We have done so much running around in the past few days that every city is starting to blur together! However, Barcelona is definitely one that stood out in my mind. We only stayed for one night, but boy oh boy it was one fun filled night.
The day started with a few touristy things as every day should but ended with the most epic night of all. We came to our gorgeous (and pretty expensive) hostel met our roommates and loved them! Since our trip has been primarily the 5 of us it was great to meet people (especially for me because I finally had another girl present). The evening started with loads of sangria compliments of happy hour at our hostel, and a plate full of tapas (obviously... We're in Spain). After a few bottles of 1€ Vino from the local supermarket (yeah that's right 1€.... It's the same price for water.. I think I know what I'm buying more of) our night was just getting started.
When it comes to night life, Spain knows how to do it... No one leaves their house until midnight or so and parties last until the morning. Perfect right?! You have your whole day to see the city, explore, eat, nap, whatever you want and then you still have all night to party. Due to a phenomenal recommendation from our good friend Kathleen, our butts were parked on bar stools at dowjones all night doing the weirdest and craziest shots you can think of and staring at screens.
For those of you who don't know or have yet to go dowjones is a bar located in Spain with little screens around showing the prices of drinks (very typical). However, it's not so typical. On this screen prices are adjusted based on the number of drinks that are purchased. So for instance, if jäger is priced at 3, 50 € and I purchased a jäger shot, the cost will go up by ,15€. This means that if jäger is going up, those drinks that aren't purchased are going down. Just like in the stock market. Ontop of all these changes, every once in a while the stock market crashes (I know shitty right), but in this case it's awesome! When the stock market crashes prices go back to the original bar rates and we start the game again.
So you're going now right? Hahah definitely a good idea. When you do go, the one drink you have to get is the hand of god... It is seriously messed up. They fill a tall glass with some form of liquor (god knows what kind) and light it on fire. Then the bartender suction cups the drink to the palm of his hand and swishes it around until the fire goes out. Then he give you a straw and tells you to suck in. At first all your sucking is air because he doesn't put it in the cup, and then all of a sudden he does a quick flick of the wrist and the straws in the cup with his hand still holding the air in from ontop. At this pout your inhaling some sort of hot burning alcohol air fume (clearly I can't describe it), and you do this for longer than you'd like. After the straw sucking, he takes his hand off and you take the shot. It doesn't end there. Just when you think there's nothing left in the glass he takes it from you, flips over a shot glass and pours the remainder of the alcohol onto the base of the shot glass. Now this is the worst and most shocking part... He tells you to snort it. So you pick up the shot glass, plug one side of your nose and just inhale all the hot burning alcohol that your bitch ass didn't finish.
All in all, as I'm sure you can tell from the description of that shot... It was a good but messssyyy night.
More coming soon .. And maybe a few Italian words too
Adios Spain, Ciao Italy!
Xoxo
