Barcelona

In Front of La Familia w/ Greg
Eric, Greg, and I in front of La Familia
The 6 of us on the beach Saturday night.
On the Pier of the Port.
On the beach in Barcelona!

Hey Everyone! I just got back from Barcelona, my pics for the weekend are going to have to come in a few days. Again, I didn't have a working camera so I'll have to get some of the pics from the other guys that went with me. Eric and Greg (my roommates) met up with three of my friends: Mike, Kyle, and Mark in Barcelona. Those three are studying in Cork, Ireland right now. After my tour of Italy I was planning on Barcelona to be more of a true spring break. Going out and sitting on the beach. I'm glad to report that both were accomplished. 

To start, Barcelona is an absolutely beautiful city. I have to say it has been the best city that I have visited thus far, by a long shot. It has so much to offer, some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, great architecture and history, great food, great music, cervesa and sangrias, and a pretty cool night life. When we flew in on Thursday we didn't get in until pretty late. We treked across the city to find our hostel, at times got a bit lost, but eventually made it and checked in. After we checked in we met up with the guys from Cork. Some people in their hostel were heading to two beach front clubs, we joined them because we were able to get in for free. We hung out there for awhile, made our way out onto the beach, and then into another club. It was really fun to see the guys and the atmosphere was pretty crazy. The night flew by as we didn't get in til 5:30 or 6. 

When we woke up on Friday we went to the main street in Barcelona called La Ramblas. The street was packed with vendors, cool stores, restaurants, and a huge food market. We made our way down the street, got some lunch, and found the port where everyone (w/ money) parks their sail boats. We sat down in the port for awhile. After that we made our way down to the beach where we kicked it for a few hours. After hanging on the beach for awhile we continued to explore the city by foot. As the night approached and we made our plans we had heard about a pub crawl for travelers that was supposed to be pretty fun, plus we figured we'd get to meet some people. Boy am I glad we decided to do it, because it was relatively inexpensive and a ton of fun. We ended up meeting three guys named Casey, Chad, and Shawn. Casey is currently on the roster for the Tennessee Titans and he met Trevor while on the Carolina Panthers. Shawn no longer plays but Casey is still a special teams player. Chad played D1 football at Colorado with Shawn. Sorry that got a little messy, but the guys were really cool and monstrous. A group of girls from Toronto did the pub crawl as well. We made our way around to four bars and ended up in a night club. Again the night got to be really late but it was a ton of fun. 

On Saturday morning once we got up and got some lunch we headed straight for the beach. It was sooooooo beautiful. 75-80 and not a cloud in the sky. I actually got a little sun from sitting out, everyone back here in London was pretty jealous. After several hours on the beach we decided to go out for dinner. We went and got some food at a recommended restaurant which was delicious. Rather than go all out for the third night we decided to run to a store to get some beer and just went and chilled on the beach. Again, I can't even explain how beautiful it was. The waves were literally crashing in at our feet and it was a great chance for us all to catch up with one another. 

This morning Eric, Greg, and I decided to walk around the city a bit more before we had to fly out. We did our one really touristy thing, we went and saw a church called La Familia. Wait until you see pictures of this place, it was the craziest looking church ever. Not more beautiful than the churches I saw in Italy, but this was the funkiest looking church I've ever seen. We then headed to the Airport to head back to London.

I am pretty beat tonight but I gotta right a paper for tomorrow morning, so it's going to be a late night for the fourth night in a row. For those who didn't know, my parents are heading out here on Thursday and boy am I excited for them to come out! We're getting down there to about 6 weeks before my return. I look forward to seeing everyone when I return. Hopefully someone is planning my welcome home/graduation party.