The Land of Gaudí

That's right; I finally made it to BARCELONA! I had been complaining about how chances were looking slim that I'd make it to the cultural capital of Spain and I knew I'd feel ashamed leaving Spain a second time without the experience.

Then, everything changed.

My friend Linnea, who is currently working as an au pair in Paris, was thinking of coming to visit in Cadiz. The big problem was that getting to this place is not easy. (Yeah, tell me about it.) So, I suggested lots of random meeting places, instead: London, Rome, Frankfurt, etc. Finally, we decided on Barcelona! I bought a one-way ticket without thinking twice. Don't worry...I bought a return ticket later.

The weekend was filled with all sorts of fun things including, but not limited to: walking tons, eating even more, visiting La Sagrada Familia and other famous works of Gaudi, finding the Plaza de George Orwell, touching the Mediterranean Sea, getting Indian food, watching The Office, and wandering through the Parque Guell and down La Rambla.

We had a blast. It was fun hearing Catalan (the language of Catalunya, the province in which Barcelona is situated). It was fun being there around Halloween. And daylight savings day.

Well...sort of.

Technically clocks went back an hour, meaning we'd have to wake up around 4:30 (feels like 5:30) for my 7 am flight. Instead, we woke up at 3:30 (felt like 4:30) and got to the airport with waaaay too much time.

Getting back to Cadiz was not fun, and I got sick in the process. Consequence: I essentially did nothing for the evening of Halloween except eat some candy and ooh and aah over my host brother's dracula costume. (Stay tuned for a post and pictures). I got in bed and slept.