Barcelona

City Tour by Accident Monday, nothing unusual. Work, project, routine. Afterwards, my girlfriend picked me up — and I accidentally became a tour guide. We wandered through the city centre until we found ourselves standing in front of the Catedral-Basílica. I tried to remember what our guide Diego had told us during the first week about the square and the cathedral — and did my best to pass on the highlights. Then I showed her the two bombs inside, along with the impact craters still visible in the ceiling today. ...

Between Berlin and Zaragoza My day started off more stressful than planned. I actually knew that the clocks were going forward an hour during the night. No problem, I thought to myself. My smartphone changes the time automatically. Perfect, then. Where I went wrong: I assumed the time change happens at midnight. Instead, I was woken up at 1:50 AM – and ten minutes later, it was suddenly 3:00 AM. ...