Soooo today there was (is) a general strike going on in Barcelona due to the lowering of salaries and government changes to the work force. Basically, what this meant for me was that the entire city was shut down as well as all forms of transportation. So what did I try to do? Go to the bookstore, of course. What better to do on a day with no metro than try to walk an hour and a half to find school books? Wrong.
The way there was gorgeous. I had a loverly walk through sections of the city with beautiful architecture, saw a gorgeous garden/parkish thing, and generally had a lovely hour + walk to La Central. Plus I got there without getting lost, so I was pretty pumped when I walked through the doors of the store.
I walked around for a few minutes trying to find the books on my own, but quickly gave up when I realized that I was never going to be able to find what I wanted as quickly as the nice people working at La Central. So I ask the nice lady sitting behind the counter where I can find the 6 books on my list. Answer? NOT HERE.
No joke. I wanted to cry. Not ONE of the books I wanted was in this book store which supposedly has everything. They were all at the OTHER La Central in La Raval. Can I go get them at La Raval now? Answer? NO. Why? effin' strike. So while it was fantastic not to have class today, the strike made it impossible for me to do anything productive. IMPOSSIBLE!
The best part was getting lost on the way home haha. But I got to pass Sagrada Familia (even though I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to pass it haha) and miraculously found my way back to where I needed to be walking.
Despite my initial frustration with my lack of success on this visit, I realized I had a nice walk through the city and saw some places that I definitely want to visit again that aren't that far from my apartment. Plus, now I know where NOT to go for books haha.
Anyways, I'm off to the gym!
Enjoy the stories of my epic fails :-)
Hahah bye all!!
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