Barcelona Shopping Spree
Jul 24th, 2005 by Kronic
22nd July 2005
Some money from my business has finally come through, thank Bacchus! I left the country with only 200 euros and about $30!!
Now that I’m solvent I can finally get a few things. I take the train to Barcelona to buy a camera, phone and mp3 player.
Could’nt be stuffed working out the bus timetables so I grab a taxi from Barcelona Sants station (estascio Sants) to Plaza of Catalonia (Placa De Catalunya). Here they have a large department store called El Corte Ingles. The cab is only €6 so well worth it for the sanity!
Speaking of sanity, Barcelona is busy like any large city, but the Spanish are friggin’ loco drivers!
El Corte Ingles is extremely busy, it’s a huge square with department stores, Hard Rock Café, Burger King and heaps of cafes. This is also a major stop for the bus tours. Today I’m on a mission: Get my stuff and get the hell outta there!
Walk over to El Corte Ingles and tell ya what for a store with “Ingles” (English) in the title, they sure speak bugger all “Ingles”. The first stop was for the camera, luckily the store guy here spoke enough English to get by. I bought a Canon Ixus 40 (after seeing Paul’s ixus, I was quite impressed) it has movie with sound, is very solid, is very compact and packed full of features. Also bought a 256Mb card for it, not very big I know. But I can always buy another one if I run out too soon. Got a phone next, then and mp3 player. No ipods here at all, so I bought the next best one I could get. This saleswoman spoke NO English at all, quite a challenge!
Anyhoo, a good half-day in Barcelona, $1000 spent, uneventful but very enjoyable.
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