Saturday, July 5, 2008
Hello, everyone! I'm being dutiful and updating the blog, just as I said I would. The pictures will have to come a little bit later, but for now I can tell you a little bit of what I've been up to.
The apartment where we are staying is close to the beach in Barcelona. It's off a major street and is on the third floor. There is a beautiful view from the patio of the Barcelona zoo & park to the left and Montjuic, another huge park & hill, to the right. I will be here the entire month with Jen, and right now Jen's friend, Pauline, is visiting with us from Paris.
It has been very hot here since I arrived and we've been doing a lot of walking, but it has been a great way to see the city. Thankfully, Barcelona isn't quite as big as Paris was, so I am able to walk to most places. I am enjoying the atmosphere here; everyone is very casual with their clothing (flip flops, tank tops, etc.) and the afternoon siesta is very nice. Well, actually, we've tended to get a late start to our days, usually heading out at around 4 pm and coming back later at night. The city doesn't sleep at night, either, so on many of the streets there are just as much people out as there would be during the day.
I've gotten to see a few of the tourist-y places, especially Gaudi's works like the Sagrada Familia and the Park Guell. I really liked the Park Guell because I remembered seeing the mosaic bench in the film L'Auberge Espagnole and falling in love with it then.
One night we went out to a jazz cafe to listen to a live band and on the night of the Fourth of July we went to watch a showing of the film Once in a field on the side of a castle. It sounds ridiculous and fabulous when I say it like that, and it was.
I'll be updating more soon; I hope everyone is doing well, be sure to email me with what you are up to!
