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| La Playa |
Barcelona was absolutely amazing, I loved the city. It was a group trip, so we had our director Maria Jose with us. We left early Saturday on the Ave (the high speed train) and ended up in Barcelona just 2 1/2 hours later! After checking into our 4 star hotel!, we had free time to explore the city. We walked down Las Ramblas, a main road where there were small shops, many vendors and street performers, to the Mediterranean.
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| Las Ramblas |
After having some delicious paella for dinner, Saturday night was spent at the world's first ice bar. The entire place is made up of ice and is -10 C inside. We were given spacesuit-like jackets and enjoyed the freezing temperatures for about an hour. Barcelona was filled with other students from Loyola, which made the whole night even more enjoyable.
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| Becky, Kelly-Ann and I trying to stay warm! | | | |
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Sunday morning we were up early and began our day with a bus tour around the city. During this tour we stopped to see some of Gaudi's amazing architecture. I was truly in awe of the the colors and shapes. We also went up to the top of a mountain, where we had a breath-taking view of the entire city. Sunday afternoon we were given more free time where we spent some time at the beautiful beach and then took much needed naps to rest up for Halloween night! Sunday night we dressed up at soccer (or football) players and headed out to one of the many Barcelona clubs right by the beach!
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| Gaudi |
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| Barcelona! |
Monday started off with another 8:30 am wake-up call! We toured the city by foot and explored the Picasso Museum with our tour guide. We also got to see some other amazing places on the side streets of the city, including the oldest Gothic cathedral in Spain. We grabbed lunch, met back up at the hotel and headed to the train station for our ride back. It is nice to be back home, but I think I could have enjoyed spending a little more time in Barcelona (as long as I could get some sleep!).
Back to Dublin for the weekend, I can't stay away while I am so close! Muchos Besos!
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| Halloween |
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