Barcelona

I rolled into Barcelona on a half-hour late train and arrived at the Metro at 12:01 am. It closes at midnight. Luckily there were three other American guys there trying to get to town and we were able to split a cab for 3 euros each.

I had actually booked a hostel in Barca, since it's so popular with tourists and I had no trouble finding the place (with a little help from an American hippie who I think lives in Barcelona).

I shared a three-bed room with a nice young couple from Chicago and the next day we went out to check out the Gaudi sites together (I also ran into them in Cinque Terre - small world).

The Gaudi stuff was pretty cool. We went up to the top of Sagrada Familia and then had a nice lunch in town. I had Paella cause it seemed like the thing to do in Barcelona.

The rest of the day I just went and got lost in the Gothic area and enjoyed the atmosphere of the city.