Plaça Espanya - Barcelona, Spain

So I got all prettied up and made my way to Plaça Espanya. The place was absolutely brimming with people from all over the world. I made my way to the huge fountain to try to see the water show. Similar in its idea to the fountain show at the Belagio hotel in Vegas(though not nearly as grand) it was a show of water and lights in different heights and shapes. Getting somewhere I could actually see the show was the real challenge.

After half an hour of that, I came upon a band playing in the street made up of a violin, electric contrabass, and a guitar. They were fantastic, playing songs such as Viva la Vida, It's too Late to Apologize, Fireworks and more. They played with such gusto, especially the violinist who might as well had been having sex with the instrument. I may have sat there for an hour.

After that, around 11:00pm I made my way to Plaça Catalunya. I walked down La Rambla street looking for a nice bar I can sit down for a beer in. I ended up getting pulled by someone to this bar with a kind of erotic vibe. Once inside I intentionally got rid of the poor guy and got myself a beer. As I was sitting, another guy came to sit by me and tried to chat me up with his broken English. He insisted on buying my next drink. I let him entertain me for an hour then told him I had to catch the metro before they stop running, and left the guy(who seemed like he was probably a really good guy) with five euros less in his pocket and nothing to show for it. Not too crazy of a night but enjoyable none the less.Read more