Adventura Espana

This morning I was still feverish, but I popped a few Tylenol, took a cool shower, and pushed through. While I was drying off from the shower, the entire window (frame and all) came off the wall and fell on me. Fortunately, I stopped the falling debris and existed calmly as screams from all the hostel workers asking if I was ok. I am fine. They gave me a free night stay. The cleaning lady, a dark skinned Spanish women told me I should hit them up for money and women. She spent the next tour trying to convince me that the owner of this hostel is very rich and I was silly to accept only one night free when I could have had so much more. I declined, ate some breakfast, and headed into the city with my new friends: Tony, Ariel, and Shelby.

We went to La Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi, which began construction in 1882 and still has an estimated 30 years before completion. It was the weirdest church I have ever seen. It looks like something out of Dr. Suess. I took lots of pictures, which I will include if the internet permits. Basically, the Spanish are lazy. They wake up at 10, do a little work until 2, eat a long lunch followed by an even longer nap, and reconvene around 6 to close their shops. This is why La Sagrada Familia has taken over 100 years to complete. Obviously, America would never stand for this. We would simply higher more workers at lower wages to finish it.

After the park, I took the train to Park Guell, another space designed by Gaudi. Everything in the park also looks like it´s straight out of Dr. Suess. Truly an incredible site. We saw the house where Gaudi lived for 20 years. It´s bright pink and pretty strange. You have to see it to understand what I'm talking about.

I cooked again tonight. I made tomato sauce with onions, peppers, and sausage—all fresh. On the side, I prepared cheesy garlic bread.