All of the girls in my flat, plus some more of our friends, flew to Barcelona, Spain for the weekend. We had a great time and got to see some amazing sites! The best was all of the architecture by Antoni Guadi. We went to a place called Gaudi Park which he originally designed to be a housing development, but never finished because he lost funding. Now, they have turned it into a park that anyone can visit for free. It was the oddest place I have ever seen...
And for everyone who was also at one time addicted to America's Next Top Model, remember the season where Caridee won? The creepy season finale runway show that they did in the wedding dresses took place here! Haha.
We also visited La Sagrada Familia which is a massive cathedral that he designed that is still being built. It's now been in construction for over 100 years!
Nightlife is also big in Barcelona, so we went out to a couple bars and dance clubs on Friday and Saturday night, which was a lot of fun! Barcelona was also my first European Hostel experience. It wasn't the most comfortable place to sleep, but it was cheap, safe, and right on the beach! Here's a pic of Faith, Me, Zoe, Jennifer, Ashley, and Abbie on the beach just outside of where we stayed.
I'm excited for next weekend because Jen, Celena, and I are going to Milan! Yay for cheap European transportation! I can't wait to go shopping in Italy!
Oh my goodness, I am so jealous. I went to a Gaudi exhibit in Cleveland a year or two ago, and since then I've been dying to see that cathedral. Was it awesome? I bet it was.
ReplyDeleteYeah it was so huge! None of the pics I took were good enough to describe it. I didn't go inside because it was expensive, but the outside was really interesting because you could compare the parts that are 100 years old to the ones that they just added. The statues in the front were so unique and completely Gaudi. That and his park are definitely the coolest things I have seen so far.
ReplyDeleteYour strut is SO Caridee... or maybe Melrose. I'm a little jealous.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I started eating vegetables like a normal human being. You've just missed so much here
5 DAYS UNTIL I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm obviously painfully bored at work