Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Da 'uh oh' moment

It just loveli here in Barcelona and da Spanish peeple bery frendli. But, cindiz ferst dey in Spain did nut go exactli 2 plan.

Da trip here from cindiz home a beri lung wun n wen she finali arrived at her apartment she had just enuf energi left 4 a shower n den she sleepiz whyl onnir worki on a document. Den, she wakiz n onnir need 2 sleepiz while she do a littel workiz.

Sooooo, by da time dey go owt 4 a meal, dey beri hungri (no food ull dey). Dey so enraptured by da bootifool laneways and dey pass so meni gorgus littel bistros. But, ferst, dey go 2 a bar 2 celebrate der arrival wif a glass of champayne. Dey herd da peepel eat late here n so after da champayn, dey walkiz sum more.

Eventooli, dey lookiz 4 da bistro dey wish 2 return 2 4 dinner, but 4 sum reesun, de canna find it. Dey go bak n forth da laneways n it gettin mor n mor confoozn. Cindi startin 2 feel bit woozi frum da champan n da empty stomach.

Wot beri odd, dat sum bistroz closin, cindi n onnir eventoolo reelize, n dey go back 2 da main street. Dey canna unnerstan dis. But, even on la Rambla, dey closin 2.

Dis meking onnir grumpi. He sey 2 a woman hoo sey she alredi closed da restorant,

"But, y close, wen peepel eet so late?"

She say,"Well, Sir, we have 2 close eventooli. It 1.30 am."

Dat our 'uh oh' moment.

"You meen it nut 9.30?"

"No, Sir."

"Ohhhhhhhhhh"

Thankfooli, der two nys men hoo sell felafels dis l8. Cindi n onnir liki felafels n dis wat dey haf 4 din dins der ferst nite in Barcelona, followd by delishus gelati. Thankfooli, gelati stores open beri late here.

Now, it secund dey n Barcelona n onnir n cindi off 2 c wot happens wen dey tri buy sum brekki.

Donna hold your breth!

4 comments:

  1. Now that's a good one Vesta! Thanks for the laugh!

    cassie

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  2. LOL! Onnir not gud w numbiz!

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  3. cassie: My kids thought it was a scream. They couldn't believe we could be so incompetent.

    PL: Apparently, that was *my* job...

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