Made our way straight to the station and caught the first train to the Spanish border. Unfortunately there were 2 Spanish lads lying across our seats, apparently sleeping, which we had the audacity to ask to move. Then one sniffed obscenely the whole way while the other laughed when I cracked my skull on the overhead luggage rack. I’ve already decided I don’t like Spanish people. And how is it that opinionated Americans never get sick of their own voice? It was a long 2 hours in that carriage but the connection to Barcelona was a whole different story. We shared a conversation with a delightful young Melbourne couple and by the time we stepped foot on Spanish soil I was in a much better mood. We caught a taxi to our new apartment on Carrer de Sardinya, on the way passing right by Gaudi’s Casa Mila, and met our host David and his daughter Lucia who was able to do the translations. I’ve changed my mind already about Spanish people, these 2 couldn’t have been more helpful and we shared lots of laughs as they gave us the low down on the city. This apartment is very central, walking distance to the subway and a number of Gaudi’s works; you can see the Sagrada Familia Cathedral (the one adorned with fruit) from our window! We have a well stocked kitchen, digital tv as well as satellite (but still all Spanish), wi-fi, a washing machine............and a bath. Because we are here for the week we spent a leisurely afternoon catching up on Barcelona research and planning the week, reading, emails etc then walked to the local restaurant David had recommended. Pero! It is closed on Sundays so we ventured further and found a cantina with a very helpful and friendly waiter. Managed to find our way home with directions help from some locals and just as we arrived fireworks were set off somewhere not too far away. We were able see and hear them from home. Will have to ask David if he arranged them on our behalf.
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