I didn't do much today in way of preparation for my trip to Barcelona. My regular dentist told me that the x-ray had gotten it wrong and that all I had was a small chip where the last dentist said I had a cavity. I spent most of the day fixing up my carry on and not much else than watching the end of Meet the Robinsons. It was the usual Disney fare so I wasn't too impressed. I guessed that the kid was somehow connected to the Robinsons. So I wasn't surprised when it turned out to be exactly it.
Dulles International
Back to the trip, I left for Dulles and exchanged some money there in case the dollar dropped any further while I was over here. So far it hasn't ($1.57 for 1 Euro). Anyway, British Airways is the greatest airline I have ever traveled on. It has been a long time since I've traveled abroad but unless the standards have stayed the same BA has to have been the most comfortable flight that I've had in a long time. The seats have a retractable footrest in front of them and you get to choose what movies you want to see. Yes, that's right, you actually get to choose what movie you want to see instead of the summer blockbuster from five years ago. It's not just movies but games and television shows as well. I saw I Am Legend for the first time and I have to say the Will Smith can act, although the movie was a bit choppy and could have delved even deeper into the overall theme. I also thought the ending was corny as hell with the human race finding a cure and then taking over the Earth again, wiping out those that had Kippendorf's Syndrome. I tried watching Sweeney Todd but I was feeling really tired and decided the sleeping would've been a better idea. Unfortunately, my neighbor did not seem to realize that his reading light was still on and keeping me awake. I didn't want to wake him up so I just placed my complimentary night mask (BA also gives complimentary toiletries on long, international flights.). I wished the flight had lasted longer so I could watch Sweeney Todd but all good things come to an end when schedules are involved.
May 16
London, Heathrow
Since my flight left 11:00 PM EST, I lost six hours of when I normally sleep but made some of it up during the flight. If there is one thing that college prepares you for, it's being able to function mechanically without sleep. The plane landed in the early afternoon at Heathrow where I zombie walked to the check-in desk of my connecting flight at Iberia Airlines. Fortunately, I had nearly five hours between landing and my next flight so I quickly settled down for a quick bite to eat (two Twix bars, a small bag of chips, a small Pomegranate flavored Tropicana with 100% Real Juice). I tried to buy some internet time but after purchasing a 30 minute session, my laptop battery decided to magically go from 97% to 4% in the blink of an eye. In other words, fail. Pissed, I decided to just get my tickets for my next flight.
After passing security and heading to the BA check-in desk, I lost my luggage receipts and ticket stub from my last flight. Lucky for me, the lady at the desk was helpful and gave me the luggage numbers and directions to the Iberian Airlines check-in desk.
Interesting but Pointless Fact
Now, the thing about Iberian Airlines is that it is a discount airlines that flies all over Spain and then some. BA owned a minority stake in Iberia at 49% because EU law prohibits competing airlines owning more than half (personally, I think in Iberia's case that market forces should be allowed to go forward.). Discount airlines tend to have more flights per destination than regular airlines and are essentially no frills airlines which is bad when you suffer from allergies or dehydration.
Barcelona
I landed at Barcelona around six in the evening and met up with my cousin Lucho and his girlfriend Pati.
Aren't they cute?We had dinner at decently priced restaurant before we came back to their tiny apartment. That pretty much sums up my first day in Barcelona.
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