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So from where I left off yesterday - We took a walk in the pouring rain down La Rambla to find somewhere nice for lunch. We wandered into a bar with ´Cerveceria` above the door - pretty much the only thing I know in Spanish - something to do with Beer. The bar had 2 glass shelves containing some of the most incredible food I have ever seen. We walked nervously up to the waitor who immediately recognised our stumbling English mannerisms and wished us `good afternoon´ - hmm - so much for the language barrier! We ate the most incredible tapas - octopus, squid, crab, chicken and cheeses - and drank fine beer - all whilst sitting next to the smelliest drain ever. This country does stink!
After we´d filled our bellies to bursting we wandered down La Ramblas and found a massive market selling fruit, Jamon, Chocolate, sweets and Smurf flavoured Ice Cream, then found an Irish Bar where we met Singe, Duncan and Anthony. It was like a stag weekend! The Beer flowed freely, followed by Rijoa and more Tapas! The guys felt rough after drinking the tap water for 2 nights and spending the day being sick, so they left for an early night at about 9.
Jon , Dan and I continued our session in a back street bar with a Shisha and more beer until about 12. This city really is bizarre. We sat next to an old guy on the tube trying to conduct an opera by singing and wildly waving a pen. The bartender in the Shisha pub was a man, but dressed as a girl with breasts to boot, and when we walked home at about 2am, the streets were lined with gangs of prostitutes touting for business - one group of which smacked Jon in the arse with an umbrella and shouted something in Spanish! I´ve never seen him run so fast!
Anyway - my first thoughts - great city. Cosmopolitan - funky - friendly - great food - lively city no different to London - but with a sandy beach. Barcelona must be great in the summer if only it didn´t smell so bad!
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