I guess this isn’t the place to do something like a travel blog… Hopefully it won’t be too obnoxious to write a few comments daily for the week that I’m here.

Anyway, I really like it so far. I’m staying in Gracia which seems a little stodgy but I don’t have the energy to venture further than that today. I took an indirect flight and I’m pooped.

The people are really, really nice and that is wonderful. Barcelona reminds me a lot of Paris but the biggest difference is that the people are very kind.

I understand and read Spanish much better than I thought. My speaking is sloppy though, so I have to work on that. Not knowing Catalan hasn’t been a problem so far.

Having trained as a textile designer, I can’t help but be delighted by the cement patterned tiling on the sidewalks. It’s a really gorgeous detail that makes my heart happy.

I hung out in Place de Diamant and saw the “cops” harass some hippy looking folks. That was hilarious. I also saw some other hippy type girls singing some folk songs. That was cool too. (I don’t mean hippy in a derogative way – - I can be one at times too)

I spent about an hour looking for a place that had free wiki but I ended up where I am now, in a hotel lobby where I paid for it for the hour. It’s worth it though.

Tomorrow, my friend arrives to join me and that’s when the fun will begin.