Prologue: Goose compared Barcelona to the rebellious brother of Madrid, who ran away and created a culture with an absolutely rabid nightlife, didn't care to put as much effort into his architecture yet stayed true to his roots in some areas, and came up with irrational art and wild amounts of different foods. Probably the most accurate way to describe Barca to a blind man/newcomer. Further analysis:
Hostel: 9. Not a bad location, good view, and met plenty of people including two hilarious Austrailian dudes that almost traveled with us to Narbonne. Still have not met an Australian I dislike - the "per capita funny people" level there is amazingly high. The nightlife provided put the hostel over the top, but one chink in the armor of the experience was last night's sleep experience. Uncomfortable bed led me to whisper to myself, "Good God, am I going to fall asleep tonight?" God responded with a blatant 'ABSOLUTELY NOT!': we had one of the better snorers in the history of time in our room roll in around 3:30 a.m. Transcended all snoring ever. Like, a German couple got up and just left at 5 a.m. they were so tired of it, and I almost got up and applauded. After the 5 others in the room combined for 8 hours of sleep, we awoke and the Australian guys instantly compared it to "a pissy guy strangling a dog," whereas I made the claim that he will be crowned in the pantheon of great snorers ever. The inhale was a hog snort, exhale was a balloon deflating. Guy didn't miss a beat all night. Amazing.
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| View from hostel. Sorry for enormous phallic structure in middle. |
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| Pig brain, hearts, tongues/penises for sale! |
Best Site: Castille de Montjuic - 9. Pretty awesome watching a sunset from a castle. And just being in a castle on top of a mountain. Which overlooks Barcelona. Which is huge.
Night life: As told (and not told..) in the Weekend Wrapup the post before...pretty successful. 10-worthy.
So, currently, by a slim margin, we are left with:
1) Madrid: 44
2) Barcelona: 43.5
Next post from Marseille tomorrow.
- Andrew
Can I get a status update on Goose's murse? Is it a game-time decision on any given day or hovering between Questionable and Probable?
ReplyDeleteGoose’s murse, to me, is like a Ryan Sweeney or a Cody Ross – it’s a platoon player. Plays, and excels, in certain situations. It’s a clubhouse player, always doing what we need it to, and brings character and sentiments to the trip most travelers wouldn’t be able to while its at it. Despite its wavering daily status, which you are absolutely correct about, it has single-handedly turned this trip from “bottom feeder Americans just trying to hack it” to “Experienced, savvy squad with a hell of a tote bag.” Ignore rumors of the waiver wire – it’s not going anywhere. Do NOT ignore rumors of the possibility that it’s in contention for “Disney’s (fashion) Comeback Player of the Year” – those are real.
DeleteHahaha great to hear. If the day comes when Goose tries to buy a bigger and more flashy murse for about 20 times the price, try to talk him out of it by reminding of his roots and how far a cheap and trustworthy murse has gotten him. Otherwise this situation will spiral out of control, the flashy murse won't be able to handle the basic duties expected of it, and Goose will end up in Chicago and you'll be left to pick up the pieces in Rome.
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