solo barcelona

Some photos from my solo wanderings during my last few days in Barcelona. My stay in the city was several days longer than expected due to a French rail strike, so I had a fairly good feel for the centre of the city by the time I left.

There was the Barcelona Marathon the day I left. I woke up to loud drumming and whistle blowing a few blocks away. There was actually a station every hundred metres or so with a drummer and a whistle blower, making lots and lots of noise for the runners.

Market in front of the cathedral.

My hotel room after I couldn't stand the hostel anymore.
I did in fact have a few hours of wandering up and down every street, going into every hotel and hostel hoping for a place to stay. It was a Friday and there wasn't even any room for me left in my hostel seeing as how I hadn't pre-booked for that night. I was lucky to get a bed anywhere since the travel trouble caused by the Icelandic volcano had just begun. I justified the extra cost because bottled water and internet were both free at the hotel...