The Blogger's Guide to Barcelona

Some facts about Barcelona and Spain:

• Meats you can find in the market by order of frequency: Pig, sheep, chicken, dozens of bizarre animals, cow (at 0.0001%).
• There is absolutely no ramen to be found in regular markets. You can buy regular pasta for the same price, but it's four times the preparation time.
  
• Public TV has no qualms about broadcasting bare nipples, pubic hair or a minute-long clip of what amounts to softcore porn, provided it's after 10 PM.
• A 'drink' amounts to can size no matter where you get it, no refills. With this plus food costing a lot, no wonder everyone's so thin.
• Many girls have lip piercings. Actually I think this one depends on the region.
• Each city block has at least twenty shops divided between the following: Grocery stores (usually run by Chinese or Pakistani migrants), cafes, eateries and pharmacies. Repeat this for every block in the city. No wonder Europe hasn't produced many blockbuster movies, they're all selling food to each other.
• Most stores close between 2 PM and 4 PM and on weekends, because we've always done it that way.
• While walking I've seen two stamp (as in, stamp collecting) shops, one puzzle (of the picture-assembling kind specifically) shop, and no comic stores or RPG stores.