Barcelona!! This trip marked the final excursion with BGSU and what a great way to begin the end of the program...Barcelona is a really nice place, but unfortunately not for me. The second I went into the city, I felt that right away and TRUST me, I did everything to try to prove myself wrong. We got to see a whole lot of stuff but unfortunately it was usually night time by the time we got to it since sunset here is at 6pm!! So, that means not many nice pictures to look at…but trust me, I still got some great ones.
Stop number 1 was Parc Guell. Now if you are saying, “Wow, he misspelled park,” just know that that is in Catalán, Cataluña’s (that’s the name of the autonomous community that Barcelona is in) regional language. It’s a weird mix of French and Spanish and I don’t like it!! Anywho, here are some shots of Parc Guell, one of Antonio Gaudí’s works…
Almost looks like a storybook doesn’t it? I kept thinking of Hansel and Gretel and the house made out of candy looking at all the different buildings. This was designed to be a private community for the bourgeoisie of Barcelona but since the whole thing flopped with only 2 houses being built there, including Gaudí’s, it is now a public park for anyone to enjoy! Oh and here is a picture of me with the two program directors for BGSU in Spain, Susana and Magda, two of the most fun people in the world!
Pretty much, Barcelona is Gaudí’s playground because most of the places to visit in Barcelona are related to him. He did a lot of work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Another one of his works and pretty much his masterpiece is the Templo de la Sagrada Familia, or the Temple of the Sacred Family.
Now as you can see it is still under construction and has been for close to 100 years now! There are supposed to be a total of 16 towers on the Temple and so far they are at 8. The project is expected to be finished by 2010ish. Even under construction it is quite the sight to see.
Next sight was the Olympic village for when Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics! This is me with the Olympic stadium:
My favorite part about this trip wasn’t even in Barcelona, believe it or not! On the drive back we stopped in Zaragosa, home to an enormous basilica that hold the patron virgin of all Hispanoamerica, la Virgen del Pilar.
And that wraps up this trip. Next on the agenda: Salamanca this weekend, Toledo next weekend, Norway after that, and money permitting Ireland before I go home! The Ireland trip came up only because flights from here to there are only 20 Euros!! That’s less than 30 bucks!! If I have enough money I’ll go even for a day trip…Alrighty y’all, have a fantastic Thanksgiving! And see y’all in the States in one month!
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