More about Barcelona

Josh and I are in Madrid! I´m a big fan of Madrid so far, even though the policeman outside city hall would not let me wear his hat. The vibe is so chill that everyone takes a nap in the middle of the day. For serious. You can´t even buy stamps or an ice cream cone or something.

I don´t have a lot of internet time left, so I´m going to quickly set the record straight about the ancient synagogue in Barcelona. I´m not sure why it was closed on Sunday, but we tried again on Monday and it was open and supercool. The actual story is that a businessman bought the property to open a bar or restaurant and discovered that there was a synagogue underneath it. So now you can visit the site while they try to figure out what to do with it next.

Also on Monday, Josh and I toured several buildings designed by Gaudi, a funky architect from the turn of the century who didn´t like straight lines very much. The first house of his we toured has basically the funniest audio tour ever, making grandiose statements such as:

"The most original fireplace ever created"
"The most extravagant room you´ve ever been in"
"An infinite number of shades of blue"
"A genius...who recycled 100 years ahead of its time"

(that last one was about reusing tiles from previous buildings)

The second house we visited had a video demonstrating how to use the door handles he designed that was downright pornographic. I don´t think I can possibly do it justice in prose. But I will never look at a doorhandle the same way again. Mmmmm.

Out of time! I´ll write about Madrid soon.