Barcelonaaaaa

What a weekend! We honestly got about 3.5 hours of sleep on average every night, but it was well worth it.

We got into the airport around 10pm on Friday, and the adventure began. Another group we went with decided to take a taxi, but we wanted to save some cash, and have an adventure. Without any city maps, we found our way to the hostel, which was on the 4th floor of an unmarked building...took around an hour and a half for us to get there. The mattresses had questionable stains, there were two showers on the entire floor, and one key for all six of us. We got what we paid for I suppose.

We ended up going out to get a bite to eat at around 1am, and found that every kitchen was closed, until we found the last place with about 15 minutes till closing time. We ate a couple tapas, and had a few drinks, expecting to go out. Little did we know that Barcelona is huge, and we didn't know how to work the metro quite yet.

We walked for about an hour or so before asking someone where the beach was, and were told it was another 45 minutes to an hour. Very disappointed, we went back to the hostel and passed out, expecting to do great things the next day. We woke up at around 10, and casually got ready. The group was wayyyyy too big and had a few too many girls in order to get out in time. Sorry for those that may read this....but we got to Sargrada Familia and decided to skip it that day due to the huge line. Grabbed a bite to eat, and metroed to Parc Güell, which had some AMAZING views of the city, and some funky architecture. Amazing place to say the least. Check out some picture on my facebook.

We got some delicious ice cream after that, and headed to Las Ramblas, to explore the city a little more and find some food. Got a full meal and 'Sandwich and Friends', which was interesting because they barely spoke english, but that made it a little fun. Headed to the hostel, and geared up for the night. We met up with Kristin (a girl from Cedarburg that was studying in Barcelona), and she did an awesome job showing us around! It was also great to see her again! We went to a couple cool bars; Dow Jones bar and Chupitos before heading to the club. The club seemed to be bumping to me, but apparently Barcelona is a little more rowdy than Limerick...who woulda thought?

The next morning we struggled again to get out on time, but made it to Sagrada in time to go in and see how absolutely beautiful it is! (Many picture on facebook again to check out). We then headed to a lunch place called 'Bo De B', which has fresh ingredients and fills their 'sub' sandwiches up to the brim. Amazing food. All a little tired, we decided to live a little Spanish culture, and took a quick siesta to prepare for another night out...or so we thought.

When we awoke, we headed to a classy hotel called the W Hotel, and got dressed up and drank the most delicious drinks ever known to man. Paying 12 euro per drink was a bargain. They had different types of fruits and I don't know what else mixed into these beverages. Amazing drinks, and it makes you feel like you're an important person.

We ended up finding out the Metro closes after 12pm on Sunday nights...when we were heading to The Opium Bar (a club, not a bar with opium) which had free entry and a chocolate fondu thing going on. Bummer we missed it; definitely my thorn of the weekend. The good news from that however, is that we made it on our flight in time, and got home safely. It was a wonderful weekend, and I NEED to go back again soon because I saw only a fraction of the city.

Great times. Now time to catch up on some much needed sleep after a longggg week of studying and paper writing...not done yet.

Slán!