DrupalCon Barcelona 2007

--Or should I say: Damm in America!

One of the great discoveries during DrupalCon Barcelona 2007 was the fabulous Damm label of brews. The local Barcelona beer was everywhere, in every establishment. And it is delicious!

Back here in America, I looked around but could not find it anywhere. It did have a distributor, apparently.

But now it does. Last week I found Estrella Damm six-packs in the big-box liquor store here in Boulder. It's a fine lager. The only disappointment is that, at least so far, they aren't carrying the exceptional Voll-Damm (beware the Flashy web interface), which became one of my favorites in Barcelona.

If you like beer, and see a Damm beer available, be sure to try it!

Sunday night, 8:35pm
foundnd passport that has been missing for several months.

Sunday night, 8:35:05pm
realized that I can now go to DrupalCon Barcelona 2007.

Sunday night, 8:36pm
opened up Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity to look up airfares....

Sunday night, 8:42pm
agonizing over how much they've gone up.

Sunday night, 11:38pm
bought round-trip plane ticket.

Sunday night, 11:47pm
realized that I am indeed going to Barcelona. The usual pre-travel anxiety is setting in. Ack!

Monday, 10:57am
trying to do all the things that I would have taken a week to do, had I had a week before leaving.

Monday, 5:00pm
managed to cover the entire todo list. now going for essential manicure/pedicure.

Monday, 5:05pm
Reveling in the foot bath and massage.

Monday, 6:12pm
got home and had a glass of wine.

Monday, 7:23pm
started packing.

Tuesday, 12:35am
stopped packing. (Not finished, but somewhat close. I'm terrible at packing.)

Tuesday, 4:45am
got up and showered

Tuesday, 8:05am
got through Denver International Airport security. Not much of a crowd but we had to walk all the zigs and zags of the line. Disneyland.

Tuesday, 8:45am
sat down for a Wolfgang Puck pizza. Just about the earliest I've ever eaten a fresh-baked pizza!

Tuesday, 10:45am
Wheels up.

Tuesday, 3:45pm
Landed in Philly.

Tuesday, 4:10pm
Walked a mile through the airport to the international terminal. Thankfully all behind security.

Tuesday, 4:30pm
Airline agent okayed my first-class upgrade request. Now $500 poorer.

Tuesday, 6:17pm
Taking my seat in first class. A glass of champagne and four feet of "legroom" ... Not regretting those $500 one bit!

Tuesday, 7:05pm
Plane still has not taken off. Apparently a radio is defective.

Tuesday, 7:20pm
All passengers were offloaded from the plane. We're told we can get $10 off for "dinner" at McDonald's down another terminal.

Tuesday, 7:45pm
Stopped at a restaurant after walking a mile. Ordered a wine and salmon dinner.

Tuesday, 8:30pm
Airline has changed estimated departure from 9:30pm to 10:30pm.

Tuesday, 8:32pm
Airline worker just announced that they may not be able to fix the plane and have to cancel the flight.

Tuesday, 8:36pm
The plane has been fixed. Everyone is crushing back onto the plane.

Tuesday, 9:15pm
Plane is getting in line for take-off.

Tuesday, 9:40pm
Wheels up.

Tuesday, 10:15pm
Looking forward to more wine and filet dinner.

Wednesday, 1:00am
Reclined almost flat. Going to sleep now.

Wednesday, 11:55am
Touchdown in Barcelona.

Wednesday, 12:35pm
Wow! Passport check was fast, my bag came around the conveyor quickly, and customs just ignored me as I walked by. Getting a cab.

Wednesday, 12:50pm
A taxi driver has grabbed my bag out of my hand. I guess he's going to drive me where I'm going.

Wednesday, 1:45pm
Despite the address and Google Map printout of the destination, the driver is lost.

Wednesday, 2:10pm
Driving up and down streets, I saw the DrupalCon sign. The driver stopped in the middle of the narrow street. I've arrived!

Wednesday, 2:15pm
Realized I am seriously jet-lagged.