Day 2 in Bar-th-elona!

We´ve been here in Barcelona for a couple of days now and are loving it. Our hostel is right on the beach so right off the bat this place is amazing. It seems odd to say that the beach could impress us since we live at one, but with the beach comes the entire costal atmosphere. We spent yesterday lazily wandering the Mediterranean coast before strolling through the marina and into the main area of town. Barcelona is so beautiful and so different from Paris and London. Things move more slowly, people move more slowly, and the prices are amazing. After practically bleeding money in Paris, it was nice to sit and have a beer that cost a mere $2 instead of $7.50.

Trevor is pretty close to fluent in Spanish and he is doing a great job at communicating and it´s making things much easier. When we were lost as all could be upon arrival late at night, we hopped in a cab and he was able to fully explain to the driver where we needed to be and even got some historical information on the city from him. After rushing from site to site for 3 weeks, it´s nice to just enjoy being in a beautiful l place.

Oh yeah, also, we´re going to EGYPT!!!! We found a 16 day tour which will take us to the Pyramids of Giza, Alexandria, rafting down the Nile, off roading in Jeeps, Camel riding, donkey riding, camping and more. Egypt was probably the primary destination for both of us but it faded as political unrest grew. After speaking to travelers here at the hostel and gathering information on the internet, we´re in. Both of us decided that we would be too bummed to come home having not made it there so needless to say we are beyond excited for what´s to come. March 20th!! When we leave Barcelona, it will probably be for Greece where we will spend the three weeks before departure to Cairo.

· Sorry there are no pictures on this post, the computer I´m on is a little antiquated. I also apologize for any errors in spelling as there is only a Spanish spell check; and lets face it, I wouldn´t even qualify to enter a spelling bee let alone have a chance of winning...