I could definitely use suggestions for paris and Barcelona, yes i will be looking all over online for ideas, I'm just throwing this out there in case any readers have been to either place and have any recommendations , a nice street, a club, cheap place to stay, site to see, etc...
in Bercelona I plan to just walk around and see everything, I'm pretty good at sitting and just watching people to, ha. in paris its all about the louvre.
my roomie back in okc hsan't been in touch for a long while, the last email I sent on his myspace account he read but did not respond. I have been telling him I'd be home in Nov so I'm looking forward to surprising him by returning in September and showing up, and when he gets home from work, i can say, what's the deal!?!?!
I mailed him a few letters and then even mailed one to his work address but he has yet to email or answer his phone when I call. ahh well just 3 weeks!!! i can't believe it's jsut 3 weeks.
I'm boxing up tons of stuff this weekend to get shipped home and making final rug purchases and souveniers. It's been one great experience overall, although I can't wait to get back to my family and friends and away from the people I've worked with here. I will miss all the air force guys I hang with on base though. sort of like leaving summer camp, ready to get home but miss the familiarity of all the people here.
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You will like both Paris and Barcelona. There is no such things as a good, cheap hotel room or a bad meal in Paris. For food, head to the hundreds of street-side cafes in the Left Bank. In Barcelona, pickpocketing is a popular sport--seriously, it almost happened to me and happened to friends last summer two days in a row. Carry any money, credit cards and/or passport in a deep front pocket of tight jeans (where you will defintely notice a hand) or a money belt under your clothes. Popular ploys are creating a diversion by bumping into you or someone coming up to you and grabbing your shirt and talking rapidly to you (as though they are trying to tell you something urgent).
Barcelona is great. I was there July 23-28. I stayed at the Regencia Colon near the Cathedral in the Gothic Quarter. It was about $150.00 per night. There are cheaper hostals all around but I can't recommend any. The gay quarter Eixample is full of nice smaller bars and restaurants.
During my trip to Paris, what I appreciated the most is to visit museums, I visited more than7, the best of them it is the museum of Orsay, and the musuem of modern art pompidou, the Louvre is so big as it is impossible to see everything on a single visit.
Gay district is called "le marrais" in the center of paris, French style, small cafes, beautiful shops.
There are so many things to be seen. I passed 30 days in Paris and I can not say that I visited half of what I have planned.
ps: just take time to relax in parcs like luxembourg or les tuileries and watch awesome french guys, it's the best plan
Don't know if I'm interpreting the roomie comments correctly, but it sounds like he's not paying his rent. I'd hate to say "I told you so", but check your comments when you were discussing what to do with your house while you were away.
I'm glad (and not suprised) that this has been a great experience for you. What happened to your proposal for another year. Sounds like it didn't fly.
Wishing you exciting and safe traveling.
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