10.29.2011
Well, today was kind of a long day but it was SO awesome! I woke up at 5am (after 2 hours of sleep) and we left Segovia at 6. I basically slept the whole way here except for when we stopped to eat. When we got here, which was an hour earlier than we expected, we settled into our hotel rooms (which were all nauseatingly pink. pepto bismol pink.) and just hung out for an hour and ate some food. We all met at 3:30 and started walking around the city and ended up at the beach. It was so beautiful! We were at the beach for a while, and a few crazies in our group decided to jump into the Mediterranean fully clothed and swim for a bit.
Then we walked back to the hotel and hung out. For dinner, a bunch of us went to Hard Rock Cafe!!! I got a charm bracelet from there too! I am so excited! After we all ate, we came back here (the hotel) and just hung out and talked for a couple of hours. It was so nice to get to know some of the people better! I can't wait to go shopping tomorrow! Woo! So freakin' excited!
10.30.2011
Today was so great! We started out by taking a tour of the city by bus and we got off at random places to walk a bit and see some cool stuff. We saw a couple of houses that Antoni Gaudi designed (so cool!) and they were very controversial because he was SO modern for his time. Our first stop was to see the outside of La Sagrada Familia, a church designed by Antoni Gaudi. It was so cool and I can not wait for tomorrow when we get to go inside!
This church was Gaudi's final project because while he was working on it, he fell to the street and died. He is buried in the basement of the church which is called the Crypt. I think that's super creepy. The church still isn't finished because they had financial issues and had to stop construction for a while but now it is started again. The approximate date for the end of the construction is in about 10 or 15 years. After that we drove around for a while and saw where the Olympic athletes of 1992 stay (which is now regular housing) and started driving up Montjuix (pronounced Mount Witch basically) and we stopped to see an amazing view of Barcelona. It was so cool! I could see for miles and miles.
We got back on the bus and made our way to the Olympic stadiums for Track, Gymnastics, and the water sports minus diving. We got out at the Track and Field stadium and went inside. It was being used for a meet of some sort and we got to see a bit of it. I thought it was boring cause it was just people running around in circles. Then came the awesome part. We got to see the Olympic Gymnastics stadium of 1992 where Kerry Strug had her first Olympics. We couldn't go in so I decided that I needed to do a handstand right in front of it! :) It was so great! That was so exciting for me because I DID GYMNASTICS OUTSIDE OF THE FREAKING OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS STADIUM!!!
Then we saw the pool. It is so much smaller than it looks on TV. After we saw the stadiums, we walked around and got to see the outside of a very pretty museum that used to be the Palacio Nacional de Catalunia. After walking for a bit we got back on the bus and headed towards a very cool park where Antoni Gaudi lived.
After lunch we got back on the bus and went to the Picasso Museum. It was so cool to see his artwork progress from amazing realistic portraits to the abstract paintings which we all know him for. His artwork was so fascinating. It was a great experience We got free time right after that and me and some other people went to some shops by the beach and then we went to a Chinese place for dinner! It wasn't as good as the Chinese food in the States but it was still good cause I have been craving it for so long!!! After dinner we walked back to the hotel and just hung out and ate ice cream for a bit and now I am in my room. I think I might find something on TV and go to sleep early. Goodnight all! Sleep tight!
10.31.2011
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! There were so many freaky people out tonight but let's start at the beginning. We woke up early and got to see the inside of La Sagrada Familia!
It was so cool! Gaudi wanted the pillars on the inside of the church to look like a forest, so there are a lot of them and instead of being completely straight, they are all tilted a little bit in one direction or another.
I absolutely LOVE this place! I loved how modern it was and how unique everything in it was. I took so many pictures there its ridiculous! We spent a little over an hour there and then headed back to our hotel for about an hour of free time before we had our group lunch. I got to go into H&M for a bit and then we all met at the pizza place! I got to get garlic bread (amazing!) and then some pizza (ehhh) and tiramisu! The waiter accidentally brought out an extra and just gave it to me for free! It was so good! After lunch a TON of people went to the beach and we played beach volleyball until it got dark out. I had so much fun but my legs and arms are gonna hurt tomorrow! We walked back to the hotel after the beach and ate dinner there. On our walk back, there were about six guys with masks on (like the guys with the white masks that are super creepy but theirs were gold and sparkley) who stopped right in front of me and wouldn't let me pass them so I just moved one of them with my hand cause I was sick of it and went on my way. When we all got back to the hotel, I went to my room and took a brief nap (oops). When my roommates got back, I took a shower and then Jen braided my hair and we went out to the patio and played card games for a while and talked. And now, it is bed time. Night!
11.1.2011
Today was SO LONG! We drove back to Segovia today and my whole body hurts from Volleyball so sleeping on the bus was interesting. Basically all I did today was sleep, eat lunch, watch part of Runaway Bride, fall asleep in the middle of it, listen to music, and climb the aqueduct stairs and go to my house. We got back at 8 so about 2 hours before dinner so I just changed into my pajamas and watched some shows online, then had dinner, talked to Mom and Dad, and now I am going to bed!
So that was my trip to Barcelona... it doesn't sound all that exciting but it was so much fun! I love it there! I miss home though and being able to talk to my family and friends whenever I want... Only 5 weeks left til I come home! I am getting excited to come home but I know I am going to miss it here a TON!
Love you all! I hope I get to talk to you guys soon!
You blogged! Way to capture all the details, you're going tp love having all this when you get back :) I'm excited to see you again, live you!
ReplyDeleteI already love having it! There is just so much to remember! I have already started forgetting some of the stuff from the beginning of the trip but I have it written down so it's great! I can't wait to see you either! Love you too!
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