Street Performer Plays on Barcelona Beach

Julius was a violinist from Connecticut, USA. His parents introduced him to the instrument when he was four years old. They did this to expand his horizons and possibly his abstract thought processes. Of course they also were aware of the studies that indicated that music contributed to excellence in other subjects. What they did not expect, however, was the extent to which their young son would love the instrument. This did not become an issue, in fact they enjoyed the attention he received for his solo recitals, until he announced that he would make the violin his career.

Eventually, Julius was able to persuade his parents to pay for his education at the conservatory and last summer he came up with the idea of playing his way across the European continent. He figured if he could just get over there he would be able to earn enough money playing on street corners to keep him in room and board. He told the plan to his friend Toby, who played classical guitar, and decided he wanted to go as well. As it turned out, they didn’t want to deal with possible legal complications of performing on the streets so they saved up as much money as they could before leaving.

One of the highlights of their trip last summer was their stay in Barcelona, Spain. Their parents had given them a little money to sponsor a nice stay in one of their chosen cities. It took no discussion, they both knew they wanted to use it to stay in one of the top Barcelona hotels. Both Toby and Julius fell completely in love with Barcelona and were amazed with the historic buildings and beautiful architecture that was represented through the centuries. They also enjoyed a day or two at the beach and the beautiful women did not go unnoticed. They were really impressed with and enjoyed the local music scene and also attended a performance at the Palau de la Musica Catalana.