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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 30, 2017 8:55:15 GMT
My time clock is all messed up. Uk peas is it about 11 am? I am in Barcelona now pretending to sleep. I was up all night long. Tired now.
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sueg
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Post by sueg on Sept 30, 2017 9:02:31 GMT
It's 11am in most of western Europe. It is only 10am in the UK.
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2017 9:03:01 GMT
It's 10am in the UK. East coast USA is about 6 hours behind you and West coast isa bout 9 hours behind you.
Edited for simplicity.
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Post by KelleeM on Sept 30, 2017 9:13:04 GMT
5:12 am in Massachusetts! I hope you get some rest soon.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 30, 2017 9:19:11 GMT
I need to go find some lunch I think. I am starting to get hungry.
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Post by camcas on Sept 30, 2017 9:23:25 GMT
7 pm in south Australia!
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Post by sueg on Sept 30, 2017 9:24:48 GMT
Get some food and then get out into the sunlight. Try to keep going as long as you can during the day today and don't nap. Aim to make yourself tired by bedtime, even if it is an earlier than normal bedtime. It really is the best was to adapt to the change in timezones.
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Post by stittsygirl on Sept 30, 2017 9:53:01 GMT
It's 3am in my part of the US, and my lunchtime at work. I keep vampire hours  . |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 30, 2017 10:26:25 GMT
I just ate lunch. I had a sandwich on this crusty, seedy bread with this cheese that was beyond amazing. Loved it. Nothing sweet. Just so delicious.
I speak Spanish but they speak so quickly here. I love it. Really love it!!!!!!!
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Post by pattyraindrops on Sept 30, 2017 12:00:54 GMT
I just ate lunch. I had a sandwich on this crusty, seedy bread with this cheese that was beyond amazing. Loved it. Nothing sweet. Just so delicious. I speak Spanish but they speak so quickly here. I love it. Really love it!!!!!!! They do speak quickly. I was in Spain last summer. My Spanish isn't great, but it's fun when I can use it. A couple of days into the trip I was excited to speak to man for quite awhile. At the end of our conversation I found out he was from Equador. No wonder I was doing so well! The further south west from Madrid I went on my trip the less I could understand and be understood. |
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Post by lesley on Sept 30, 2017 13:35:08 GMT
I just ate lunch. I had a sandwich on this crusty, seedy bread with this cheese that was beyond amazing. Loved it. Nothing sweet. Just so delicious. I speak Spanish but they speak so quickly here. I love it. Really love it!!!!!!! You might also find that many people are speaking Catalan, so it will sound like Spanish but isn't! Have fun, Barcelona is one of my favourite cities! |
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2017 13:44:43 GMT
Barcelona is one of my favourite cities! Mine too! |
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Post by gar on Oct 1, 2017 9:03:16 GMT
It seems you didn't pick a good time to be in Barcelona unfortunately - I hope things don't get too nasty today.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 1, 2017 9:38:43 GMT
We are just leaving the hotel now. It’s not cold but very overcast. The bus we area on is very comfortable and roomy.
We just passed a store called Nice and Crazy. Maybe I should take a look in there lol.
There is an election today to decide if Barcelona should cede from Spain. The results should be interesting.
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Post by gar on Oct 1, 2017 9:50:42 GMT
There is an election today to decide if Barcelona should cede from Spain. I gather tensions are high, police are prepared for trouble - hopefully it'll be contained though. |
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Oct 1, 2017 10:08:17 GMT
We are just leaving the hotel now. It’s not cold but very overcast. The bus we area on is very comfortable and roomy. We just passed a store called Nice and Crazy. Maybe I should take a look in there lol. There is an election today to decide if Barcelona should cede from Spain. The results should be interesting. Reports on the International channels are saying this is an unsanctioned referendum which the central government has sent police/ army (apologies, I am not sure) to stop; the military (?) vehicles are blocking the polling stations and removing the ballot boxes. Central government is saying this is an attempted coup. Be safe, enjoy your travels! ETA: and in fairness, my country is having an appalling political cycle too. Yesterday the ruling party's internal factionalism resulted in one "side" calling the police to remove the "other side's" supporters from a nomination conference. Stun grenades were used and 8 people were hospitalized. Deplorable. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 1, 2017 11:04:57 GMT
There is an election today to decide if Barcelona should cede from Spain. I gather tensions are high, police are prepared for trouble - hopefully it'll be contained though. We are in a coffee shop getting some lunch and haven’t seen any police or anything at all. It’s pretty calm seeing how it’s Sunday. The results should be interesting I am sure. No one here is talking about it. Some residences are hanging flags with a star on them which means they support independence. That’s all I know for now. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 1, 2017 13:00:27 GMT
So my dad has a sore leg due to a recent injury. We were on a walking tour of the city and he wants to go sit and have coffee. He told me to go on with the tour. Would you leave your 75 year old father to fend for himself or join him for coffee? I mean he is in good health but I am not leaving him alone. Seriously, Dad, it’s a big city and there are issues going on here and I am not leaving you alone. What if something were to happen to him? I think this was a good and only decision to make.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Oct 1, 2017 15:08:43 GMT
So my dad has a sore leg due to a recent injury. We were on a walking tour of the city and he wants to go sit and have coffee. He told me to go on with the tour. Would you leave your 75 year old father to fend for himself or join him for coffee? I mean he is in good health but I am not leaving him alone. Seriously, Dad, it’s a big city and there are issues going on here and I am not leaving you alone. What if something were to happen to him? I think this was a good and only decision to make. You did the right thing. Hope all is ok. |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Oct 1, 2017 15:21:14 GMT
The police have been firing rubber bullets at protesters and the was an anti ceding rally near where we were. Tons of police with big guns. He thinks he’s invincible or something. We had a great day today though. Saw the basicilica and it was beautiful and the history surrounding it was neat. Very cool. Then we were on a tour of the gothic part of the city when his leg started to hurt. He is fine but needs to slow down and rest a bit more. I don’t mean stop but take it easy. We don’t need to see everything.
We found a little restaurant where we got salads for lunch. Not big but definitely delicious. It was just so easy and appealing. Mine had this circle of goat cheese on leafy greens and he had a tuna salad. It was just so easy for lack of a better word. Food that we wanted to eat. There are bakeries everything but we needed protein to sustain us for the afternoon.
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