- tuesday, september 24
      
        - glasgow - lunch at greggs and pint at waxys 
 
        - train to prestwick airport 
 
        - got through check-in and security, airport pints 
 
        - got on plane - first solo flight 
 
        - arrived in barcelona 11:15 
 
        - caught aerobus to placa del catalunya 
 
        - stayed at stefanias home stay - meeting alejandro 
 
        - unpacked and went to bed 
 
      
  
    - wednesday, september 25
      
        - woke up, showered and got ready 
 
        - walked to mercat de la boquiera off la rambla - walked around the stalls, had proscuitto and manchego cheese, fruit pot and coconut juice 
 
        - went to el xampanyet for lunch. spoke to chinese couple in the queue. met american couple debbie and jeff. they invited me for lunch. amazing tapas - anchovies, chickpeas and jamon, iberrico beef and padron peppers 
 
        - walked to musee de catalunya - had margarita and wine on rooftop bar 
 
        - walked to eixample - pints at la chappelle gay bar 
 
        - visited xxx store 
 
        - returned to stefanias - met charlotte. met felipe and sven. had dinner on the rooftop. sat next to alejandro. met tomas. gnocci, focacchia and proscuitto. wine, good vibes, conversation. smoked hashish vape. 
 
        - went to bed 
 
      
  
    - thursday, 26 september
      
        - woke up - went on spanish civil war walking tour with greek guy evan. very interesting, 10/10 experience. 
 
        - had solo lunch in placa reil. steak tartare and white wine. 
 
        - walked around the city - visited the beach 
 
        - tapas walking tour in the evening
          
            - dad and son from manchester 
 
            - young couple from uk 
 
            - rose from australia 
 
            - american group 
 
          
  
        - amazing tapas! black pudding, proscuitto and padron pepper, goats cheese and tomato, anchovies, aubergine and caviar. 
 
        - chorizo sausage, tomato bread, fried aubergine, spanish omlette, meat paella and black squid ink paella 
 
        - then to private apartment for manchego, chorizo, asparagus 
 
        - final restaurant - pork dish 
 
        - drinks at temple bar with uk couple, dad and son, rose 
 
        - deep chats with rose at the top of la rambla 
 
        - back to stefanias 
 
      
  
    - friday, september 27
      
        - woke up early - iced coffee from starbucks and cinnamon bun from demasie 
 
        - sitting in parc de la ciutadella writing notes 
 
        - chilling out at stefanias 
 
        - sauna - jacuzzi, spa, steam room, meeting saeed from morocco - amazing hook up 
 
        - back to stefanias - stayed home for rest of the evening 
 
        - packed up and went to bed 
 
      
  
    - saturday, september 28
      
        - slept in!! got up and rushed around, packing bags 
 
        - caught bus to airport 
 
        - return flight to glasgow - sitting next to woman from dalbeattie on plane home 
 
      
  
  
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