We are entering our last couple of hours in Barcelona. I think we both woke up a little sad to be leaving, but after a full day of fighting the growing crowd as the weekend approaches, we are ready to get out of here. Although Paris may be just as packed, it will be nice to change the scenery. Yesterday we took the train to Tarragona and though it was somehow even hotter and stickier than Barcelona, it was well worth it to get our Roman fill since we won´t actu...

Today we went to Barceloneta beach and ate outside at a restaurant appropriately called La Playa. Our meal was accompanied by a wannabe Bob Marley guitarist playing some Buena Vista Social Club.

We have arrived safely in Barcelona and now have enjoyed two perfect days in the city. Getting here was mostly smooth although the Brits (we flew British Airways and had a layover at Heathrow) are very strange and lousy hosts. After dinner they left the trays in front of us for nearly an hour. I (this is Bethany) was so overwhelmed and irritated and I kept thinking it was a false imprisonment. Although I went through the elements of a false imprisonment tort li...