- 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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