Barcelona

Greetings from possibly one of the most awesome places on the planet!!!!

We started our time in Barcelona on a bit of a downer but its progressively become a hell of a lot better!!!!

First day we decided to head off to the Picasso Museum! The line was epic, went forever and there were tourists everywhere, you can always pick the Americans, pants up to there chin massive camera draped from their neck speaking as loud as a jet plane so everyone in southern Spain and possible the south of France can hear them!!!!!!!!!! Although the line was rather large, it seemed to move along at a rather pleasing rapid pace which made this happy little vegemite even more happier. Picasso Museum was cheap as ´crisps´ only 6 Euros, if anyone asks, I am a student!!!!!!!!!! We tried to enter the collection with our bags but obviously we looked like we were there to steal some Picasso masterpieces so we were ushered to the bag room to drops our bags off. Then, alas, we were aloud to finally have a squiz at some original Pablo Ruiz Picasso! Walked into the first room and was a tad confused. When I studied Picasso in school we focussed on the cubism side of things, the first room was all his early work which was NOWHERE NEAR cubism, infact quite the opposite. In my opinion it got progressively better, he had a ´blue´ period which facinated me (a period where he used a lot of blue, obviously...) One portrait which was from the blue period facinated me. I want that one, but unfortunately, I cant have it. Anyway enough about Picasso. We had lunch at a very Spanish restaurant, Hamish and I had Paella. OM NOM NOM NOM! Ella was being a Lesbian and had Caeser Salad. Wrong country love.

Day two/three... I dunno, we headed into an area called Fontana which is a mega funky I am a poor and deprived art or language student area. Checked out all the shops, us poor kids window shopped and other afformentioned people spend many many euros on gifts and personal ´needs´. Which reminds me, I need soap, ran out today. Then we headed up to an area called Parc Guell, which is a huge park built on the side of a hill, designed by Gaudi. The buildings were epic, definately one of a kind and very, what I imagine to be, Spanish. If I remember rightly, it was originally going to be an Estate for some rather wealthy Barcelonian, but then he went broke, it was acquired by the government and made into the epic awesome park it is today. After that we headed off to the Hard Rock Cafe and I spent crazy amounts of money on a jumper. Had lunch at the markets, hugely cheap. The language barrier was interesting but we made it.

Then we come to today, which has been just a bit slower. Talked to Ma and Pa on the phone which was nice. Then we went and had a look up this mountain called Montjuic which was amazing, words cannot describe the view and pictures do not NEARLY do it justice. Gives you an idea of how big and sprawling Barcelona actually is!!!
Now we are back here writing blogs!

Adios Amigos from Barcelona!