Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo

I´m in Madrid and have been partying it up for a bit over a week. After two months without drinking I am well and truely back on the horse and galloping off to the horizon at great speed.

I think I mentioned that I joined two Americans, Phil and John, in Carcasonne ( http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33440&l=648e2&id=705941710 ) . Check out the photos.

From Carcasonne we went to Barcelona and stayed in a place called the Kabul hostel. If you ever backpack to Barcelona stay there. There is a massive social atmosphere. I stayed in Barcelona for three days and checked out some Gaudi stuff (google Sangradia Familia maybe with some correct spelling). Photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33442&l=4a6af&id=705941710

From Barcelona John, Phil and I were planning to head to Valencia. It didn´t work out. We went to the train station and the next one was leaving in three hours, so we caught one to Madrid instead. I was up in first class enjoying the luxury at 300kmph (due to my Eurail pass) while John and Phil were in cattle class.

Tonight will be my 6th night in Madrid (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33444&l=dd1ac&id=705941710). Madrid has a great party atmosphere that I´ve been making the most of. I´ve checked out the Prado Museum with it´s Goya works and a Rembrant (art´s not my thing), the Real Palace, a bull fight (gruesome, I don´t know how this can be allowed in our civilised times), and a nearby town called Toledo ( http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=33445&l=7d59e&id=705941710 ).

Tomorrow I´m off south towards Gibraltar and then Morocco.

Spain has been a rather gastronomical event for me. Mainly of kebabs and felafel. I think I´m gaining the weight I lost doing the marathon very quickly.

With 40 secs of internet left I´ll be brief.

Earplugs rock
The language bar in XP rocks
Booking trips doesn´t

Joined up with an Aussie to Morocco