Note: this IPad has been so painful that I started sending emails instead of blogging. But that sucked too. So that tech savvy mobile blogger Dan O'Connor suggested an app for the iPad and now I'm using that. These first two entries might be repeats for some folks. And the dates will be off until i catch up, but hopefully these will be chronological. Whatever...
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Flights were actually pretty easy. We upgraded to bus class at the gate for the overnight to london for 25% of the going rate, we were happy on those flat beds, food was good and we arrived in london fairly rested, and the good thing was we got to use the first class lounge for the four hr layover, skillz. Then we slept on the short flight to barc, and easily found a large taxi to our apt. The guy was late getting us the key so we we had to sit on the sidewalk for about an hour. He finally showed, then proceeded to give us a ton of info about barc, the area and the restaurants, etc. The apt is in a superb location, in the eixample area, we can walk to everything, including our chores scheduled for the next day. Finally went out to eat at about 9 oclock, all locals that late, had great tapas, bread with evoo and crushed tomatoes, escalivada, which is a onions, peppers sometimes eggplant mixture, catalan potatoes, squid, vegie couquettes, and a nice house rioja. Looks like the food is going to be good. Back to the apt and to bed at midnight.
Then the trouble starts. No not food poisoning again, just sleeping problems. I wake up at four am, stumble into the bathroom, back my way towards the toilet seat to sit and pee, then sit, and i,m sitting on the cover. Huh? So i lift it, then sit and almost fall in. Wtf, i must have lifted the seat too, so then i put it down again and i sit on the cover again, finally i,m so confused i have to turn on the light, turns out i sat in the bidet! Haha. Never really noticed earlier that the bidet had a cover, seems rare to me. Finally i sit on the right equipment and finish up. Hit the sack again. April is sound asleep and frankly snoring like a drunken sailor, so i become wide awake. I try some vipassana meditation, doesnt work, april quiets down a little and im just laying ther listening to my heartbeat, the watch next to me, and aprils breathing. For like two freakin hours!! Finally i get up at six and read. April manages to sleep until eight oclock! Truly impressive, april wakes up and i talk her ear off cause ive been up for four hours with no one to talk to.
We hit the corner cafe for cafe con leche and croissants, typical euro tasty but unheatly breakfast. Then for our big task, we put our bikes together, tooK about three hours, not bad. Then we headed out for chores. Unlocked our phone and got a new sim card, got cash, walked to pay for our apt, had a nice lunch at a small dive bar our apt guy receommended, wandered around lost for awhile ethen found thetrain station and bought our tickets for girona. Super productive day, and all within walking distance of the apt. Home for a nap, then had another good dinner at 9:00 again at another restaurant around the corner. Hit the sack again at midnight.
Next day, explore barc...
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