Monday, October 10, 2005
Barcelona
So I´m in Barcalounger, Barcelona (I´ll be recovering on the Barcalounger in a few days...) The city is larger than I thought it would be and it has a sprawling metro and tram system which makes it easy to get to all the cool and bizarre architecture by Gaudi. Yesterday I visited the iconic La Sagrada Familia, his ginormous modernist cathedral which was started in 1882 and is only about 50% finished. Orwell thought it was hideous and in Homage to Catalonia (which you should read if you haven´t, as it´s a much more important book than 1984 or Animal Farm...) lamented the fact that it wasn´t destroyed in the Spanish Civil War but I thought it was cool. Today I saw La Pedrera and Parc Guell, the latter distinguished by Gaudi´s giant mosaic chameleon. This evening I also poked my head into Barcelona´s huge gothic cathedral, which for some reason houses a bunch of noisy white geese. I´m not entirely sure what I´ll be seeing tomorrow although there are several more Gaudi buildings that are worth exploring, such as Casa Batllo. Why don´t we have cool looking buildings like that in America?
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Hi Andy,
Perry's Nut House in Belfast isn't interesting architecture - I guess not. Quick update before you head back to the States:
Red Sox 2 White Sox 14
Red Sox 4 White Sox 5
Red Sox 3 White Sox 5
End of Series in Three Games - Was Not Pretty!
Patriots 31 Falcons 28 (Brady and Vinaterri did it again - 17 seconds left this time) - 3-2 record
Buccaneers 12 Jets 14 (oh yeah - it is now Vinnie and the Jets again)- 4-1 record
(P.S. Astros 7 Braves 6 in 18 Innings - new record for length of baseball playoff game (Clemens was the winning pitcher) - Houston won series 3-1)
See you soon!
Adam, Rory, and Abigail
Andy, this is your mother. You still haven't told me where you will be in Frankfort. Tomorrow is my last day here--we start for Montreal on Wednesday at 8am. I will try to remember to keep my cell phone on most of Wednesday and Thursday and Friday till you get here. Hope your trip back goes smoothly.
Hi Andy-
quick question from Blogger novices Kevin and Solene-
on the blogger template - how can you link to recent posts? -you know like posts that you publish retrospectively, like the ones I am still trying to write for Russia but will only appear in the archives because they are back in July or something?
I just ask because I see that you have links to recent (and not so recent) posts...
Have a beer in the Glacier Bar on the Plaza Reyal for me. Many a night there. They taste better at 3 am in the morning.
Cheers!
K and S
Mom - I haven´t figured out where I´m staying in Frankfurt yet, probably the first hotel I can find for under 40€ a night near the airport or train station. If there´s a problem leave me a message on the phone, I´ll check it when I get in.
Hi Adam - I haven´t been to Perry´s Nut House for a while so I guess a return trip is due. Sorry to hear about the Bosox, but at least the Pats are above .500 again. I´m predicting 10-6 and AFC East Champs. See you guys soon! -AMP
OK so you say the target hotel cost is 40 Euros in Frankfurt and we KNOW the hostels east of there cost a LOT less. What is your grand total spent on the trip, and what's it come out to for an average cost per day? And what % spent on food vs lodging vs bribes for officers of the law possessing Kalashnikovs vs transportation vs ??? Biggest expense on trip? Smallest? Biggest ripoff? Etc.
Hi Jeff - I'll figure out exactlzy how much I spent went I get home - I had a couple of flights and train rides which added up, and Rome and Spain of course weren't cheap. I spent a large chunk of my travel budget but I think I will have some money to tide me over until I find a job. I was way under budget in Turkey and the Caucasus, about on budget in Morocco and probably about $20 per day over budget in Spain. -AMP, Frankfurt
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