THE trip 2009 Posts

03Aug
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Updated: Dublin, Spain and “Fun Signs”

I’m almost done updating all my posts with pictures! I even added the fun signs I found to the appropriate page. Now all that’s left to do is Paris. But I’m tired and want to nap, and Paris wasn’t my favorite place, so I’ll do that later :)

Dublin: Winging It

Updated Spain Posts:

El Mar

A Nutella and Pants Sandwich

An Inflatable Raft

Ancient Ruins

Ongoing Observations

NEW Spain Posts:

Viva Espana

Festival of St. John (the Baptist)

Flying Solo

Museum of Catalan History

Misc Other Sites in Barcelona

Of course there are other adventures in Spain, but I didn’t have pictures to go with them, so those posts are not updated

Again, Paris stuff later. I’m tired of adding picslol

Enjoy :) :)

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02Aug
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Updated: New York Segment

I know that I took a RIDICULOUS amount of time in adding pictures to my blog, but I’ve finally gotten my stuff together and started doing it. I also added some posts about things that had been left out. So….all of NY is updated!!

Check out these posts, which are either new altogether, or have just been updated:

American Museum of Natural History

Times Square

Perilla!

Subway

Live From New York It’s Saturday Night!

Museum of Sex: NY

Closing Thoughts: Big Apple

I also added a category called “THE Trip 2009” so all my posts related to this epic journey will be more searchable.

And that’s all for tonight. I’ll do Dublin and Spain tomorrow. Maybe even Paris too if I’m feeling up to the challenge!

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07Jul
1

Ongoing Observations

I have the craziest journey back home. It involves 3 flights, thus 2 layovers. Of course, one is 10 hours and the other is 7. I don’t know what I was thinking when I booked this, except maybe “who cares! I’m going to Spain!”

And now that I’m in the middle of a 30-some odd hour journey from Spain to the US, I’m bored. Solution: blog about the things I see lol

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05Jul
1

English

A couple of weeks ago J and I had a conversation about my skin tone. Although I am no more than 10% English, we decided that if I didn’t speak I could pass as a Brit. Random but ok cool.

For some reason I decided to share this info with Petra. Not 2 hours later I found myself in a souvenir shop in the janky bus station. The guy working there asked where I was from – England?

I smiled, thinking of these recent convos and said no. Ireland? No. Scotland? No. Though I was thinking tp myself this guy is doing a really good job of naming off 3 of the 5 countries that comprise my ethnic heritage lol.

He finally asked where I was from. I thought about saying Canada but realized Americans aren’t hated in Spain so I fessed up to my US passport. He was like “Oh America! (though he did look confused) Well then you must want …” and started pointing to some junk on the wall.

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05Jul
1

Ancient Ruins

Xavi offered to take us on an adventure during one of my last days in Spain. The quest: see the ancient Greek (6th century BC) and Roman (1st century BC) ruins. These excavated cities were only a short drive up the coast.

I love archaeology so when I heard ruins I was hooked. Petra too. We decided to avoid the heat and lazily spend the afternoon at the shore. Of course I had not planned for this and had not had time to douse myself in SPF so I did get bright pink, but it was worth it. Especially since this bright pink decided the next day to be a part of my “tan” rather than a burn. Sweet.

For lunch I had a cheese and bacon sandwich on a baguette. YUM! I also rediscovered Fanta Naranja, and that they make a Fanta Naranja Zero.

YUM!

YUM!

After more swimming it was time for the ruins. I should also mention that the port-a-potty system here rocks. They flush!! Anyway, the ruins…

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05Jul
1

Tragedies

I’ve always heard that bad things happen in 3s. Like death.

I’ve been getting updates periodically while I’m abroad. And many of them suck. Either this rule of three thing is true or it’s just a really bad time to bee American celebrity.

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05Jul
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A Tan Caro?

I am fair skinned. Maybe that´s too generous. I´m extremely fair skinned. Despite being 25% Italian, I look 25% albino (and no, I am not actually an albino, thank you). Moreover, I do not tan. I might be out in the sun for hours and turn red, but I certainly do not tan.

While in Spain, I´ve had the opportunity to go to the beach on several occasions. Keep in mind I´ve been wearing my Neutrogena Sport Suncreen, spf 70. Since that´s almost gone I might switch to my regular Neutrogena, spf 100. Apparently yes they make spf 100. BTW, these products are AMAZING and I would absolutely recommend them to others. So, I was anticipating getting some color, hopefully not red, but maybe darker shades of white on this trip.

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04Jul
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People Watching

On the 4th of July I had hoped to go out and do something. But due to a lot of factors, by the time I made this decision Petra was already in bed. I decided that rather than sit around the apartment by myself, I would hit up the streets of the Costa Brava and find some entertainment.

It didn´t take long.

I just wanted to sit somewhere and maybe have a drink while watching the people go by. However, I have a fear of going to a restaurant, particularly one in a foreign country, and sitting down at a table by myself. Not to mention that here you seat yourself at most restaurants, but not all of them. So I was definitely nervous about it, but decided I just had to conquer the insecurity and go out and do it.

I finally found an ok, non-intimidating looking restaurant and had a seat. I ordered a glass of wine and started watching the people. I realized I hadn´t picked the best of locations, but it would do. And oh were there lots of people to see!

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04Jul
1

Misc Other Sites in Barcelona

Two places of interest that don’t fit anywhere else in this blog: The Barcelona Cathedral and La Sagrada Familia.

Two very different places, yet both very noteworthy. Our first day of sightseeing, Petra and I tried to go into the cathedral. However, I didn’t bring anything to cover up my shoulders, so I wasn’t allowed in. Again, I’m one of you. I used to go to church in tank tops at home. Can’t I just get some kind of a card that says “She’s Catholic. Allow her inside” that I can use whenever? Anyway, that’s a whole different issue. I guess they’re more conservative in Spain!

under construction....boo!

under construction....boo!

We finally got to go in another day, and it wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. I mean there was cool stuff, but I didn’t see how it was significantly different to 1. be a cathedral vs. just a really big church or 2. require super conservative clothing in 100 degree weather. (more…)

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04Jul
1

Museum of Catalan History

On one of my last days in Spain, Petra and I headed out to Barcelona for some last bits of sightseeing. First on the agenda was to see the Museum of Catalan History, which was supposed to be a really good look at how Catalonia came to be, and all the take overs and gained-then-lost-again battles for independence they’ve faced. It was indeed very informative, so much so that we spent nearly 4 hours there!!

While the history was incredibly fascinating, it started to drag on a bit after a while. Much to our shock and appreciation, we stumbled upon an interactive area…one where you could actually try on armor. Now this is what I’m talking about!!! (more…)

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