nueva entrada (jonathan)

Barcelona. This place is absolutely completely. We are just walking around weeping and saying to each other the we will never return to the united states, ever ever, in between mouthfuls of tender squid and perfect coffee. This afternoon was a sea of people along the Rambla Catalunya, stylish Spanish walking in the afternoon sun, laughing and singing, having coffee and wine and beer, making plans for the weekend, the huge tram running over the immense marina and former olympic stadium, 800 year old churches and still being built Biotech extravaganzas of architecture. Worship changes. unbelieveable. And there is a beach on the Mediterranean that we were sitting on today, getting a sunburn. sorry about that! Not really!!! heh heh. As we just about come to the 2 week mark of our 26 week journey we have been in the nordic expanse of Ireland and been snowed, hailed, sunned and rained upon and have loved every stinking minute of it. Now I am beginning to realize the trip is going to take us to places outside of my schema of the world, places that make it all worthwhile if you ever get to see them. I have a sense of Holland and northern Europe, as well as Hungary, but southern Europe, where I am, is something totally different, something alive and happy! I have been in Spain for 24 hours and my heart is looking for its spanish cousins...
Jonathan