The Sun is Ours

We returned to Prague and took the sun with us. Today is a sunshiny day, easing our return to real life. The entire stay in Barcelona we had weather in the 70s and sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. This week, Barcelona is expecting clouds, rain and cooler temps.

It was a truly amazing place, and I want to go back. Here are just a few items on my list of "Things in Barcelona, Not in Prague":
1. Sunshine
2. Starbucks x 9
3. Palm trees
4. Beach
5. Golden Grahams
6. Friendly people who help people travelling with children without being asked!
7. Pizza Hut / Burger King / Dunkin' Donuts
8. Beautiful, yummy inexpensive fresh produce
9. Abundant clean playgrounds
10. People who clean up after their dogs

But, there IS no perfect place on earth. Here are just a few items on my list of "Things I don't mind leaving in Barcelona"
1. Scary devil-looking street performers
2. Old 100% naked man with full-body tattoos and conspicuous piercings walking on La Rambla (the most popular tourist promenade).
3. One billion scooters traversing the streets ALL hours of the night
4. Garbage trucks gathering garbage ALL hours of the night
5. Squid, mussels, octopus on my dinnerplate

And Saturday wins the award for Most Surreal Day Ever. Jess saw 100% naked man for the second day in a row (thankfully I only had to see him once); In the morning there were 3 hearses outside the building across the street (Brandon suggested maybe it's a casket warehouse but I don't buy it... As a CourtTV obsessee, I'm thinking murder-suicide pact); and finally... Jess was unknowingly used as a pawn to shield a failed pickpocket attempt at the table next to her in Starbucks.