On Barm's Annual Age Increase

[splodgenoj]

I.

He has a son who
Once vomited in Fuji.
I didn't like that.

II.

His dad's confused for
Popular Python John Cleese.
You never realised?

III.

His daughter can stand
And utter some words as well.
Humans: bloody hell!

IV.

His friend called Jonjo
Is out of Haiku ideas.
So happy birthday.

Comments

[splodgenoj]

Who's going? I'm not sure if my dad has been to Barcelona. Luckily, though, I have been several times, and can therefore offer the following advice:

It's a Basilica and Expiatory Temple rather than a cathedral, but do it anyway. Also, do the actual (medieval) cathedral in the gothic quarter. And the gothic quarter in general.

Beaches: I guess Barceloneta is the main one. I vaguely remember a restaurant that does nice rabbit somewhere near there.

Get the funicular up to the Olypmic village, and admire the view. Seriously good view.

Go to the massive indoor market and admire the hugely expensive hams. And odd sea creatures that they eat there.

Have 1-litre beers on Las Ramblas. And tapas. Walk up and down Las Ramblas many times. Admire the African prostitutes.

Have absinthe in a bar with a Dutchman (not sure which bar, but that's a thing I did with Dan when we went once).

The Picasso museum is seriously brilliant. It has my favourite painting by Picasso in it, the name of which I can't remember, but I have a postcard of it somewhere. It's of some aristocratic woman.

There is a Roman history museum, if I remember rightly, which was also good. You walk on glass above the excavated remains of the Roman settlement.

See a football match.

Speak Spanish if that's all you can manage, but remember that the local language is Catalan. Do not call Barcelona a Spanish city. That will go down badly. It's very much like Amsterdam, in that it's an international city.

Lots of other Gaudi stuff in and around Barcelona - definitely go to Park Güell. It's like Disneyland for people who appreciate mentalist architecture.

Hotels are expensive, but you can stay in pensiones just off Las Ramblas for an absurdly small number of euros. You probably need to be able to speak Catalan or Spanish to deal with them, though.

Jonj.

[thespokenwerd]

Thank you Jonj! Jo and I may be going next month, depending on whether there's any money left in my bonus after MOTing, servicing and insuring the car. I especially like the idea of admiring African prostitutes. I asked mostly for Jo's benefit, because she's the one who wants to go but doesn't really know what to do there.