Barcelona and some!

Hola todos! Well hola madre y Cece! (because i know you guys read this! :)) So Barcelona was amazing!! I definitely think that it was my favorite city I have been to in Spain. All of the buildings were just so cool and classy and the beach was gorgeous! I just think that the vibe of this city was so unique. It was a big city feel but way more relaxed than any other city that big I have been to. On friday me and Kellie went to the beach while Eden was at work (she met us later). The beach was so pretty and very crowded. At first we sat down with our towels on the sand and then we saw some lounge chairs and asked how much they were. They were 6 euros to rent for the day and me and Kellie decided to do it! It was one of the best decisions we ever made. I can not tell you how relaxing it was to tan on the beach in Barcelona in a lounge chair...I was basically in heaven. Me and Kellie took turns going into the water because we couldn't leave our stuff unattended. The water was so warm compared to the water here in Oviedo it was wonderful! After the beach we went back to Eden's apartment and hung out for a little then went out to dinner to a place with really good seafood tapas. We had sangria and shared calamari, shrimp, and croquetas. We were out to dinner pretty late so we just went back to Eden's apartment and watched a movie and went to bed (we were all pretty tired from spending all day at the beach too). Saturday morning we got up and decided to do a bus tour around Barcelona!! This was such a good idea because it was sooo hot and we did not want to have to walk everywhere because Barcelona is really spread out. Basically I was obsessed with this touristy bus thing...i took a lot of unnecessary pictures of the bus because of how excited I was. It was a really cool way to see all of the city. We got off at the stops for La Sagrada Familia and Parque Guell. La Sagrada Familia is Gaudi's cathedral that was still in the process of being finished when he died. It is MASSIVE. It was only supposed to take 30 years or something but has obviously taken way longer than that. They are still working on it and expecting it to be done by 2012 i think? It was really cool. I like Gaudi's work because it is so intricate and strange. Parque Guell was done by Gaudi as well and it was SO COOL! I loved it. It was such a unique set up and what not. There were soo many people there. My favorite part about the park was the view from the top of the park. I was able to see all of Barcelona!! It was beautiful! On the bus we also passed by La Casa Botillo (and the other house that I forget the name of) which was also done by Gaudi. That was really cool as well. We decided not to go in because it was pretty expensive and had a really long line to get in. After sightseeing we took a siesta before we went to dinner which was much needed!! After dinner and getting ready we had a few cocktails on the terrace of Eden's apartment...i felt like I was on Sex and the City!! After a few cocktails we went to a really cool bar and hung out there for awhile and then went to a club!! It was soo cool! It was called Club Opium Mar and was so tight! I really really felt like I was in Sex and the City or on The Hills when I was there. We had to leave kinda early (4 in the monring haha which is kinda early for Spain) because me and Kellie had to be up at 8:15 to get ready to leave for the airport so needless to say I didn't get much sleep on Saturday night. Overall Barcelona was soo fun and very relaxing!! Im glad I spent my last weekend in Spain there :) Now I am back in Oviedo for my last couple days here :( I am sad but at the same time pretty excited to go back home. I have been here for almost 2 months so it is about that time. I can't believe that it is almost over! It went by so fast. This week is just basically getting ready to go home and for my final and do the last couple things I want to do!!