Barcelona

Missed my flight

I didn't really sleep the night before but I still woke up on time; my family dropped me at North Greenwich Station an I was off. Normally you can get a straight train to Gatwick from London Bridge, however that day there was an accident on the tracks. To which I was directed to another station which took an 1 hour to get to. So then I arrived at Gatwick the second the check in closed, all the flights that day would arrive in Barcelona too late. So my parents bought me another ticket for Monday morning, I contacted my landlord and manager. In a way it was a blessing in disguise because my deposit wasn't going to through till Monday, so I was not sure if I could still move in. Also I didn't really get to say by to my sisters and cousins properly. Then the new ticket meant I could carry more luggage meaning more food.

I arrived in Barcelona on Monday 13th, I was so nervous about getting around because I didn't have time to practice my Spanish however the taxi driver said my Spanish was good. My apartment is very vintage and art nouveau, like most apartments. I spent the first 2 weeks getting used to the area and knowing my way around; its a residential area so the blocks all look the same.

My cousin has started to take me to language exchanges where people want to learn English or people like who want to learn Spanish.

Art Nouveau 




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