On Friday I took an airplane to Barcelona and met Evan there (he took a train), and we then waited in the hostel for a couple of hours until our other friend Jack arrived from Madrid. It was just me and the boys for the weekend (Pepi said I needed one for each arm). We walked around the city for a little bit and went to see the Cathedral, which was cool (but it's nothing compared to Sevilla's Cathedral). We actually spent most of our time sitting in front of the Cathedral watching a little boy zoom down a hill on his bike through a big crowd of people, which was pretty funny and kept us entertained for a good half hour.
We woke up early the next morning and saw all of the popular destinations in Barcelona: the Sagrada Familia, Guill Park, and other Gaudi buildings. We went to the Sagrada Familia first and decided not to go inside because we heard it wasn't worth it. It was so beautiful from the outside though even though it is still unfinished and there is construction still being done on it. Next we took the metro to the stop near Guill Park; unlucky for us, there are ZERO signs telling you where to go once you get off the metro. We walked around for a good 2 hours asking directions and looking at maps. Once we figured out where it was, we each had a beer before going in. The park was my favorite part of Barcelona. You can see the whole city from it and it is surrounded with Gaudi structures which make it a very artsy and beautiful area. After the park, we walked into the city again to see another Gaudi building called Casa Mila, which is an apartment building that looks like its melting. It was really neat, definitely a place I would live in if I was rich. We then headed back to our hostel to relax before our big night out. We took the metro to a couple of clubs on the beach. Barcelona has a really awesome night scene, but everything is SUPER expensive. It was about 12 euro for drinks! More specifically it was 12 euro for a white russian, which Evan was very fond of purchasing for himself and everyone else in the bar (haha). We took the metro home at 7am and while trying to find our way back to the hostel, we decided to go out for breakfast instead, therefore not returning to the hostel until 8:30am. With checkout being at noon, we slept verrrry little, but took naps at the beach after leaving the hostel.
On Sunday night it was finally time to head back to Sevilla. After some slight complications and miscommunication with the bus company about departure times, we ended up having to take a taxi to the airport, which was about an hour away from Barcelona in a town called Girona. The ride cost 130 euro total! However, divided between four people it was only about 30 each, but still an annoying extra cost since we had already purchased our bus tickets! Anyways, I made it back to Sevilla!
Sunday was "El Dia de la Madre," Mother's Day in Spain. Since I was still in Barcelona on Sunday, Natalia and I bought Pepi flowers today since she is our Spanish mama! She was very excited that we thought of her. Tonight she took us out for tapas and icecream (I'm not sure if this is related to the flower purchase or just because she loooves us so much), which was nice since we usually don't get to go out on the town with her.
Less than a month left! Nooooooooooo...
Picture #1: Melissa and I at the beach in Huelva
Picture #2: Evan and I at the beach in Huelva
Picture #3: The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Picture #4: A street in Barcelona
Picture #5: View of Barcelona from Guill Park
Picture #6: Gaudi buildings in Guill Park
Picture #7: Evan, Jack and I in front of Casa Mila... even though you can't see it, just trust me... it's behind us
Picture #8: Me in front of Casa Mila
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