Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Other Thoughts I Have About Barcelona

Can somebody ask RiFF RAFF where I go to shake dice with Larry Bird, and where I rent a time travelling slab to three wheel through the Olympics?

I've had much less wine in Barcelona, because unlike Madrid, they have some decent craft beer here. I'm going to go enjoy some more cheap wine tonight, because two buck chuck is only going to be tolerable as tinto de verano.

Eixample is one of the few gridded areas in Europe, but it's a bit different than our right angled streets. Each intersection is sort of beveled at the corners to make a square plaza turned 45 degrees from the intersection. This creates a lot of street parking (but still not enough for a city), but is a pain in the ass for pedestrians, who have to zigzag through the neighborhood. It's also really boring compared to the old city or Barceloneta. Stay in there if you can. Just don't use AirBNB. You might catch a paella pan to the dome.

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