Considering that on Day 3 I woke up at 7pm, there wasn't much of the day left for me to go out. Funny enough however, on my casual stroll down the city of Barcelona, I ran into a few friends from the BCN trip, who were also walking around at about 10pm. We went to the chocolate museum, and then proceeded to go to a few bars, I encountered something I had never encountered before, a new drink at a bar.
To my surprise and what to be honest, was a mind-blowing experience, they offered a Guarana with Whisky at this Brazilian bar.
Let me give you a brief background as to what this really means to me. Back in 2006, I went to Brazil for a conference and truly one of the most life changing experiences that started me on my adventures. After arriving at Brazil, and sitting patiently at a restaurant, the waiter was very persistent of us trying their local soda, namely, Guarana. A sip, and I was in love, the whole can, and I was simply speechless. How had this wonder of the world and absolutely amazing drink not been exploited to every corner of the world as the best thing ever, I did not know.
Regardless, those memories were long hidden away in a corner of my brain and they would occasionally return when I was to visit Brazilian friends here and there, who always seem to have a stash of them to offer.
On Day Three, not only was I welcomed with the beauty of a Guarana that I had the privilege of showing to all the friends who were on this Barcelona trip, I also had the privilege of trying it out as part of a drink. It was simply... I can't even explain it.
I am not a big fan of mixing whisky with things, but this seemed to work out all right. I think other types of alcohol may actually make a better combination, like, the right kind of rum, but regardless, I do believe I had made a very valuable connection. This is definitely something I shall experiment with in the future.
Anyways, moving forward in the night, we walked around, my friends purchased this little toy which you can shoot into the sky with a rubber band, and they were outstandingly entertained by how fun it was, I found it quite funny. I felt I had to mention that as part of the night because they were very entertained by its pretty colors as you shot it up into the night sky.
After that we went to George Paynes, a classic Irish bar off the Urquinaona metro stop, and from there, after it closed, decided to call it a night. I came back to my hostal around 4:30am, to make my arrivals back into the hostal 4:00am, 7:30am, and 4:30am respectively. I can truly and honestly say this has been one of the craziest weekends in Barcelona, and I am glad to have been able to show the GT students around a bit, as it seems they enjoy travelling and embracing new cultures as much as I do :).
Cheers and until London,
Daniel.
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