barcelona
wow
Barcelona was a blast and it had to be some of the most fun I have had in a long time. There were 7 of us (4 by train, 3 by car). It was Bavo's birthday so he came down (he was the one who drove) and we got to celebrate his b-day at a nice restaurant which was fun.
Even the fact that the train ride there was pretty tough (the couchettes were quite small, and you can see Amanda and I in ours in the pic below).
So while we were kind of sore and worn out when we arrived in Barcelona at 9:30am, we still managed to explore aound for a number of hours. We got to see a lot of the city, and that was a good thing since Barcelona is very pretty, clean, and definitely one of the top cities I have been to.
The architecture is amazing, and especially in the "bourgeois" quarter the layout of the streets is refreshing since they are very wide, with tree lined boulevards, etc. After being in Aix with its narrow streets everywhere, it was nice being in a big city that didnt feel closed in.
One thing I learned was that the time for dinner in Spain makes France look early. Apparently people routinely eat at like 10:00PM and later, and whenever we got home (in our case 2:30am and 4:30am) there were lots of people on the streets, and not just shady people like in Aix at that time of the
Friday night we all went out and here is a pic of us on La Ramblas (the kind of main street in Barcelona).
There was a lot of stuff to do, and while we were not able to see/do everything, we never really stopped running around except when we were sleeping. We even ran into a guy from Vandy (Miguel iirc) who lived in Reinke freshman year and who is in Barcelona through a program from a different school (Vandy's is in Madrid). I also met a guy from Menlo Park, CA, who knew a guy who was on my water polo team for a you, so that goes to show how small the world is.
I also saw the first Starbucks I have come across since leaving the states, so that was a lot of fun (unfortunately we didn't go inside since we were looking for somewhere to eat lunch).
Well, I have soo much work to do this week (can you say 10 page paper for wed!!) so I can't really make this post much longer which is a shame since this weekend left me with enough stories for a number of posts (although I am not sure how much I can tell in some cases, heh). I will ease the pain of my departure with a pic of this mime I saw on the street. This guy was impressive. I thought it was an iron sculpture until someone put a coin in his bucket and he started moving...was kind of disturbing actually, lol.
Take it easy all!
Barcelona was a blast and it had to be some of the most fun I have had in a long time. There were 7 of us (4 by train, 3 by car). It was Bavo's birthday so he came down (he was the one who drove) and we got to celebrate his b-day at a nice restaurant which was fun.
Even the fact that the train ride there was pretty tough (the couchettes were quite small, and you can see Amanda and I in ours in the pic below).
The architecture is amazing, and especially in the "bourgeois" quarter the layout of the streets is refreshing since they are very wide, with tree lined boulevards, etc. After being in Aix with its narrow streets everywhere, it was nice being in a big city that didnt feel closed in.
One thing I learned was that the time for dinner in Spain makes France look early. Apparently people routinely eat at like 10:00PM and later, and whenever we got home (in our case 2:30am and 4:30am) there were lots of people on the streets, and not just shady people like in Aix at that time of the
Friday night we all went out and here is a pic of us on La Ramblas (the kind of main street in Barcelona).
There was a lot of stuff to do, and while we were not able to see/do everything, we never really stopped running around except when we were sleeping. We even ran into a guy from Vandy (Miguel iirc) who lived in Reinke freshman year and who is in Barcelona through a program from a different school (Vandy's is in Madrid). I also met a guy from Menlo Park, CA, who knew a guy who was on my water polo team for a you, so that goes to show how small the world is.
I also saw the first Starbucks I have come across since leaving the states, so that was a lot of fun (unfortunately we didn't go inside since we were looking for somewhere to eat lunch).
Well, I have soo much work to do this week (can you say 10 page paper for wed!!) so I can't really make this post much longer which is a shame since this weekend left me with enough stories for a number of posts (although I am not sure how much I can tell in some cases, heh). I will ease the pain of my departure with a pic of this mime I saw on the street. This guy was impressive. I thought it was an iron sculpture until someone put a coin in his bucket and he started moving...was kind of disturbing actually, lol.
Take it easy all!
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