Literally the word on the street today was that El Papa Benet XVI was coming to town. I had noticed some to-do yesterday near the Cathedral, and the former San Francisco resident in me assumed it was a gay rights demonstration; I was a little off, apparently. The Arquebisbat de Barcelona reported that the Pope was coming from Santiago (well, I've been there), and at some point before that he'd been in Lisbon (well, I've been there too), and now that I'm leaving Barcelona El Papa shows up...all I'm saying is if he pops up in Manhattan Beach we know whose lead he's following. (For all I know he's a blog reader too.)
I marked my final day in B-town with lots of coffee con leche and a return trip to the opera at the Teatro Liceu to see Berg's "Lulu". I was reminded that German opera is a very different undertaking of the aesthetic, and while I thought that the set design and lighting were fantastic, in the future I pledge Italian allegiance.
Now I'm ready for a little time travel back to California; tomorrow at this time in Barcelona, I'll already be home, and tomorrow at this time in California I'll be on my way, so even though I'm leaving, Barcelona is in my future.
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