We were getting a little drunk and we had the brilliant idea of writing down a list of things we dislike about Barcelona. So many things happened to us while we were there, and here are just a few (by a few I mean 50) reasons why we dislike Barcelona.
Also, forgive me in advance if some of the points don't make sense or if I am offending anyone. I was drinking.
1. The people (there were a LOT of people in Barcelona, especially on La Rambla and going into famous landmarks like La Sagrada Familia and Casa Batllo)
2. The annoying guys and women who were trying to sell us cervezas and scarves every 5 seconds!
3. People who smoke cigarettes! Eww.
4. Paellas. BIG MISTAKE. disappointing. (Rose and I got paellas the one afternoon before we walked up to montjuic. Paellas are apparently a Spain delicacy, but we weren't impressed.)
5. The shrimp with eyes and legs in paella. Gross! (Yes, the one shrimp that came on our paella had its whole face intact. Rose felt so terrible trying to cut it in half, and after she did, I think she lost her appetite.)
6. The TV in our hotel only has one English speaking channel. Music video channel.
7. Rose forgot her bus card + free shit card in the hotel room and we had to go back and get it. Spain hates us.
8. The only convenience store open on Easter was the dumb "open car" a bazillion miles away from our bus stop. (But we got €1.70 wine!)
9. Ham sandwiches everyday. That's how we roll.
10. ATM machines that are not multilingual!
11. Closed museums on holidays! Booo Spain sucks.
12. Both of our bags ripped while we were here.
13. How pigeons follow us but hate when Rose threw bread at them. Stupid birds. Stupid birds.
14. Expired chocolate. We bought at a grocery store for €1. Stupid. Arab. Spanish. People. (Rose and I had a craving for chocolate so we stopped in one of the many stores run by Indian men. We know never to go in one again, unless to get fruit, because they sell really cheap, good fruit. But yes, the chocolate was expired. It was a year old!)
15. How Spanish people call us beautiful all the freaking time, like at the restaurant we were at today eating paellas and quesadillas. (Calling me beautiful is not going to make me stay and get drinks and talk to you.)
16. We have no other choice but to order ham. We're sadly and strangely addicted to ham.
17. How people walk in front of us and STOP to take a picture or gawk at buildings. We hate people!!
18. Old people flooding the streets after Easter, coming out of churches.
19. The train/rail/subway system sucks. It is so confusing and aggravating. (That's right, Barcelona does not only have one underground public transportation system. They have TWO. Probably because there are so many people packed into this city. This confused Rose and I so much the first day, you can imagine why.)
20. Dead pigeons before H&M stores.
21. How H&M doesn't even HAVE the dress they advertise all over Europe! (I've seen this beautiful dress advertised on the side of buses and bus stops, for only €19.95! But they did not have it in the store in Barcelona.)
22. Homeless people. How they piss themselves! Ick!
23. How McDonalds and Burger King employees are ALWAYS MOPPING the floors whenever we come in. It's so inconvenient.
24. How paella ranged from €7.30 to €14.95! Why? What is so special that it is so expensive?
25. How the buses only come every 40 minutes on weekends and holidays. Seriously screwed us.
26. How the Barcelona Card only works with the train and subway system, but not the bus that goes to Cerdanyola village.
27. How La Rambla is so fucking crowded and the dumb grown men with annoying toy whistles in their mouths. (All down La Rambla, there were men selling these toy whistles, so we constantly heard the high-pitched song, only to find that it was in someone's dirty mouth.)
28. How prices range for gifts. We've seen Gaudi + Picasso styled cats range in prices -- why can't they all be the same?
29. The homeless people bring their portable homes (cardboard boxes) on subways and trains.
30. How its super hot one minute and cold the next. Make up your mind, weather of Barcelona.
31. The stupid Asian people family were on the hotel's computer for like six hours. Stupid Asian family.
32. Our map of Barcelona got screwed up. I ripped it on accident, only because it POURED when we were at Casa Batllo. Not cool. Weather messed up our great map. :(
33. How on channel 40 (the only English channel) we have seen the same music videos! It's ridiculous.
34. The cabinet drawer we took from the hotel room is so noisy when I drop my iPod on it.
35. Stupid, ridiculous music videos on the TV. They don't make any sense!! Kesha, Rihanna, how Jason Mraz looks like Jesus. (I'm serious. Watch his music video: http://youtu.be/O1-4u9W-bns I'm very concerned about his appearance.)
36. How religious people are in Barcelona! We don't get it. What's so great about praying?
37. That "puta" lady in her tourist shop who yelled at us for taking pictures! In her store! She is the puta. Crazy, loco lady.
38. How the wait in line for the Mirador de Colom was a half hour!
39. Rose almost stole my blue pen. :(
40. The heat in our hotel room only works when you stick the hotel key in the slot! So dumb. We almost thought the power went out in our room because it wasn't turning on!
41. The "Hospital" mental hospital? The abandoned mental hospital in Barcelona. With crazy cat ladies and straps attached to the ceilings. We don't get it.
42. There are so many Spanish people who remind us of our roommates! No :( Not ok.
43. There are NO Spars or NO Tescos! We were foreced to shop at no-name convenience shops!
44. Our feet hurt from so much walking.
45. None of the fountains are on! They could be so much prettier with the fountains on.
46. Every vendor says, "We make you a good deal! You from America? We love America! It is so pretty! Great!"
47. I don't like One Direction's song What Makes You Beautiful (This is a personal attack, but it did play on the television music channel, oh, about a dozen times.)
48. The taxi ride from our hotel -> train station was 7 euros!
49. We hate kids. Who pick their noses. And run around, all obnoxious. (We've talked so much smack about children while we were in Barcelona. Namely, that we do not want to have any.)
50. No free breakfast in our hotel. Eurostars :(
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