Barcelona and Week

So this week we took the rest of our midterms. They went pretty well. At the internship I did some research for Kyoto Protocol and some english grammar editing for my MEP. This weekend my friend Jenna and I went to visit her cousin in Barcelona. It was a blast.

When we first arrived we went out and got Paella. We then went back to her cousin's dorm to put our stuff down and get situated. Her cousin had bought a few bottles of cava, a sparkling wine native to the Catalonia region of Spain. It was very delicious. We went out with a group of Italian guys to a party after a few hours. We concluded our night with a round of churros.

The next day we saw many of the sights Barcelona has to offer. We started at the Sagrada Familia, a cathedral designed by the famous Spanish architect Gaudi. It is truely a magnificent sight. We then took a walk to the beach. We spent an hour basking in both the sun and the glory of being on a beach in February. We then made our way down La Rambla, a famous street full of performers and trinket stands, to the Cathedral de Barcelona. The cathedral was beautiful and the 6 euro admittance to see the inside was well worth every cent. We then moved on to the Picasso museum which was as breathtaking as every sight in Barcalona. Following the museum we took a stroll to see a water works light show in the The Magic Fountain of Montjuic. We then went out for a delicious meal of Tapas. Then we went back to the dorm for a much needed rest. That night we went out to an Irish pub before hitting up a club in true Spanish style, 2AM-6AM.

The next day we managed to get up pretty early considering the previous nights events. At around noon we went for breakfast and then headed to Tibidabo. The view from Tibidabo, a mountain overlooking the city, was absolutely breathtaking. At the top there is a magnificent cathedral. After a thousand pictures, we ate a light meal and headed back to town for some Gaudi architecture. With the complete abscence of straight lines Gaudi's houses are truely unique. This capped off a long weekend of sight seeing. We stopped off at a wine bar for more cava and tapas then went back to study for our midterm and get some much needed rest for our early flight home monday morning. It was certainly the most jam packed weekend I've had so far. Barcelona is a wonderful city.