Barcelona, Rome v.1

The night out in Barcelona was pretty cool. I was hanging out watching basketball and having a couple beers in the hostel when a couple youngish looking girls asked me what I was up to later, so I decided to go clubbing, you know...why not. Over the next couple hours, we learned exactly how old each other were...yeah. I don't look 27, but they didn't look 18 either.

*awkward silence*

It was still fun, but we had to cut the night short when my hip broke.

Sunday in Barcelona was cooler than anticipated. I got up at noon and started the "I hate bus tours walking tour", I walked up the big hill south of the city, took photos...Then walked to the beach and stuck my hand in the Mediterranean. From there I decided to walk back towards the hostel, stopped to photograph some breakdancers. I like the entire category of "stupid human tricks". Knowing I was looking at a ridiculously early morning I decided that I would try and take it easy...I debated going to the Maritime museum, or perhaps the Barcelona FC game, but back at the hostel I got the news that both Messi and Ronaldinho weren't playing...and while Henri and the rest are definitely stars in their own right...they were playing a crap team. So after a brief siesta (which was in the plan either way, I didn't skip the game to sleep...) I ended up taking another walk hunting for dinner...I did get distracted by the Arsenal vs. Chelsea match at an Irish pub. But ended up with a pretty good and relatively cheap paella. I figured I should have it once at least...

The evening consisted of hanging out, watching more basketball and chatting with people back at the hostel. good stuff, fun times and I accidentally stayed up til 2 talking. Got up at 5 this morning, on a plane by 7:20, in Rome proper at 11:15. Booyah. I dropped my bag off at the hostel (locked and such, it was the lock-out hours from 11-4), I'm ok with that...I plan on doing nearly everything anyhow. So yeah, today I took the metro to the coliseum, and walked from there around the forum (I didn't feel like lines) and up to the piazza de popolo. I'm planning on a early morning tomorrow to go into the coliseum and forum, also St. Peter in Chains, then over to the Pantheon as well. That should last most of the lockout and such...I need to check out the existence of a Da Vinci museum here.

yeah. so. having a blast! oh, and Vatican on Thursday I expect. Wednesday would be cool to see the pope, but I presume that everyone else thinks that too.