Sundays in Europe

If you're an American traveling in Europe, you should be prepared for things to shut down on Sundays. In certain cities like London, for example, this does not apply. But you will find that grocery stores, shops, restaurants and pharmacies are closed on Sunday. In smaller towns where there is less to do, it feels like everything has come to a grinding halt. If you need medical attention for something not life-threatening, there is usually one pharmacy that is open for the city or town. In Spain, it's called farmacia de guardia. 

The moral of the story is: don't forget to get groceries on Saturdays and try not to hurt yourself. Ok?

Saturdays at a hyper market are a totally different story. People are out in droves and if you're lucky you might witness something like this giant paella party in the parking lot of a Carrefour in Tarragona, Spain like I did.