There was no shortage of things to do in Barcelona. It had everything - the beach, countless museums, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, street fairs, festivals, you name it. There were options galore, yet for some reason, when Anhchi L, Christy R, and I found out that Hanson of MMM Bop fame was slated to perform at some indoor concert at the old Olympic Village. We weren't Hanson fans and honestly, who could like that ridiculous song? We thought it would be funny to say that we saw Hanson perform in concert. So we traipsed all the way out there to see these blond teenagers sing their ridiculous song. First mistake.
Second mistake - I already mentioned that the Olympic Village is quite the journey from our dorm. It is on the edge of town and once you get to your bus or metro stop, it's a long walk through the Olympic Village to the performance hall. There is nothing else around it and it wasn't a really cool venue with anything to see or do. We basically stood around and tried to get into some of the other bands that were playing. We started asking people when Hanson would be performing and no one knew what or who we were talking about and couldn't answer us. We waited and waited, but Hanson never appeared and we never got anyone to confirm they were actually coming. We ended up leaving before the concert ended, very disappointed. We never did figure out what happened or where the breakdown in communication or loss in translation occurred. By the time we got back to the metro, I think we were probably so disappointed and tired that we ended up going back to our dorm. Needless to say, the song never improved with age or listening!
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