WE GOT TO SEE ALI!!

OH. MY. GOSH.

That was the best goodbye to BADos I could ever imagine! 

So a few weeks ago, we found out that our favorite bartender, Ali (the bartender previously known as Alé.... I was spelling his name wrong this whole time) had left BADos. We were SO upset that we didn't know it was his last night and that we weren't able to say goodbye to him. Legitimately, I got a little bit choked up over it. He was just one of the best people we met here and we were so bummed we had no way to say goodbye. 

Cut to today... We're walking to BADos and pass an outdoor café. All of a sudden we hear a man yell, "¡Chicas!" (Girls!) we look over and see Ali jumping out of his seat and running over to say hi to us!! WE FOUND HIM! We were in such shock and were just so excited that we got to see him one more time. We told him that we were going to the bar for a drink and that we missed him and that we were so worried we were going to have to leave without saying goodbye. He gave us his e-mail and phone number and facebook name so we can keep in touch when we're back in the US. He also ended up coming to the bar later to say hello again and so that we could take a picture with him. It was just so great to have that closure with our Spanish friend!

It's weird to think that I went to BADos our first night here. Out of all the tapas bars in the city, we randomly chose that one and it became a place that we were known. It became a place where we were always welcomed with hugs, kisses, and as many rounds of "las tapas primeras" (the first kind of tapas) that we wanted. Ali and Moha were so welcoming to our visitors and made all of them fall in love with BADos as much as we did. As excited as I am to get back to Kam's, I have to say that BADos will always hold a very special place in my heart. 

A tribute... because I love BADos and this is more appealing than studying for my grammar final..