And the journey begins!

Yay!!! I made it to Barcelona in one piece!

Despite the fact that our plane took off an hour and a half late, we still landed on time. I'm not sure they had the arrival time calculated correctly... :-) Or maybe they're just so used to flying from Russia, that they know all the planes will take off an hour and a half late. :-D That was the most inefficient and poorly laid-out airport I have ever been in. It looks all new and shiny and modern, but it's procedures are soooo Soviet. Awesome. :-)

I am also disappointed that I entered the Schengen zone through Italy and not Spain. That means no more stamps in my passport until I leave Portugal. (def. Schengen countries: European countries that have abolished border checks between countries that have signed the agreement. 15 full-fledged members, plus some that are in the middle of the process.)

So, it's like just after midnight here. I'm going to go walk Las Ramblas for a little and then go to sleep. In the dorm room that I paid for 1 bed in, but no one else is staying in. Amazing. It's really strange, too, because it's RIGHT on Las Ramblas, RIGHT by the metro! :-) Maybe tomorrow I'll have some company.

Anyway, I'm gonna go try and find a spiffy Spanish sim-card for my phone. :-) Night! (Or whatever time of day it is where you are...)