To Beard or Not to Beard
That is the question.
11.28.07 - 12.3.07
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And the answer is..."Not to Beard". We had promised to send part-two of our Barcelona blog last week, and I'm sorry we left you hanging this long. The big dramatic news Chris was referring to was him offing his beard. Hope you enjoy the new look!
This installment of pictures will take you through the last two days of our time in Barcelona, two days in Madrid and then farther South to Granada. Not much Gaudi, but still plenty of great architecture to enjoy.
A few things we have noticed about Spain:
- If you look up "Night Owl" in the Encyclopedia, there is probably a picture of a Spainard there. Doing things extremely late is like a sport to them. It feels like they are trying to all out do each other - who can eat dinner the latest, who can dance till dawn, and who can have their store open till 10 PM at night. Madrid seemed to take this "better late than never" attitude to the extreme. There are clubs there that OPEN at 5 AM and people dance well into the morning.
- Spainards like to travel in packs. I personally like to avoid crowds. One reason we came to Europe in the off season was so we didn't have to fight hordes of people for a table at a bar. But if it isn't crowded, then that's a bad thing in Spain. We were in a dance club around 3 AM one night and one minute it was packed and the next the entire bar had clearly out. If one group of people leaves and it's no longer super crowded, it's time to move on. I think the Spanish spend most of their time walking around trying to see where everyone else is. So funny.
- I think the Spanish people have feet made of leather. They must have the toughest pads on the bottoms of their feet because they stand up ALL day and ALL night. I don't think we ate sitting down in Spain once. Breakfast and coffee - stand at a bar. Lunch - quick beer and snack standing at a bar. Dinner - Tapas standing up around a table without chairs at a bar. God, my feet hurt just talking about it!
Here's a quick video of a concert we went to in Barcelona. Chris and I really love Mos Def and when we saw he was performing we decided to stay in Barcelona one extra night to see his show. And it was well worth it!
Enjoy the pics and hugs from Europe!!!
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Posted by t-bonez 12.10.07 14:22 Archived in Backpacking | Spain
So i looked through the pictures and i'm ready to post a real blog rather than busting your chops about michael bolton; seriously michael bolton???
Personally, i would have stuck with some handle bars on the face or something; I don't think the Spaniards would have left any bar with someone as handsome as you there.
How do you decide who writes the blog posts and the comments on the pictures? Who had the rash on their legs? I'm picturing Chris doing his Cosby dance to impress mos def
I love the back to the future comment and can totally see it. Speaking of Doc, who would have thought he'd be the coach of the year?
Chris, if you think that post office was beautiful wait till you see the improvements made to the kendall square post office!
Lastly, since i won't see you during the holidays Chris make sure you keep your calendar open for January 31st. Why? because you my man are going to see the Dallas - Celtics game.
Miss you guys!
Pete
P.S., I hope you're ready to get your ass kicked in Nintendo Wii!!!
12.11.07 by pfrancis4