We are still in beautiful Barcelona! Yesterday we slept in because we were simply exhausted from all the trauma. We got up and headed to the train station to see if they could just reprint out our original tickets that we had purchased the day before. We got there and the same woman that helped us the first time helped us again, we thought for sure we could get the tickets because she remembered us but it was not that easy. Her supervisor would not let her because she did not have proof that we previously purchased the tickets. So we asked to see the prices of of a train ticket to Lisbon without a Eurrail Pass, it ended up being 500 euro and we knew that was ridiculous so we said NO. We grabbed a great late lunch and discussed what our plan of action was going to be. We found 300 dollar flight tickets online and chose to go that route. After spending most of the day arranging our departure we just decided to relax in the hostel, eat a light dinner, and maybe go to bed early. Then there were the Germans! 6 guys and 1 girl, they were the entertainment of a lifetime. We ended up hitting it off and they were pretty obsessed with us Americans. They spoke great English so it was easy to communicate. We litterally stayed up all night/morning hanging out with them. We have never laughed so hard in our lives, had such interesting conversations, or been so surprised by how great it is to get to know strangers. I became great friends with the only girl (Tina) and ben had some good convo with her boyfriend. We all had so much in common. They are students at a private University in Germany and there school is on strike so they decided to fly to Barcelona for 50 euros per ticket and have a week of fun in the sun. It was fortunate to get to know them because they really uplifted our spirits and helped us not think about the tragedy of a stolen bag. Their hearts are amazing and we plan to visit them in Germany some day.
We were pretty tired this morning so we slept until we could not sleep any more. We casually got up around 1pm and had some toast for breakfast. Then we decided to walk to the beach which was about a 45 minute walk. When we got there it was completely packed full of locals and tourists we had a hard time finding a place to lay down. We were suppose to meet the Germans there but after searching and searching through the crowds we could not find them. We just relaxed all day enjoying the sun, sand, and big waves. We began to feel our skin frying after 3 and half hours so we headed back to the hostel. On our way we looked at the booths that are owned by local artists and decided that Barcelona rocks in every way. There is a music festival going on so we stopped and listened for a while. We got to hear amazing bands playing some awesome reggae and of course the classic Bob Marley. We were starving so we went to the hostel and cooked our pasta. We are planning to go back to the music festival later tonight and possibly hang with the Germans again. Tomorrow we have no plans except to explore the city and all of its beauty. We would post pics but our cameras are no more (we did buy a disposable though!). We love you.
Ben&Molly
Quote for the Day:
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.--Mark Twain
