Barcelona: Second Clear Day. The cost of living.

Hello Barcelona. This is a view from Parc Guell. A park that was designed by this Architect named Antoni Gaudi. He was pretty out there. Most of his work is done here in Barcelona but he has a couple in France. And actually one of his designes was consindered to go in where the Wrold Trade Centers once stood. But look him up, google search him or something, there is alot to be said about him and i wont even come close to doing him justice. But the man was a genious. Actually if you look closely at this picture you can see the Sagrada Famalia, which was a project of his...that is still being built. The construction of it began in 1886 and its not set for completetion untill 2026. He dedicated the last 15 years of his life to this thing, and its still not finished.
I forget the name of this building, but to sum it up, its the building where Spain was founded. It had these gargoyals going all around it, and as you can see, you can see right through their mouths. This one in particular was set right above the enterance. But, whenever there was an unruley crowd or person, or just an unwelcomed person really, they would dump hot oil through the gargoyals mouths.
This picture, unfortunatly you cant see the hole building, but trust me, your not missing much. It was built in the 70's and its rather BLAND and boreing looking. Well its an Architecture University and this drawing on the front of it was done by Picasso, on a napkin. I forget what artist it was, but it was one that he would argue alot with. Picasso would sit and drink absinth with this artist and argue about why his drawings were childish and why Picasso would put noses coming out of womans forheads. Well, this was a drawing that Picasso did on a napkin while making fun of this other artist. This school decided to put it on the front of their building.
This is a part of the Roman wall that once ran through the city of Barcelona.
Space invaders....remember, i saw this in Paris too. Who is this guy?

This is where Picasso learned his artistic craft.
If your ever in Barcelona, look for the George Orwell plaza, there is an AWESOME vegan resteraunt here. Iv eat'n here two days in a row now.

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So today we hopped on a free walking tour of the gothic part of Barcelona. It was pretty cool, im glad i did it i learned ALOT. Our tour guide also spoke english! unlike the last tour guide we had before we got stranded on a desolate island in the middle of the mediteranean sea!
Our tour guide was actually from New York and our tour was her first tour and i thought she did pretty darn good. Ran us through the history of Barcelona and Spain and Catalonia, showed us some cool parts of Barcelona, told us some funny stuff about Barcelona. And I also asked her about the cost of living in Barcelona. She hasnt been living here too long and she says that living here is actually cheaper than, say, living in New York, or Chicago. In the gothic part of barcelona, which was a pretty cool part, pretty much in the center of Barcelona, you can get a room in a flat for about 500 euro a month. Meaning you have your own bedroom and you share a livingroom, bathroom, and kitchen with a couple other people. Or you can get a hole Apartment to yourself for about 800 euro. But Barcelona, in general, she says it can get as low as even 200 euro a month. So, clearly Barcelona is a city im interested in moving too.

Tomarrow, everyone, tomarrow is the day we vote, well, you vote. For a new President of the United States of America. The next President has alot of influence on our future and even the next generation of kids and the generation after that...and after that. That means, us, and the children that WE will have, and their children. The next President has alot of influence on the entire World. This may be one of those getting caught up in the moment feeling for alot of us, but this is also kind of the truth: The next President may MAKE or BREAK America. As if America isnt already broken enough, yes, it could get worst. Think of wars, between race, class, religion, friends. Think of oil prices, water prices, and the effects these will take on not only us in the country but everyone in the entire world. Think of the nature and the loss of nature. We have already done some things to this world that can not be fixed, that wont ever be what they used to be, that will forever be broken now, because of us. A lot of that part depends on us, individually, to change. We, all together, can make a huge change, remember that. Working together, as a community, and helping one another out, we can create change for the good. But our President, is who we are choosing, to represent US, the people, to the world. Our President, is who we are choosing to lead us, for change. To lead us in the correct direction for change. But again, dont forget, if WE work together, even without a President, we can create alot of change. But because of the government, that we have choose for ourselves, we elect this guy or girl, we give them a TON of power over the entire country and the world that we live in. So, in all reality, on a grand scale, it is the President, who makes the largest, most important calls about our future.