Thursday, August 4, 2011

Barcelona!

We have arrived! After traveling for roughly 20 hours, we finally arrived in Barcelona. A pretty easy trip all in all. Made better by having delicious airplane food (remember airplane food?) and ample snacks. We navigated successfully from the airport to our hotel, I even had a conversation with our bus driver in Spanish. Well ok, I said “Va al Metro?” and he said “Si.” But still it's a start!


We checked into our hotel room which is super cute, has a tiny balcony and is thankfully air-conditioned. We were happy to leave some of our luggage in the room as we sought out a super mercado. We nearly missed the inconspicuous store front, but followed a hunch and discovered a little grocery wonderland. My only complaint is that I had to get low sodium salt. Which I don't even understand.


We lunched on still warm bagette, hummus, cucumbers and tomatoes. Delicious. We tried to follow sage advice and stay up all day to beat the jetlag. We succumbed to a siesta, however, which might explain why I am sitting up blogging before 5 am. Marya on the other hand is still sleeping soundly.


After our siesta we hopped on the Metro and strolled La Rambla and the Gothic Quarter. Walking down the narrow, winding alleys I really felt like we had arrived. La Rambla and La Catedral are full of tourists, but eerily devoid of performers. There are about 8 living statues (all with permit clearly displayed) on La Rambla and that is IT. Not even a musician. There must be a serious crack-down around here.


Marya and I are hoping to try a stripped down amplification free show out in the next day or so. Something a little less conspicuous than our normal show and with a super quick set up and tear down. We will see how that works out. Hopefully we get at least one, “Lo siento, no hablo espanol, soy turista de los estados unidos.” before they throw us in the joint...


Wish us luck.

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