Life in Barcelona

There are many things to do and see in Barcelona. In the morning Mark, who is skipping school, Nang and I head over to the open market near the ramblas. Here the market is packed with shoppers and tourists. The highlight of coming to the market is not the cheap fruits and vegetables, but the variety of fresh squeezed 1€ drinks. There are so many flavors that I had to try three, mango, coconut & chocolate, and orange strawberry & banana. This is especially helpful since I feel a sore throat coming on from the lack of sleep.





In the evenings on the Mountjuic there is an outdoor theater for movies. I guess it is the Spanish equivalent of a drive in movie minus the cars. For 8€ we get straw mats to lay on and watch Pan’s Labyrinth in its original cut in Spanish. Luckily I had already seen the movie with English subtitles back in Paris otherwise I would have been really confused. The second time around I saw much more details that had gone unnoticed previously.



For part of my stay in Barcelona, I end up crashing at Mark, Nick and Mike’s apartment near Segrada Familia, the cathedral that you see in everyone’s pictures that have ever visited Barcelona. Near there just north there is an old hospital. It is worth visiting because the idea of this particular hospital is that they wanted the patients to feel good and at ease while at the hospital. Thus, the entire campus of the hospital is in the most finest of upkeep and has little to no resemblance to an actual hospital.



Mark, Nick and Mike’s apartment is quite nice. Since bills have already been paid for there is no conversation of energy whatsoever. Thus the air condition is run at all hours of the day at temperatures of 20C. This is really nice in the daytime when coming from the scorching humid conditions of Barcelona.