Of Mussels and Men

On my right, two over-excited Americans are each busy taking something like 1000 pictures of themselves and their food.  Could you imagine being friends to both women and, when it comes time to watch the post-visit slide show, being subjected to two times the number of "Smiling face holding menu" shots or "Thumbs up with my face next to my plate" images?

On my first day in Spain:

If you're organized enough, Spain's transportation system is just as easily accessible by English speakers as Spanish speakers, and you can get through the system crazy fast.  

I made it all the way to Avenue Diagonal, where my rental apartment is located,  much faster than I predicted-- then turned the wrong way down the Avenue, twice, and it took me an extra hour to find the apartment.  I suppose this means I was almost organized enough.


A portion of Barcelona, developed during the 1860's under the guidance of Ildefons Cerda, has unique chamfered corners at every intersection that help you turn your horse and carriage around a corner.