Making it to the airport and to the center of Barcelona went off without a hitch. There were quite a few of us that went on this trip, so that made it a lot less stressful in the traveling portion.
Hostel Experience
Finding our hostel took longer than expected and when we turned the corner all we saw was neon lights. Kate's reaction is "No, no, No way...this is not happening". haha. Luckily our hostel was a little further down without neon or strobe lights. We made our way in and started talking to the host. Even though they speak the Catalan dialect of Spanish in that region the host spoke English very well. This is one major difference between Barcelona and Sevilla. Anyway, we got our keys and headed up to the room. I was the first person to go in the room that night and I guess my mind was still in "hotel" mode. I opened the door and turned on the light, not expecting to anything out of the ordinary, and all I see is a pair of eyes staring back at me. I quickly flipped off the light and jumped out of the room ridiculously fast. I have no idea why I took the lead, knowing how jumpy I am, but everyone got quite a laugh and said my face of terror was priceless. :) There were two other guys in our room the first night and the other men in the building didn't find it at all strange to walk into the women's bathroom. It was an interesting hostel experience but not at all bad. I felt safe the whole time and it seemed respectably clean.
After we got all settled Katy, Sarah, and I went out to explore a little. It was already past midnight so we went to a little wine bar that was close to our hostel. I ordered Brut Hill Cava Rosado. Cava is Spain's version of Champagne that is produced there in the Catalunya wine region. I was so excited to get to try it where it is made!!
The next morning, after a quick cafe con leche, we headed out to see the sights. Barcelona is a beautiful city but the best part is definitely the beach. It was so cool to be able to touch the Mediterranean Sea!!! Too bad it was freezing or we would have been swimming in the Mediterranean. For lunch we found this hole in the wall place that had an incredible deal and great tasting Salmon! Katy and I had more wine of course...I found my wine buddy for the semester! : D Stomachs full we went on the quest for the Magic Fountain. This fountain was supposed to be in this massive park. While we were exploring the park, we went off the path a bit and started hiking through a "forest". When we made it to the top we saw huge caution signs and realized that we had been hiking through a restricted area. We finally made it to the magic fountain and..........it wasn't even on. :( It was still a fun adventure though. We made it back to the hostel for a quick siesta and went out to find the "best chocolate cake in the world". We shared a piece for 3.5 euro!! It was pretty good but too expensive for us.
Sunday we just walked around a bit more making sure we saw everything and then headed for the airport. All in all a great trip!
More homework so that's it for now :)
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