What makes a night in Barcelona?

Tessa and I had decided we needed to have one more big night out in Barcelona before heading home for the holidays - and did we ever! Early in the night we didn't think we would make it until midnight, but we ended up closing down dance clubs at 6:30am!

Nights like last night make me wonder what it is that makes them so great. Part of it is always the unexpected - just when you've decided that the night is going to be low-key, something dramatically changes to make it just the opposite. It's also being in good company - Tessa and I always have a great time together, which makes it easy.

Part of it is also Barcelona - there is just such a variety of people here! We went to about 5 different places last night and the number of languages we heard being spoken was amazing. People look so different, have such different styles, and such interesting stories, which I always love to hear.

And finally, at this time in life, I think it's the guapos that make the night! Our night took a turn when we met a bachelor party of German guys - they were so big, and handsome, and hilarious to talk to. However, we decided to separate from them once they decided to go to a strip club . . . Then, we ended up spending the majority of our night talking to these guys from Argentina. They spoke perfect English, which is always incredible to me. In addition, they were just so interesting - Italian, Irish, Spanish parents, the ability to understand multiple languages, etc. And they were just so guapo!

It's nights like last night that remind me it really is okay to be 30 and single - when you have great friends and live in a city like Barcelona - Saturday nights always seem to include a bit of the unexpected!