Cruise up the coast

Hola,

Sorry for the wait, but I haven't really had that much to talk about. We had two days of orientation in our Spanish classes on Thursday and Friday (mine is two hours long. . . should be fun) and other than that, I have been sleeping a lot--trying to get over the jet-lag. I think I'm doing better now, so there should be more activity.

Friday evening, we took a short cruise up the coast of the city and back. It gave us some great views of the city and the surrounding mountains. The pictures are below, but I figured I would narrate them a bit for you.

First, there is the monument to Cristobal Colon (that's Columbus for all you gringos). The really ornate building is some sort of trade or customs house, since we left from the main trading port. Next are the tallest buildings in Barcelona. They are at the very north end of the city, and most are residential. The last several pictures are all shots of the city and the surrounding mountains as the boat moved south. The very last shots are of a hill at the very south end of the city with an old castle on top (you can barely make it out in the pictures). We didn't get too much info. about that, but I will try to find out more soon.












Observation of the day: Fat people
I guess what everyone says about the US is true, because there aren't very many fat people here. It probably has to do with all the walkers, runners, bikers and roller skaters I see everywhere. On one of the busiest streets in Barcelona (La Diagonal) there is a separate path that has two lanes for bikes and runners only. Maybe America could learn a thing or two. . .