Bear's Bar and Barca Games

It seems it's been a while since I've posted an update. School in Barcelona has begun and the assignments rain down like fire balls incinerating any hopes of gaining Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA?). But seriously, it shouldn't be that bad. I was, however, stuck in Barcelona this weekend working on a project for which I did not volunteer. Yet again, being at the beginning at the alphabet proves to be the bane of my existence. My professor "randomly" chose two students to work on a 20-30 minute oral presentation in Spanish regarding the life and works of Hans Chritsian Andersen, as well as an analysis of a travelogue he wrote while in Barcelona. Ironic that I should suffer in my apartment all weekend while reading a dead Danish guy's account of all the fun things to do? Some might say so.

More importantly, Matt and I made it down to Sitges for an overnight trip last weekend. We also, went to an FCB futbol match on Sunday night. Quite an adventurous weekend. Little did I know that when the guide book described Sitges as "gay friendly" it meant "gay capital of Spain and most likely all of western Europe." Also, the season to go to Sitges (which is popular for its beaches) ends in early September. Thus, being a month out of season and traveling in a dude two-some proved to make for a hell of an adventure. We walked up and down the beach before deciding on a spot and, in the course of an afternoon and evening, saw all that there was to see in Sitges. Without divulging too many awkward encounters or counting the number of people who assumed we were a couple, here are some pictures:



Oh, too true.







After out Sitges adventure we headed back to Barcelona and made it to an FCB game. Futbol is crazy big over here and going to/watching games is an integral part of the culture. FCB played Mallorca, which wasn't necessarily a huge game, but it was still fun to see everyone so excited for futbol!


A nice panoramic view of the stadium before the game.