been a great start to my trip. First I got to spend 2-3 hours waiting for Alex at the airport... aparently there are two airports in Barcelona.... I guess it didn't help that he didn't have ANY of my flight details. oh well. anywho, once we found eachother there weren't anymore buses or trains to Girona so we were forced to pay 160 euros (!!!!!) for a taxi ride with the world's smelliest cab driver ever. im serious---it smelled worse than ass. actually, he had to stop mid trip to go to a bathroom. personally, i think he stopped cause he shit his pants cause about 1-2 minutes before he asked if he could stop it definitely smelled of shit. very very gross. so those are my memories of barcelona....... Girona, however, has ... read more