After school we went to City Hall around 1:00pm for a guided tour. The building was built in the middle ages. You take a left and go up a black marble staircase entitled "The Black Stairs." A mural on the stairs depicts the personas of the cities around Barcelona who are presenting their most popular products for the woman. Next we went into a reception hall which is open to all citizens of Barcelona for weddings. Next we went into the room with the parliament of barcelona meets. They meet once a week on friday, their are around 30 members with the mayor and his various chairs. It is open to the public. The last room "The Hall of Chronicles" is a collection of paintings on the walls by Josep Maria Sert. They tell the tale of Flor's quest for the orient and how it got really F'd up. Haha.
After that we walked around, saw the town square. I Tried to order a hamburger-like dish from this spanish chain of restaurants, it didn't go to hot. It got a sub with bacon and cheese, but it actually tasted great. Every turn there is something wonderful to see. I have heard many cities tout the fact that they are vibrant and full of life. Barcelona is the first city to truly lay claim to the title.
I had Hake(a fish) for dinner and got drunk with the RA's. We had a beer, they thought we were drunk, it was pretty funny.
I'm started to get used to the spanish life style, siestas are the bomb.
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