World Travel

So we are going to have family vacation night on Saturdays. We are picking a country to visit, going to the library for a travel video, books and maybe even a language tape, followed by a trip to buy some food to make a treat from that country. It is going to be awesome! One of the best things about having small children is that you can make them do things. Matthew is very interested in geography right now (and all things map, globe, and chart related). During dinner last night, Matt and I couldn't answer a lot of his questions even with the help of a globe. We ended up doing a Wikipedia search on Madagascar (all we know was that there were lemurs and that is was separated from Africa a long time ago) and were blown away. I wasn't even sure it was a country. Who knew it was once a pirate utopia and is now a semi-presidential representative democratic republic? So far Matthew has nominated China; Markie prefers England, earth, or Minneapolis; Matt is interested in New Zealand and South America; and I'd like to see some African countries. Any suggestions or travel tips, guys?

Spain

I'm off to Spain in 5 days, so, here's a question. What would people like me to bring back for them? Postcards? Clothing? Absynthe? :P
Here's the lowdown on my trip. I'm leaving on the 24th, and arriving on the 25th. I'll be staying at a pretty little hostel on top of a mountain in the middle of Collserola Park in the heart of Barcelona. Here are some pictures of the park that David took for me.
On the 1st of December, I'm heading over to London for a few days, where I will visit my friend Perrie and see the city (I could also get you something from there, if you would like). Then, on the 3rd, I'm coming back to Barcelona, and catching a flight back home on the 4th.
After I get back, I'll post a bunch of pictures from my travels.