La Playa en Barcelona

Holas amigos,

So it´s really not that long since my last post. People are still hanging out in front of my cabin so I really can´t go to bed yet. It´s about 1:32 am here. I just had a really chill night sitting in front of the beach. After dinner, the whole tour (more or less) went out to the beach. There was a frisbee and volleyball game going.

I did take a dip in the in the Mediterreanean (yeah, my spelling sucks) Sea. It was super warm, even at 9pm. Well, the sun didn´t set until 10ish. What´s really weird is seeing the moon rise. It looked liked this giant orange orb on a pitch black backdrop. Definitely different from the Pacific where it´s freaking cold all the time. Since I´m in Spain, I had some San Miguel beer (which they also allowed on the beach) Others decided to check out the town later in the night. I´m saving that for tomorrow night.

Tomorrow is going to a big day for me. It´s really our only day to see Barcelona. There´s so much to see. The resident architect is a guy named Guidi(?). He designed many of the city´s main architecture, including the La Sangra Familia, which is this gargantua cathedral that began construction in 1931(?) and is not expected to be completed until 2041. We will also roam around Las Ramblas, the main street where there´s plenty of shops and street artist and pickpockets. I hope to find a semi nice dress there so I can go into the casinos at Monaco the night after. There´s also this dancing fountain. I´m guessing it´s something like Bellagio, but we´ll see. Other sites include a Columbus monument, which overlooks the sea, the Olympic buildings (Kylie Minogue shot "Slow" at the pool there"), and the Park Guell, which Guidi(?) also designed. Other than that, I plan to have some coffee, spanish tapas, and sangria. Olé mates!

Figured I should talk about some of the tour. So basically, we´re in a group of 50 people. Some of us are ending the trip early in Rome, while others are making their way to Athens. It´s mostly Aussies and Kiwi, so I hear words like "mates" and "cheers" very often. Yeah, no valley girl talk here. There´s also a couple of Canucks, a few Americans, and one Brit. The group is pretty young, most are between 22 and 27. The oldest is a 30 y/o, but she doesn´t look her age nor act it. A lot of people are perpetually drunk. Anyhow, the food is pretty shitty, so are the accomodations. We´re staying at these campsites, which have cabins. These are simply gloried sheet metal sheds. No soundproofing nor insulation.

anyhow, I have 20 minutes or so more online and I¨m gonna check my email instead. Meanwhile, good night guys!