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SPAIN | Friday, 29 December 2006 | Views [1295] | Comments [2]

cable car - bloody expensive

cable car - bloody expensive

This is a great city.  Ive been here before though, and coming to the end of my first 'section' of trip i felt lazy and not in a sightseeing mood.  In fact in the two days i spent here i saw 4 films!  It was great but i got a bit fed up of popcorn so i switched to beer instead.  I also still ended up walking around, enjoying the atmosphere, the street artists on the Ramblas, the architecture and the xmas buzz.

My hostel was quite strange, and quite noisy - it even contained a little gym, which no one used. Well it is Xmas time - not that i think anyone would have used it anyway - Spain is a party place.  One girl spent both days asleep in bed and then went out at night until about 6 in the morning - it wouldn't have been so unusual except she'd been doing it for over a week.   ouch.

I had some very interesting chats with a girl who had just been to Switzerland studying the philosophy of religion.  Basically she knew she wanted to follow a faith but due to her mixed heritage wasn't sure which.  Her science background meant that she wanted to follow one that made sense and felt right to her.  For an atheist i have a surprising amount of religious and philosophical influences, i found it fascinating, and seeing as part the hostel was having a party until 4am, it helped pass the time away in our dorm.

Ive got a train booked to Alicante where my parents will hopefully be meeting me.  It will really be the end of this European trip the...I'm really looking forward to seeing them, but i don't want to end yet.

 

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That bird who was studying in Switzerland sounds just like the women I meet in Chicago's on a night out in Basingstoke!

Have only just got off my arse to read thru this lot and so have back-tracked somewhat and left a couple of messages on other locations: notably Naples and Pompei (yes I know that is probably not the right spelling)

By the way APX have sent the champagne to both shift teams and your one tasted lovely!

Anyway, mate, hope you had a greast Xmas and a nice time with the parents.

When you reach India can you get me a take away. cheers

  Barry Goodwin Dec 30, 2006 4:51 PM

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Hi mate,<br><br>I'm off to Barca this year for a birthday treat for me unfortunatly my wifey is paying so she has to go too. <br>Still its party time for me, which was the best night life area? Shane: What am i - a free travel service? I hear there's a gay part of the city in the North East - it sounds write up your street.

  Dave W Jan 16, 2007 7:59 PM

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