We had a short week this week, and fall break started on Thursday.
On Friday, I went to Barcelona with Darren, Casey, Kristina and Eliza, and it was a blast!! We got to the city around 6:30 p.m. and the trip started out well when we couldn't find our way out of the parking lot for about 15 minutes. We eventually made our way to the hostel after some wrong turns along the way. It was a bit confusing because our hostel wasn't actually correctly labeled. I stayed in a room with 11 other people, so no one got much sleep. We did meet a few French girls in our room, so that was a lot of fun! The first night, we found a nice restaurant with relatively cheap sangria, so that was a plus. We then explored the downtown area, in search of a haunted/ fairy-themed bar and then a Sherlock Holmes-themed bar. We eventually managed to find both after a significant amount of time not knowing where we were at all. Our group was clearly full of great navigators.
On Saturday we got up early, went to Starbucks (which we did every morning-- it's very Spanish, I'm sure), and did a ton of walking and touring around the city. The first stop was an erotic museum, which was very funny, and probably cultural or something. Then we walked around and headed to the Picasso Museum, but didn't end up going in since the line was about 3 hours long. For lunch we found a restaurant where I tried Paella. After, we continued to explore the city, going into parks, and walking downtown. I don't think I've ever walked so much in my life as I did in Barcelona. After, we made our way to the Sagrada Familia, a huge cathedral in Barcelona. It was absolutely gorgeous! Again, we didn't go in, since the line was so long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
That night, we cooked pasta in our hostel and then headed out to some bars again.
On Sunday, we slept in, went to Starbucks, and headed to the waterfront where we walked around the beach, and just soaked in the beautiful atmosphere. We stopped for churros and hot chocolate in the afternoon, which was absolutely delicious. After that, we saw "Paranormal Activity 3" in Spanish of course, which was a nice break from walking. That night we went out with the French girls from our hostel, but came back quite early since everyone was exhausted.
We checked out of our hostel on Monday, got Starbucks, and searched for a tattoo parlor, where we were all going to get compass tattoos, but gave up after 2 hours of not being able to find any. The plan is to get the tattoo on Wednesday! :). We grabbed some lunch and then headed home on our 6 hour bus ride.
It was a really fantastic weekend, full of laughter, fantastic friends, getting lost, and exploring the beautiful city of Barcelona!
On Friday, I went to Barcelona with Darren, Casey, Kristina and Eliza, and it was a blast!! We got to the city around 6:30 p.m. and the trip started out well when we couldn't find our way out of the parking lot for about 15 minutes. We eventually made our way to the hostel after some wrong turns along the way. It was a bit confusing because our hostel wasn't actually correctly labeled. I stayed in a room with 11 other people, so no one got much sleep. We did meet a few French girls in our room, so that was a lot of fun! The first night, we found a nice restaurant with relatively cheap sangria, so that was a plus. We then explored the downtown area, in search of a haunted/ fairy-themed bar and then a Sherlock Holmes-themed bar. We eventually managed to find both after a significant amount of time not knowing where we were at all. Our group was clearly full of great navigators.
On Saturday we got up early, went to Starbucks (which we did every morning-- it's very Spanish, I'm sure), and did a ton of walking and touring around the city. The first stop was an erotic museum, which was very funny, and probably cultural or something. Then we walked around and headed to the Picasso Museum, but didn't end up going in since the line was about 3 hours long. For lunch we found a restaurant where I tried Paella. After, we continued to explore the city, going into parks, and walking downtown. I don't think I've ever walked so much in my life as I did in Barcelona. After, we made our way to the Sagrada Familia, a huge cathedral in Barcelona. It was absolutely gorgeous! Again, we didn't go in, since the line was so long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
That night, we cooked pasta in our hostel and then headed out to some bars again.
On Sunday, we slept in, went to Starbucks, and headed to the waterfront where we walked around the beach, and just soaked in the beautiful atmosphere. We stopped for churros and hot chocolate in the afternoon, which was absolutely delicious. After that, we saw "Paranormal Activity 3" in Spanish of course, which was a nice break from walking. That night we went out with the French girls from our hostel, but came back quite early since everyone was exhausted.
We checked out of our hostel on Monday, got Starbucks, and searched for a tattoo parlor, where we were all going to get compass tattoos, but gave up after 2 hours of not being able to find any. The plan is to get the tattoo on Wednesday! :). We grabbed some lunch and then headed home on our 6 hour bus ride.
It was a really fantastic weekend, full of laughter, fantastic friends, getting lost, and exploring the beautiful city of Barcelona!
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