We are leaving Barcelona at 8:00am tomorrow, with a stop in Figures, Spain to see the Dali museum before continuing on to Montpellier, France.  The past two days have been outstanding and I am a strong fan of the city.  I would love to come back.

Yesterday was a beach day.  We slept in a bit, catching some much needed rest, then hit the beach.  After an amazing dinner and watching the unbelievable Croatia-Turkey football match (3-1 in a shoot out! after two goals were scored in the last 90 seconds of extra time, for those of you who missed it!) we stumbled upon two new friends, Katy and Ethan, sister and brother newly arrived to Barcelona via LA/Boston.  We grabbed a few beers together last night, then agreed to meet up this afternoon for lunch and hanging out on the beach.  We picnicked with them in the shadow of the Christopher Columbus column at the end of Las Ramblas before hitting the sand.  (Overheard in French, roughly translated,”What did that guy do again?” I guess Columbus is not as big a figure in European history as he is in American.)  We spent the afternoon on the beach, then went in search of dinner.  At my request, we tracked down a restaurant off the beaten path that served two things; payailla and sangria.  Both were excellent and indescribable.  We topped the evening off with a couple of bottles of wine at the hostel bar!  It is strange and wonderful to meet similarly minded friends in a foreign country, but we have had a great time in the past 24 hours.  Here is to hoping that everyone else we meet along the way is just as much fun.