Some things are universal

Like stereotypes of lawyers. A couchsurfer, V., runs free city tours in Barcelona. This story is from her.

Late in the 19th century, the law society acquired a building and asked an architect to do some remodelling, including designing a letterbox. 

The symbols the architect included on the letterbox are:
- Seagulls, to represent the fact that law and justice can get everywhere
- Ivy, to represent the fact that you can be tripped up by the law, but lawyers will help you up
- A turtle, to represent the fact that law and justice is slow - and also that, when things get difficult, lawyers will hide inside their shells!

I told V. I was a lawyer. "I wondered why you were laughing so much," she said.

[published nine months late because blogger wouldn't play ball at the time and then I apparently forgot about it]

Off again!

It has been a long time since I have had a proper unplanned trip, and a long time since I have couchsurfed properly.

I am leaving the country on Sunday, bound for Spain in the first instance, and I will get a little bit of both. Well, the second half of my trip is now pretty planned, and two weeks is not really long enough to be completely unscripted - but it's more than I've done for some time.

Well, ok, even the first few days are now pretty locked in (but I do like to arrive on a new continent with my first night's accommodation secured so there is that). I have just found a host for my first two nights in Barcelona (or Barna, as my host reliably tells me locals call it), and I have another host outside the city for my third night. Plus a few additional CSers who would like to meet up while I am there.

I am looking forward to this so much.