At this very moment, Kerianne and I are both working on two blog posts to try to catch you guys up on everything that is going on in our lives. We are so sorry that things have been kind of slow, but in our defense we have had a sort of crazy last couple of weeks. So where to start...
Well, when we got back from the Costa Del Sol, we had to hit the books pretty hard to catch back up with things that were happening in class. Although class isn't super straining here, it does take some time, and since we do want to learn Spanish, we have to actually work at it. This was a short week for us though, as we didn't get back from the Coast until Tuesday.
My parents returned from the Coast on Thursday to Sevilla. We spent some time just walking around and enjoying this city together. My parents got the chance to take Blanca out to eat which was such a treat for us! Although the wonderful Kevin and Brenda (parents) don't know a lick of Spanish, it was fun to watch us all interact together.
Late Friday evening, my parents and I headed off to Barcelona! My dad had bought a Rick Steves book on Spain (which are probably the best travel books EVER) and looked through it all and we were very excited to see Barcelona! Some of the greatest architects of all time are from and created buildings in Barcelona.
We got into the hostel late Friday evening so we didn't really have time to explore. Saturday morning, we got up with a plan to go get breakfast and coffee and then explore the old Gothic quarter and cathedral on foot. That plan changed fairly quickly at breakfast because we decided that if we wanted to see all of Barcelona, we should hop on the "hop on, hop off" Touristic Bus. We were able to see all of the things in Barcelona that we really wanted to see this way. Here are some pictures from day 1:
The Christopher Columbus Monument
1992 Olympic Stadium
Trying to blend in and not be a tourist. :)
Famous home by Antoni Gaudi
Although we felt like "tourist" had been stamped on our foreheads, the tourist bus gave us an awesome view of all of Barcelona, and our blond and red hair probably gave us away before the tourist bus anyways. :) One of the spots that we hopped off of the bus and looked around at was Park Guell created by Antoni Gaudi. This park was HUGE and so fun to walk around.
An awesome view of the city and La Sagrada Familia
How cute. :)
Saturday, we decided to pick up the plans from Friday and roam around the Gothic Quarter and look at the Cathedral. We quickly noticed that the Barcelona Marathon was going on, and we decided to cheer them on for a little bit. As we roamed around the Gothic Quarter and Las Ramblas, we found a handful of quaint shops and restaurants that we enjoyed looking at. There was also a parade going on with people wearing giant costumes dancing around.
Sunday we walked up and down all of Las Ramblas which is famous for all of its shops and all of the street performers. Here are just a few examples:
Some of the costumes were incredible!
Monday was one of my favorite days. We visited La Sagrada Familia which is a famous church designed by Antoni Gaudi. The project was so huge that it wasn't finished in his lifetime, and work continues on it today! It is said to be the most anticipated finished project in our lifetimes! Pictures normally can't do justice, and this is no exception.
It was huge!
The only side that Gaudi completed in his lifetime. Incredible.
Inside
We flew back to Sevilla Monday evening, and I had to say goodbye to the parents because they left early Tuesday morning. I loved being in Spain with my parents! I hope that they enjoyed learning and exploring a totally new culture as much as I have.
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