Barca!!!

Our recent group excursion was to the fabulous Barcelona!  The architecture, nightlife, and food were incredible.  Our first tour was to the Olympic stadiums of the 1992 Games.  This is where the USA "Dream Team" played lead by Michael Jordan.  A few friends and I ended up going to a huge concert inside this stadium Saturday night.  My ears are still ringing... 

 The first day was overcast but Sunday was sunny enough that my friend Nora and I got to swim in the Mediterranean Sea! Thankfully we ran into some American girls there that were nice enough to watch our bags as we swam; theft is an enormous problem in Barca.

 Segway tours were quite popular although unfortunately we didn't have a chance to do one.

 Of course the food was scrumptious! Here's the paella at one of our group meals. YUM!

 The Obama bar was hopping with a cover band and of course Mr. President himself!

 

and finally, the stock market bar is by far the greatest bar idea I've heard of.  Prices change according to popularity; if several people in a row order a Heineken, it is in high demand, and it's price rises.  Meanwhile other prices drop relatively.  You watch the screens as the prices change and have to correctly time when you order your next drink.  There are two of these bars in Barcelona.  The second one, Dow Jones, which we weren't able to go to, puts in an additional twist in that every hour there is a "crisis". Sirens go off, red lights flash, and all drinks drop to one Euro.  As you may guess, utter chaos ensues until demand drives prices back up.  I think CMC should be paying us to go! If that's not training us for Wall Street, I don't know what is!