rod stewart and michael bolton

are two singers i have been waking up to at 8 in the morning these last few days. i don't know why my neighbors have chosen this soundtrack to get dressed to.

other highlights, in picture form:

on wednesday, i took a stroll along the port harbor.

and naturally stopped for some candy.

then i went to parc de la ciutadella. it was beautiful, with funky trees...

and beautiful walkways...

and a lagoon! with what is that in the background? i swear it's a rhinoceros.

me and rhiney

apparently barcelona has one of these guys too, el arc de triomf.

then i went to a neighborhood called born, where all the hipsters (like me) hang out. i took this picture inside an art gallery.

same place.

i walked by this hair salon and was like, my feet hurt and i need a hair cut. so i walked in.

i told the stylist, very specifically, un poh-kee-toe. just a trim.

and he made me bald.

post-hair cut. bald.

i stopped by the gelateria to make it all better. this is tiramisu and milk chocolate.

the next day i walked along passeig de gracia and went into this reuters museum. they had lots of awesome photos. here are two ruskis in siberia. way to represent!

cute street sign/lamp post thing, viva gracia!

the decorations from the fiesta the other night were still up.

then i met chris for a lebanese lunch. here he is picking his nose.

and then we had an obligatory photo shoot.

this food was delicious. feta salad and chicken kebab and humus and happiness.

then we walked along avenida de gaudi and saw cool architecture.

"i like your shoes chris!"

cool, huh?

this is the real sagrada familia. i lied to you in the other post.

i also have proof.

that night, my dutch roommates made dinner. this is us in the living room having pasta and champagne.

today, i needed to rest my feetsies. so i went to the beach. but not before stopping for more gelato. (this may become a problem). oh, and i apparently was not wearing clothes.

barceloneta beach. really beautiful. i don't know what the hype is about marbella, since this beach was way nicer. except literally every other second i was offered a massage, or a cerveza, or coconut milk, or glasses, or a dress, or etc.

i stayed in this position for several hours. i didn't mean to look so serious.

meanwhile, these guys were having their own photo shoot.

a few hours later, it started raining. wah? so i came home.

love you! over and out.