2004-09-28 | Barcelona and Sitges,
Spain
Yesterday John and I did a bunch of research on some great beaches and great
day trips to do in Barcelona. We left at about noon to a city called Sitges
(about 30 minutes by train).
It took us a while to figure out the metro station and to figure out where
the national rail goes outbound. Once we found it, it cost us 2 Euros to get
there.
It was great to get out of the city and see a nice clean town. The town had
a lot of white buildings with a lot of vibrant color. We walked to this nice
looking church and went about 800 meters up the beach before we started to
look for food. This was the first topless beach I have ever been and it
looks so natural to do that (although in Barcelona there is a new law that
it is legal to walk the streets entirely nude--that is weird).
We had lunch and I wasn't surprised when it took forever to get our bill.
People in Spain really take their time when eating. After that we
2004-09-29 | Ancient Spanish Town,
Spain
John and I had heard of this great day trip with this cute little company
called Spanish Trails. Last night we booked and put down payment on a 45 E
trip out to an ancient Spanish City. We got to the place before it opened so
I drank my coffee and had my breakfast at the Placa de Cataluna.
While I was eating, we both saw a guy selling stolen stereos to some of the
locals. John and I laughed and also talked about how we have both had first
hand experience with getting our stereos stolen. He said "If only there was
a cop I would say something" And as we were walking there turned up a cop. I
was quite far away enough to simply point him out so I did it. I just had a
conversation with the cops. It is not like I am looking for trouble with the
seller, but it felt like payback for the 2 times I have had my car stereo
stolen. Come to find out, they wont do anything unless I wrote a
2004-09-30 | Barcelona, Spain On Thursday John and I were on a venture out to find an STA travel store in Barcelona. The reason that John and I set out to find an STA travel was so that I could make major changes in my trip schedule.
Here is what I wrote when all of these things were going through my head one night.
I am thinking of going home early by a few weeks. Reason being... I would think I would be entirely exhausted if I traveled very quickly from city to city. It might of possibly been a mistake buying a 30 day consecutive rail pass. It forces me to try to get the most value out of it. It also cost me 700 bucks. Now that I am in the Mediterranean I kind of realize that I would rather chill than be in a hurry.
Fully utilizing rail pass cruising around Europe would be better if I had someone to interact with while on the boring trains.
I actually am doing quite well right now traveling by myself. I just enjoy relaxing and