Lanny, Christine, Barcelona

We are currently in Spain! So much has happened since our plan landed this afternoon! First, Christine was hit on by a gorgeous model from Spain (who had perfect bone structure but had a lot of chest hair...Which is forgivable since he is so handsome), I was almost a victim of a pick pocketer while using the train (but the Ugly American in me went crazy and scared her away), our hostel is absolutely fabulous (I don't even think I should call it a hostel, it's like a hotel with no room service), and the people here are so relaxed. They honestly don't start eating until after 9PM. We finished our delicious tapas and sangria dinner at 12AM!

Note: Next time you're in Spain and on a shoestring budget, stay at Urbany Hostel.

View of the Agbar Tower from our room

Day 1 in Barcelona has been specatular even though I don't know a lick of Spanish. We will be in Spain for about 7 days so hopefully I can pick up a few phrases by then. Adios!

"I have the swine flu"- Aivi

We flew all the way to London just to visit Aivi but we've only seen her 3 times due to the swine flu!! She was quarantined for 3-4 days and her apartment building hired a warden to make sure no one left. So what did we do while Aivi was locked up in her room? LOADS! Gosh, I feel kind of guilty because I've been having so much fun!

I promise to make a legit blog once I get back to the states but for now, ya'll just gonna have to deal with these brief posts.

Together, all three of us have covered more than 90% of the attractions in London. London's summer heatwave was great because we had beautiful sunny weather almost everyday, which catalyzed more-than-normal touring action. I can honestly say that we ruled the tube train station here. Go team America! From the queen's buckingham palace to Shakespear's very own globe theater, a lot was accomplished in only 7 days.

Accomplished check list:

London Tower

Buckingham Palace

National gallery

Somerset house

Covent Square

fish and chips

pub crawl

St. Paul's Cathedral

The London Eye

Big Ben/Parliment

Westminster Abbey

Marble Arch

Wellington Arch

Harrods

Selfridges

High Tea

Visit the prime minister's crib

London Musical "Chicago"

London play "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard

Shakespear's globe theater "Romeo and Juliet"

Wimbledon Queue

Hyde Park

Trafalgar square

Nottinghill

Things we did not do:

Meet Prince Harry and Prince William

Things we will do when we come back to London in a few years:
Meet Prince Harry and Prince William

Go to Wimbledon

My favorite quote: "Londontown is like NYC with a touch of class"