Went on a two and a half day whirlwind tour of Barcelona, just because it's an absolute tourist trap that everyone must see.
Highlights and lowlights:
- We were robbed of 50 euros before our very eyes by a cruel woman who thought she could gladly take advantage of three Asian girls travelling by themselves.
"You give me no 50, no 50!"
"For fuck's sake, we just GAVE you a 50 euro bill!"
"No 50, no 50!"
The protest goes on for a while until a girl in a Foo Fighters sweater snidely says "Go back to Singapore!", to which we replied, "Fuck you, we're not from Singapore! Damn bitch." I don't understand people who say "Go back to *insert respective Asian country here*". HOW do you bring yourself to say such things without feeling slightly guilty? I blame the parents. I do.
And just like that we had to cough up an extra 21 euros for the bus ride from Girona (the airport) to Barcelona because she took MY 50 and said I didn't give her any money. Not to say we weren't told to be careful because almost everyone who goes to Barcelona has some sort of theft/loss story to tell.
- Food was so-so. Paella was a disappointment. I've had better at La Bodega back home, sad to say. Churros, however, never fails. Patatas fritas, too, never ever fails. Oh, how I long for the glorious taste of the spicy saltiness of a carefully cubed deep fried potato that's been lightly smothered in garlic mayonnaise to be etched permanently on my tongue :(
- Camwhoring at Park Guell.
- The weather was fucking miserable. Kept pissing rain - like how it does in London.
- Buying 18 cents water.
- Lusting over the new S/S 09 Zara blazers. They had every colour of the rainbow!! I clapped my hands in glee when I saw them and drew some strange looks, but alas..there was no time to queue. C'est la vie. You can never have too many blazers.
Photowhoring at Park Guell
My short lived sexual love affair with patatas fritas.
Look up 'decadence' in the dictionary and you should see this picture next to it.
I couldn't help myself =)
Tapas at the famed Bilbao Berria
Sagrada Familia, the church that's been under construction since 1882.
Casa Batllo, famed for its Gaudi architecture.
(Next time I also want my house to look like this)
Back to the grind stone. How reality sucks.
I want macaroons.
A banana chocolate muffin I made for my flatmate's birthday.
(I'd totally forgotten how yummy these stupid things are. Each box contains 320 calories though. Wtf)
(As opposed to a mere 72 cals per 100g of frozen yogurt!!!)
I couldn't help myself =)
Tapas at the famed Bilbao Berria
Sagrada Familia, the church that's been under construction since 1882.
