Sunday @barcelona (sorry for delay)

Its been a while since i last posted! ive been so busy that I really hadn't had time to write anything, so where was I???

Ahh! I remember, going to Barcelona on a Sunday...

Well, since it was Tonias Bday (well the actual day of her Bday, we sang "happy bday" at midnight) we decided to go shopping on sunday.. sales and all that!

What was our surprise when we got there, it was about 11am, and all the bloody stores were closed... annnnd..... the streets were a complete desert!

we were so crushed by the idea of a day doing nothing.. in any case, we decided not to let it get to us.. so we went on a walk to the "passeo de Gracia", which basically has 2 (if not more) of the well known houses designed by Gaudi: "Casa Batló" and "La Pedrera".

I must say, I completely love Gaudis' work!its so different from any other thing, and strangely enough, it fits "just right" to anyones needs and comfort!










anyway, we wend around that walk, looked at those pretty houses, and came back down..had a coffee (really expensive and horrible coffee).
when we got back down, we decided to go down the "Ramblas", which were now filling up with tourists (the shops may be closed, but not the tourist sites... figure that out! these shops must be loosing money by the dozen... dumb people!)

anyway... it was the weekend before carvaval! (here, they celebrate it on the friday, whilst in portugal is on the tuesday) it was crazy! people everywhere, dressed up, giving away food... very nice!
Tonia and I were now in a better mood!
Also, if you don't know, at the ramblas there is these "statue people" that normally act or something when u give them a coin... there is a vampire, ronaldo, cowbow, flower woman,... nearly everything u can think off! well... tonia and I decided to take a pick with a "very special lady!" (i will not comment on this! LOOL)

and one more thing (well, actually 2) made our day!
1- there was 1 single shopping center open , and we were walking towards it (weee.. sales, here we go!)
2- we had a great lunch at the "hard rock cafe!"










needless to say, we had a ball, in the end! and a full tummy with great hard rock food!
we got back home completely dead from walking around, but happy and carrying bags with some bargains! =)

Ahh, barcelona! the town that hasn't put me down yet!=)

(anyway,enough break from essay reading/writting.. back to work!:( ) ill update when there is more fun stories, or whenever something else happens that is worth "taking note of!" =)

Until then...xxxx