I'm on day three here in Barcelona and I must admit, my internal clock is not setting just yet. It's 7:30am (that's like 1:30am in NYC) and I feel like my brain is disgusted at the fact that I am awake so early.

Regardless, I have done my morning ritual of drinking a rather large glass of water and MELTing my feet which is only now stirring my appetite and getting me ready for what looks to be a beautiful day.

It's been a bit overcast for the last two days - perfect for touring around the city streets without sweating to death. Not only is this city stunningly beautiful, I have to be honest and say the people are just as lovely. Compared to the states, I have yet to see one obese person anywhere - even most of the tourists are of average size. The natives here however are not much of a "workout" folk (I have yet to find an actual gym though it's not mattered much. In the hotel there is a beautiful deck with a wading pool where I have spent an hour each day making up my own workout, stretching (getting odd looks from the few people I've seen up there.

Here people don't eat dinner until at least 10pm. I ventured out last night about 8:30 figuring that was late enough and although the two restaurants I picked looked completely empty, they said, "So sorry, we are fully booked..." Sort of makes no sense as it only takes about an hour and I would imagine if I went in at 10 there still wouldn't be a crowd. No matter, I found a tiny restaurant and had what I would call an adventurous meal of Japanese Tapas (though really, it was not like sushi as I had expected). Aside from the sleep thing, I must admit one thing that deters me from traveling out of the US is the food thing! When you can't read the menu it's tough to order anything but croissants and "un cafe" - which is a super tiny, looks like an espresso elxir that tastes fantastic even without milk but gets me BUZZY to say the least.

Today after I eat this odd breakfast of muesli and yogurt I will venture to my next hotel where Planeta Barcelona is being held. I am excited to say the hotel has a gym.

Buenos Dias my friends.