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Barcelona is really great--



...Remember when you were a kid summering on cape cod? And there were those HUGE dunes that lead down to the beach (what a hike, boy). Anyway, up the dune in the parking lot there'd usually be an ice cream truck with all kinds of post-lunch goodies. Am I ringing a bell? I should be.
Well, sometimes there'd be this guy who would run up and down the beach with a soft cooler filled with ice cream. Golly--that was grand, especially since you wouldn't have to walk up a huge dune to get your spongebob pop (I admit to never getting one of those. I'm more of a strawberry shortcake kind of gal, but for the sake of being REALLY nostalgic, let's go with the good old sponge, especially since he's really characteristic of childhood).
SO. You'd get your cold treat from the dude with the cooler. And he wasn't sketchy at all (this isnt sarcasm, I'm being serious--he was a nice guy). AND, get this! IN barcelona, they have the SAME guys. Only they offer you ice cold drinks (usually CERVEZA. Gotta get that afternoon drinking in), and (here's the kicker, folks), if you look like that kind of person, sometimes they'll offer to sell you drugs.

Now, imagine me, laying on the beach reading David Sedaris. Do I look like the kind of kid who wants to buy hash from you?
Right. And the polar ice caps are freezing.

Oh Barcelona, how colorful you are...Actually, it's a really great place. Kind of a mix of Milan and New York and Paris. Very wide streets (save for the gothic quarter), beautiful architecture (I SAW GAUDI! So incredible, even his Sagrada Familia Cathedral, which was actually borderline satanic and creepy...), and lots of people hanging out.
In other news, it's sushi sunday! We're going to go to this really cool place that has a restaurant inside a clothing store. I'm just happy for raw fish, I don't think I've had any for two weeks (that's a long time...)!