Nikki Yeager

Just wanted to check in while I'm in Spain. And no, Mom, I haven't been stolen and sold into prostitution yet. 

It's been 2 days in Barcelona and so far so good. I'm staying with a Catalan girl (sp?) about 20 minutes outside the city center and she's probably the most fabulous host I could imagine. The whole stay will have to come in a different blog post though, because all this traveling and eating and visiting is exhausting! 

So here's my quick observations:

1. Barcelona has mountains around it, who knew? Besides Europeans... and smart people...

2.  Spanish coffee = one hundred times better than American coffee. But served in MUCH smaller cups. Think little, mini-espresso cups. 

3. Gaudi is God in Barcelona. 

4. Madrid seems to have a superiority complex sort of like NYC. We'll see if it's well deserved when I get there in 3 days. 

5. Spanish people don't know English. Literally (not sarcastically), they don't learn it regularly so if you're lost in Spain, plan on staying lost until you figure it out for yourself or happen upon a fellow American. 

And so there it is. I've drank coffee, I've  seen sights and I've gotten lost - all the makings of a good trip. Let's keep in that way! 

Real updates coming soon