Last night, I decided at 8:30pm (aka 20:30) that there was no way I could be in Spain when FCBarcelona was playing for the Champion's League cup and merely watch the game on TV from home. Ludovic helped me track down the one taxi driver in town not already watching the beginning of the 20:45 game, who said he'd wait no longer than five minutes before leaving to enjoy the game. I threw on a dress and flip flops and shoved money, chap stick, house keys, and my camera into my purse and off I went. The taxi dropped me off along the beach, and I used my broken Spanish to ask directions to a bar called La Pura Vida, where I met Aida and Sheena, two other Sitges au pairs. Watching the game at the bar, I was inspired by the passion of an entire town gathered to (loudly) cheer on the fútbol team. After an exciting victory, we joined hundreds of people in the streets to set off fireworks and chant "¡FORÇA BARÇA!" in a beautiful unison.
We then wandered the crowded streets to find a restaurant terrace where the family Sheena is staying with was having some drinks and tapas and chatted for an hour before entering the heart of Sitges and its sensational row of bars. It was great being escorted around by Sheena, Aida, and Michel (a German friend of Aida & Sheena's who we picked up along the way), who knew all of the bartenders and many of the bar-goers as well. Michel's English is not as good as Sheena and Aida's (Sheena is from Scotland, and Aida learned English in high school in Germany), and when I began speaking fast, Michel told me my words sounded like bubblegum. Huh? I obviously had to keep making fun of his English throughout the night...
Sheena sporting her Barça-themed nail polish
Me & Michel
Sheena, Michel, and me.. missing Aida!
The music they played at the bars was almost exclusively American music, and I loved watching the dancers go wild when songs like "Paparazzi" and "I've Got a Feeling" came on, as if they were newly released songs. Everyone loved asking me questions about California, and I often heard "Ahh, you are so lucky! Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch are so cheap in the US!!".
Unfortunately, I had to be up at 8am today to take care of Lou, so I had to bid the still-energetic night adieu at 4:30 and head home. All in all, it was a fantastic night, and a perfect introduction to Spanish nightlife. I can't wait to meet up with my new foreign friends again soon :)
Today, Lou and I went back to our cute little park for a few hours, before he requested to sit in his stroller where he immediately fell asleep. On my walk back, I noticed that there seems to be a mass inability of the people of Spain (or Les Roquetes and Sitges, at least) to pick up those stinking presents that their dogs leave behind. But the poop couldn't stop me! Even with a heavy stroller, a sleeping baby, and huge handbag, I took on the challenge and dodged each piece rather artfully. Voila!!
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