Now the plan with Mike (the guy in whose place i lived most of the time in Barcelona) was to celebrate Christmas's together in Tarragona. But because i left from Barcelona a bit too late i couldn't make it there on time by foot. So from there i took the train on Wednesday morning to Tarragona (the streets are quiet because well, it was Christmas time)
There at the train station we got together and took a taxi to a fancy four star hotel. Even the taxi driver asked twice were we want to go because back packers don't stay there usually.
So we went to look around the city. One of the things we did was that we were looking for a place were they sell Jagermeister one and a half hour which we finally found. Also we went to a pizza restaurant and after that we went to a bar to have some beers.
We forgot to take the photo together with the Christmas lights so we did it in the mall.
So late in the evening we went back to the hotel and had our very special Christmas meal.
Its never a good idea to start a morning with a class of Jagermeister but luckily this time it went well for me.
Then photo proof that i took the train back also.
And then we said goodbye to each other again.
After saying goodbye i had a beer and coffees the cure the hangover and started walking again and i walked until 2 am. Then Friday morning i started walking again and arrived in Tarragona again.
And because i already knew the town i went straight to earning money. And surprisingly it was good so i changed my plans and decided to stay here until new years eve.
Then in the evening when i was walking in one of the main squares one girl recognized me from Barcelona. And she was one of the girls who hosted me in Barcelona for one night. So she invited me to sit down with their friends and have a beer with them. Later they decided to go to another bar where they sell canya-s (0.25 l beer) for 1 euro. And after that they wanted to go to another bar where they sold the beer for the same price but you had to buy minimum four. So they actually introduced all those cheap student bars to me. And in the last bar when i went to order a beer and came back with a bucket full if free beer (the owner liked what i was doing) they looked me like i was some kind of a wizard. So we had a good night out somewhere until 3 am.
They said that they will send me the photos from the night, but unfortunately they didn't (like almost everybody else).
Then Saturday i went back to earning money and i got a really bad surprise. One of the reasons why i could easily earn money here in the previous night was that there was no police. But the Christmas time was over and now they were everywhere and even more strict than they were in Barcelona. At that moment i thought i was really screwed again.
So for the hole day i just randomly walked around the city.
In the evening i went to one of those cheap bars to have one beer because i was fucking cold.
And also there the owner liked what i was doing so he gave me all the beers for free and one litre sangria's for two euros (which i had four). So it was a good night again.
Sunday i secretly started following the police to know their walking route and soon found out that they don't go to the old town. So i found there a place where i could earn money peacefully again.
In the evening i went to another one of those cheap bars called "Mala bar" (the bar from Saturday was closed). There i tried to speak with the bartender/owner but she said that she speaks very little english which usually in Spain means just couple of words so that didn't happen.
Monday i was earning money practically for the whole day.
In the evening i went to the Mala bar again to have couple of beers. I think that before i continue the story i have to mention that i always sit behind the bar on a bar stool. So its very easy for me to start talking with people.
So i met a guy from the states there and we started talking how cute the owner is and how she never wears a bra (seriously, she doesn't). And because from the previous night i knew she doesn't speak english we spoke quite comfortably in front of her. Later the guy left and the bartender started speaking with me in english. So it turned out that she can understand quite a lot and speak also. But from that night on we got along very well and she occasionally offered me free beers or shots.
Tuesday nothing really happened. Day time i earned money and in the evening i sat in the Mala bar again because outside it was 3 degrees.
Now Wednesday, the new years eve. Well i actually started celebrating it already at 12 am in one boring bar but i was to lazy to find another bar so i stayed there. In the evening i tried to earn some money also and then 10 pm i went back to celebrating.
But this was the shittiest new years eve I've ever had. And that's because in Spain they are celebrating it in home with their families. I mean it was so shitty that the streets were empty and there was even no fireworks. Luckily in front of the cathedral there was a little celebration where they played music for half an hour but that was it.
Thursday i was in a bit of a hungover but i still went to earning money. But nothing really happened and my favorite bar (Mala bar) was closed for 31 and 1 of January so i went to sleep early.
Now we are in Friday which for me was a very good day. Like almost always in day time i earned money and in the evening went to the bar. There few guys from the states came to ask about my trip. At that moment i was in a very good mood and i saw that they are actually interested about that. So i started speaking about all the stories and stuff. And in few minutes time i got so alive that i spoke with all the emotions and body. Then at one moment half of the bar had eyes on me and free drinks started to appear.
Little later i went out for a cigarette and there i saw a beautiful girl who from now on lets call The Mysterious girl. Now unfortunately for you guys what happened in the next 36 hours is not going to be published on this blog.
So i skip straight to Sunday. In the day time was earning money again like usually and in the evening went to to the Mala bar. There i met few guys from the states again (i don't know why there is so much of them here) and talked about traveling and South America and they also bought me beers again. Little later when they left i saw two girls sitting behind the table. So i told the bartender to bring them two beers and put it on me. After that the girls invited me to their table and we had a good night again. And the girls ended up paying their drinks and mine.
Monday i spent the first half of the day with The Mysterious girl so you don't hear nothing about that.
And in the evening i went to a bar again with group of girls and had a great night again.
Also there was a parade on that evening to celebrate the three kings day which here is very important.
Tuesday i tried to earn money but that was a complete disaster because the streets were empty and everybody are out of money from celebrating. So i just randomly walked around the city and in the evening had just two beers in a bar to have a warm place to stay.
Also for a moment i got together with The Mysterious girl to say goodbye which was actually the hardest one I've had during my trip. And she also gave me enough money for me to be able to walk to Valencia.
Well the plan was to leave on Wednesday. But as you probably know they never work out for me.
So the first few hours of the day i tried to earn some money which didn't work out again. And then it was time to write the diary again. This time i didn't wrote it because i was missing a pen. Luckily The Mysterious girl even gave that to me. But once again that took too long so i decided to stay one more night.
In the evening went to earn money again and surprisingly it was almost good (probably because i was freezing).
So i went to the Mala bar to have some drinks and to say goodbye to the owner and to the bartender.
And then a bit before 11 pm electricity went out and the emergency lights were only burning. Then the only ones who were allowed to stay was me, one other regular and staff. So we drank beer and laughed about the situation. Then about 20 minutes later the ambulance, police and fire brigade arrived. After 5 minutes when it was clear that there is no problem everybody chatted and laughed.
Then for a moment i thought that my last night out is ruined. But the owner and the bartender invited me out with them and paid almost all my drinks. So it ended up being a very good night.
And today ( Thursday 08.01) i have been mostly saying goodbyes to people and working on the blog post.
Although its late already I'm still leaving today. Here it gets too cold already and i cant earn money anymore.
But i think i have now some motivation to make shorter stops in the city's and finish my trip faster because then i can see The Mysterious girl again. Who is partly the reason why I'm still here.
And about the Mala bar that i have been mentioning a lot in this post. If you go to the placa de la font and start walking towards the cathedral take the second street to the right. Its open every day from 8 pm to 2.30 am. You have very cheap prices, lovely staff and the clients are all mostly young people.
So far 2660 km.
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