September 3, 2012
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(written on 13 May 2013)
Again it was a glorious day, so the program for the day was pretty clear from the get-go. Breakfast, then a walk, then lunch, then the beach, then return to the hotel, then out for dinner and some drinks. The walk in the morning took me once more to the Raval area, also because it's the most photogenic of Barcelona's neighbourhoods. I wanted to go visit the huge Sant Antoni market but unfortunately it was still closed because of reconstruction work. Next time I'm here, it should be ready.
In the afternoon I walked back from the beach via the Gothic area, and to my delight I saw that the Santa Maria del Mar church was open. It's an astonishingly beautiful building that manages to keep a healthy dose of serenity even though it's in the middle of a heavy tourist area. Today as well there were many tourists. I should group myself in that category as well of course though I much prefer the term Independent Traveler (yes, with capital letters). I took some nice pictures in the church before heading towards the hotel again.
I've been doing some research into headphones and have been having quite a lot of difficulty making my mind up which ones I should get. And it's not like I've not seen enough of them. I've been to the Apple Store repeatedly, trying to listen to all available headphones (and being quite surprised by the difference in sound quality) but also I went to FNAC, El Corte Inglés and some smaller electronics stores. And still I haven't bought a set. I'd love to get some Bower and Wilkins ones. It's the same brand as my stereo at home and I love that one... but I'm a bit held back by the price and also I wonder how the set will be when wearing it on my way to work. It doesn't seem extremely comfortable. Then there's Doctor Dre as well of course and admittedly the sound is fantastic, but given that the price tag is equally surreal... I'll give those a miss. Then there are the typical brands... Sony, Philips, etc. But, as said, I've yet to make up my mind. I've set myself a deadline, namely the return flight, because I want to be able to see a movie on my iPod while listening to it with my new headphones. We'll see how it goes.
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