Barcelona, Spain

   This past weekend I went to Barcelona, Spain! My friend, Carley, and I had many setbacks when it came to transportation, but when it came to the sites-marvelous. We arrived Friday night and it was pouring down rain and I don't mean Ireland rain, this was full on thunder and lightning, Iowa storm rain. We weren't worried about it until we got off the bus at what we thought was the right stop... It wasn't. And we got lost. It was about 1am and we finally decided to get a cab to take us the rest of the way which was when we found out we were about two minutes away from our Airbnb.

It was too beautiful of a photo op to not take it just because of the rain!

   Saturday was full of adventure! We rented bikes so we could get around faster and our first stop was obviously the beach! We didn't stay long, but we are now able to say we have been in the Mediterranean Sea! We saw a lot of interesting things biking around town and we were even able to see the Sagrada Familia which has been under construction for the past decade! We ate at a cute little diner which was known for the best sangrias and tapas in town. Our bikes were due back at 7 that evening so we took a break then. After a while we decided to go for supper and walk around the town to see what it looked like at night.

Sagrada Familia

   Sunday was a day of stress! We had an early flight but it was at an airport in Reus so we had to get transportation there. After much struggling to find the best way, we finally arrived about 40 minutes before our flight departed! Lucky for us, the Reus airport is very small and their security went very smoothly and we made our flight with about 10 minutes to spare! It was definitely an adventure I will always remember and I got three new stamps in my passport from it, so it was all worth it.

We had to get proof we made our flight!

   We started week 10 in university today which means only 10 more days until my parents visit and only a few more weeks until final exams! You can tell everyone is ready for summer vacation, except all the international students! Summer vacation means we have to leave Ireland and none of us are ready for that yet. The time seemed to have flown by, but that only means we will all have to come back!