Sunday
16th June 2013
We didn't hang around long being gloomy after our van had been broken into as we had a lot of things to look forward to this week! On Wednesday we met our friend Rich at Barcelona airport and after a quick trip to the supermarket to pick up large quantities of BBQ food and beers we whisked him back to our favourite campsite in Gava, The 3 Estrellas, for a chilled night catching up.
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| Rich and I and a whole lotta food |
Rich
had flown over as he was going to Sonar festival with some friends
that were all on different flights and some that lived in Spain. When
Adam and I were debating whether we should get tickets we found out
that Rich was going and since we have been to Global Gathering back in England with him for the past 4 years, he is somewhat of a
festival buddy so we decided to get a Saturday ticket while Rich was
there for the whole weekend.
We
ended Wednesday evening with a midnight beach stroll, the campsite
opens up onto the beach but we found at that time of night they lock
the gates shut. We were about to give up when a nice lady from Belgium
called us back and said she had found a way over. Thanks Belgium
lady!
On Thursday we took Rich on the bus into Barcelona and had a yuuuummy tapas lunch (pork in cider was amazing) before Rich headed off to find his hotel and Adam and I bought penny boards for each other as it was our four years together!
Sonar festival ran from Thursday to Sunday and had events in different places in the city for Sonar Day and Sonar Night. We headed in around 9.30 for Sonar Night and it was held just outside the city center in three warehouses and two outdoor stages in between them. There were a few people milling around when we got there and we ordered a beer for Adam and a massive pint of vodka Redbull for me (only available size not my fault!)
I didn't really get the normal festival vibe I usually get but I think that was because we were only there for one night and not the whole weekend like we usually do at festivals and also because it was indoors! The warehouses were massive and the sound for each stage was kept inside them well as when you went outside you couldn't hear the sounds from different stages getting mixed up. We had an awesome night seeing Kraftwerk with their 3d show, Baauer, Major Lazer, Skrillex, Two Door Cinema Club and watching the sun come up with Diplo til around 7am. They were the ones I remember seeing anyway!
On Thursday we took Rich on the bus into Barcelona and had a yuuuummy tapas lunch (pork in cider was amazing) before Rich headed off to find his hotel and Adam and I bought penny boards for each other as it was our four years together!
Sonar festival ran from Thursday to Sunday and had events in different places in the city for Sonar Day and Sonar Night. We headed in around 9.30 for Sonar Night and it was held just outside the city center in three warehouses and two outdoor stages in between them. There were a few people milling around when we got there and we ordered a beer for Adam and a massive pint of vodka Redbull for me (only available size not my fault!)
I didn't really get the normal festival vibe I usually get but I think that was because we were only there for one night and not the whole weekend like we usually do at festivals and also because it was indoors! The warehouses were massive and the sound for each stage was kept inside them well as when you went outside you couldn't hear the sounds from different stages getting mixed up. We had an awesome night seeing Kraftwerk with their 3d show, Baauer, Major Lazer, Skrillex, Two Door Cinema Club and watching the sun come up with Diplo til around 7am. They were the ones I remember seeing anyway!
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| Sun setting behind an outdoor stage, not many people here yet! |
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| Bumper cars! Had a go on these around 5am |
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| Kraftwerk 3d glasses! |
Unfortunately
we didn't get to party with Rich as he was pretty much wasted the
whole weekend and none of his group had phone battery or even knew
where their phones were! But we did get to hear funny stories of him
wondering around Barcelona and getting lost when we met up with him
again on Sunday. He had spent a lot of time lost, wandering through
the areas of Barcelona populated by prostitutes, trying and failing
to use a pay phone to call someone to tell him where to go and
wanting to buy a dress to turn up back at the hotel in but
unfortunately realising he'd spent all his money. I'm sure we'll see
more of him at Global Gathering this year though so plenty more
shenanigans to come!
Saturday was spent recovering and after we had dropped Rich back at the airport today we left Barcelona after nearly a month of being there to start making our slow journey home. We still have about two weeks before we plan to be home but we're gonna take it slow and stop at a few places on the way. We also plan on meeting up with Adam's dad who will be on a two week holiday riding his motorbike around the continent soon.
We are currently in Figueres, Spain, as we plan on visiting the Dali museum tomorrow. For tonight we have found a place to stay in a car park next to a massive old fort. Just walked around it and it took over an hour. It's quite high up though so really nice views and we can even see Roses in the distance, where we stopped at the beach one day previously.
Saturday was spent recovering and after we had dropped Rich back at the airport today we left Barcelona after nearly a month of being there to start making our slow journey home. We still have about two weeks before we plan to be home but we're gonna take it slow and stop at a few places on the way. We also plan on meeting up with Adam's dad who will be on a two week holiday riding his motorbike around the continent soon.
We are currently in Figueres, Spain, as we plan on visiting the Dali museum tomorrow. For tonight we have found a place to stay in a car park next to a massive old fort. Just walked around it and it took over an hour. It's quite high up though so really nice views and we can even see Roses in the distance, where we stopped at the beach one day previously.
Big old fort walls
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