Hotel Nh Calderon Barcelona

... Also, Kortney and I have discovered that our moods are completely dependent on our stomachs, and whenever we want to be happy, we eat croissants con chocolate....so amazing! And thankfully there's a little pastry shop really close to the apartment that makes the best ones. <br><br>So far, in the two weeks to the day that I've been here, I've already learned a ton. It feels like I've already been here a semester, even though classes just started yesterday. I've ...

... exceeded my expectations. It is so <br>strikingly different from any other building, much less church you've <br>ever seen. I've seen exterior pictures of the towers, but was totally <br>blown away by the interior. I've added to my bucket list to come back <br>when it is finished.<br><br><br><br><br> <br> <br> <br>

... for a time as she looked into the display of cold storage units at large blocks of various flavors of ice cream and sherbet. It was easy to distinguish the flavors of the dairy products as each had a piece of whole fruit on top describing the flavor. The walk thru the Gothic Quarter was longer than we had planned by looking at a map, because at every side street a view of something not to be missed was shown. We continued on thru the quarter trying not to miss any of the ...

... paleolithic. Around 900 B.C. Celtic tribes came over the Pyrenees. They merged with the local tribes and eventually became the Celtiberian people. Later the Greeks showed up and established market towns. Then it was the Carthaginians. It is theorized that the Carthaginians were the ones who established what would become modern Barcelona though there had been settlements in the area for a long time. The father of the famous Hannibal, Hamilcar Barca, a Carthaginian ...

- Flight to Europe: you can be adventurous and buy a one-way ticket (wow, it felt good) or you can buy an open-ended ticket. Either way, have your story ready just in case you get questioned at the airport. Do NOT say you'll be in Europe for more than 90 days and do NOT say you're working there (if you don't have a Visa) unless you want to get deported ASAP. You're just a traveler....Ok, so I was super nervous about this, but had NO problems. They just ...

... before jumping back on the bus. We continued onto the base of Tibidabo. Where you jump on a very old tram (they literally hand change the overhead line connection to change tracks!) and go very slowly up the steep hill to the Funicular. We then hopped on the Funicular and went up to Tibidabo. There were brilliant views of the city and on top of the hill was a stunning church and an amusement park. Needless to say as ...

... is as a matter of fact outside, but the actual bar is not.. its in a FREAKING CAVE!!!! so I wind up listening to loud techno music all night in a cave rave and get back to my bed at 830 am. 21- we find a camping right next to the beach, its soooooo warm here, this is great. we visit barcelona and lay on the beach for the next 3 days.

... family of Spain in a very famous and enigmatic portrait. Picasso had taken this painting and made several paintings that took the same theme and abstracted it to various degrees, creating an interesting commentary on the realism of the subject. We had dinner at a Basque restaurant that night. I had a chicken breast with figs in the middle and a delicious cheese sauce. Mother had an expensive bottle of wine.

... I wish I had a place for some decorations. I did make it to the Erotic Museum. It was ok, but nothing compared to Amsterdam. I took a spin around Port Vell and took an elevator ride up the Colon La Rambla. I had wanted to see a movie but it just didn't happen. I ended up picking up dinner and returning to my hostel. While I was looking for a ...

... Twin - and caught the last metro home at 2am each evening.  I just do not know how those crayzeee Spaniards do it. Nonetheless we had a great time.  The venue for the festival was very civilised - set in the old olympic village from ´92, but built in a faux-13 century style.  Bizarre.  Lots of expensive bars and table service restaurants with outdoor seating.  Not your typical English falafel and joss stick fest.   Music went ...