Going out last night was a reminder of why I like Barcelona. Nothing was open. Nothing. There weren´t even arabs selling cold beer on the streets. I guess this could be why the madrileños have a cultural activity called the botellón. What they do is basically buy up a good amount of bottles of alcohol, mixers and cups and take the the various streets and plazas and drink there instead of bars. Unfortunately we had only bought a bottle to share between 8 of us and it quickly ran out after 2 drinks each leaving us scratching our heads wondering what to do next.
Our cab driver was less understanding of the situation and was quick to blame it on the decision to join the euro zone, the current economic policies, the current government ( which is relevant because its election season) and the economic crises. He mentioned that 5 years ago no bar would ever in their right mind close at 2 am since they would lose so many customers.
So my time here in Spain is rapidly coming to an end. The majority of my classmates are heading back to South Florida on Monday while 2 or 3 are heading out on other trips throughout europe. 6 of us are heading to Germany on Monday and that is when I´ll most likely update this again unless something really crazy and exciting happens between today and then.
Adeu,
Alan
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