Tag 2 - Barcelona

After a long (but also short) night on the Flixbus, we arrived in Barcelona and it was very warm! (23 degrees) - So we first shed our winter jackets. With lighter luggage, we headed to the hostel, where we absolutely needed to shower. The next basic need was a coffee, which we had to find quickly. And this was despite the general strike that day: on November 11, demonstrations, blockades, and strikes against the rising cost of living were happening all over Spain (ACAB - full support to the demonstrators). Well, many shops were closed because of this and instead, we kept encountering protest marches, often in orange or yellow t-shirts.

(Töni lost at Cabo)

On a long walk through Barcelona, we strolled through the beautiful Gothic Quarter and then relaxed a bit at the beach. We found the superyachts in the harbor very unappealing 👎

In the evening, Töni was very tired; she had been walking around all day with headaches and body aches 👎👎

The dinner was, however, very great! There was a free cheese and wine tasting at the hostel that served as our dinner. It tempted us to bring out our French skills Huiuiui

We definitely needed that boost because the hostel had a billiards table that needed to be used (damn table!). Of course, there were obnoxious know-it-all men nearby who we defeated. Out of hurt ego (?), one guy then just skipped us when it was our turn again and played with some other guys instead. We certainly wouldn’t let that slide and claimed the table for just the two of us for the next game.

After this game, the evening was also over; by 9:30, we were in bed and fell asleep dead tired 😴