Friday, November 20, 2009

barcelona in as few words as possible

many new friends. reconnecting with old friends. awe-inspiring architecture. antoni gaudi.  dinner parties..lentils and taters and salad and fresh fruit. mercadona! african film festival... in catalan and french. john cage and merce cunningham exhibit at macba. la rambla and crazy vendors. australians and how crazy they really are.  sangria and pan con tomate while gypsies played the spanish guitar in the gothic quarter. highlighters and dancing in old factories. Julio's "babies". baby kangaroos in the zoo. old men play bocci and chess while the sun set behind barca's version of the arc d'triumph. catalunyan chocolate made from old world recipes. joan miro. argentina and why i wish i could speak better spanish. 9 forms of transportation in 15 hours. si us plau! si us plau! 


and my favorite...walking the city with my best friend talking about old times and new times and all the times that we missed out on eachother's company. i love my sra. and i'm glad she's back. 

if i wasnt starting a new job...i honestly wouldve stayed for a month or two. at the same time, something in me felt as though the sweetness of it all had much to do with how little time i had there. it was all quite wonderfully sweet. 

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