Barcelona!

I have not been very good and keeping things up to date here at all, but have some time now and will blog about the past few months.

I have been in Paris for nearly 4 months and have 2 months to go. It has gone incredibly fast and has been full of fun and not so fun things.

I have been very lucky to travel so much so far. For a weekend in September I went to Barcelona. It was lovely. It is a beautiful city. One that is not full of history or lovely old building like Paris or Rome but it has an amazing beach (where the sand is imported from Morocco???) and has amazing party life. The clubs get going at 1am. If you arrive before 11pm, chances are they will not be open. They are incredibly trendy and incredibly pretentious- perhaps someone like Camps Bay places. They have half-naked women dancing on poles (and no they are not strip clubs) and are pretty cheap (or perhaps it is because everywhere seems cheap compared to Paris). We stayed in a great hostel which organised nights out and movie nights and alles- i fully recommend it for anyone going to Barcelone (http://www.santjordihostels.com/).



The reason we decided to go to Barcelone that weekend was because there was the La Merce festival going on, which included parades by very huge doll-like things fireworks, light-shows and random dancing and singing acts. There were lots of people everywhere and lots of interesting things to see.




The weather was not perfect all the time- we had a day of rain but we had two days of sunshine, where one was spent lying on the man-made beach. The sangria is amazing! Even if you do not like red wine, you will like it! The food is great. I am sure it is better if you like seafood, which i do not, so i stuck to tapas. It is cheap! Super cheap! And the shopping is amazing too. Zara is so cheap- like Mr Price there! Well maybe not that cheap but cheaper than in Paris!





It reminded me of home because it is a chilled city with a beach and people just want to relax and have a good time. It is not a huge city, which is nice- much easier to get around and see things. Although, i am definitely not claiming to have seen everything there is to see in Barcelona!



It was a nice change from the fast-pace of Paris and i would love to see the rest of Spain! I would definitely recommend Barcelona for anyone who wants to relax on a beach with men who bring you mojitos and party until dawn...literally!