This place looks like Christmas THREW UP!!!
Antoni Gaudí was a Spanish architect who lived from the late 1800s until the early 1900s. One of his most famous works is a giant cathedral that is the single most-visited site in all of Spain
Category: Europe
Visiting the Arc de Triumph…. in Spain!
On my first full day in Barcelona, the family I was staying with told me of some tourist sites I ought to visit. One of those was the Arc de Triumph (Arco de Troimfo, in Spanish). Wait… isn’t that in Paris?!
First impressions of Spain
My journey from Quito, Ecuador to Barcelona, Spain was quite a story. It all started with going to the bus terminal in Quito to buy my ticket to Guayaquil. In English, the words “thirteen” and “thirty” sound vaguely similar. In Spanish, they are even more so. (Trese “tray-say” and Trente...
Sidewalk Condom Vending Machine
Wandering the very tiny town of Ruffec, France, I spotted this condom vending machine on the sidewalk outside a pharmacy. Europeans are far more progressive about certain topics than Americans.
Wandering in Barcelona
While out wandering in Barcelona today I came across a motorcycle that is almost exactly like the one I have in storage back home. Same color and everything. The only difference is that mine has saddle bags and a rack instead of the luggage compartment.
Oh, if only Switzerland were tropical…
On my way to Cairo, Egypt I enjoyed a nine hour layover in Zürich, Switzerland. The duration was deliberate. I had never been to Switzerland and wanted to get out of the airport and go see the place. Zürich is lovely! Oh how I wish the climate suited me better....