At long last it was time to leave Espana. We were using Ryanair to get to Germany, which required a trip up the coast to Girona. We had to whole day to travel, so we slept in and lazily made our way to the bus station. I had toyed with the idea of stopping at one point on the trip to check out the home of Salvido Dali, but I couldn't figure out how to get there. In the end we opted for the direct route to Girona. The bus ride was fairly uneventful and we arrived without much fanfare.
We found a place for the night near the airport and hopped a bus into the heart Girona for a little site-seeing. Girona is a sleepy little town built around the banks of a river. There is an "old" and "new" side the the city. The new side gives in to tech shops and a large shopping center. The old side has the most character of course. Narrow streets sweep across each other into small squares lined with people's balconies.
We settled into a restaurant in a square and just enjoyed a down evening. We spent most of the time recounting our feats of Spain and comparing sites we'd visited. After dinner we returned to the hotel. Since we were not quite ready to settle in, I noticed a tap at the bar next to the front desk. It also just happens to be about 10am on the East Coast on Saturday, which means...College Football!!! We proceed to grab 4 beers and head up to our room.
Let me reminisce for a moment. I'm in the hotel room in a small city in Northeastern Spain...and we're huddling around Eric's laptop to watch College Football. Way to go team.
Anyway, our Internet connection wasn't great, but we put down a few rounds of beers and had a good time*. The next day was off to Germany and Oktoberfest! The reason for the trip was about to arrive.
* - Save for a moment of awkwardness I cannot recount here.
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