So after a few days in Morocco, three of us hopped on a plane to Madrid at 8am. We went straight to the bus station once we got there and purchased our tickets to Barcelona, checked our luggage and headed into town! We decided to spend a day in Madrid based on prices of flights and buses combined, but it ended up being one of my favorite cities. The city is gorgeous, very clean, has great public transportation, and there was so much to do. We ate lunch and then went to the royal palace. We did a guided tour, which was a great investment because there was so much history.
After the palace we saw a few different cathedrals and walked through some beautiful gardens. We walked around for a while and stumbled on an indoor market in the middle of a plaza that was filled with different stations with all kinds of fruits, vegetables, appetizers and drinks possible. The three of us hung out, ate tapas and drank sangria until it was time to catch our overnight bus.
That night we hopped on the overnight bus and headed to Barcelona. We got there at around 7am and found our hostel. It was kind of a rough day- I think the lack of sleep really started catching up with us. We had kind of a rough morning; all the sights we tried to see were closed and the hostel wouldn't let us check in. So after check in we took a nap and then went to get some paella and sangria on Las Ramblas. That night we went back early and went to sleep. When we woke up the next morning we immediately started sightseeing on a tour bus. We saw just about everything- from the Gothic area to the Segrada Familia to Park Guell to the beaches to the Egg building.
That night we met up with some friends from our program who were also in Barcelona to get more sangria (it's one of my new favorite drinks if you may not have guessed) and some Thai food, and then we went to some clubs. At around 2:30am, Amanda and I left the club and headed to the airport for a 5am flight to Rome. Hey, you can only do that kind of thing when you're young, right? I loved Spain but I was ready to see Italia!
After the palace we saw a few different cathedrals and walked through some beautiful gardens. We walked around for a while and stumbled on an indoor market in the middle of a plaza that was filled with different stations with all kinds of fruits, vegetables, appetizers and drinks possible. The three of us hung out, ate tapas and drank sangria until it was time to catch our overnight bus.
That night we met up with some friends from our program who were also in Barcelona to get more sangria (it's one of my new favorite drinks if you may not have guessed) and some Thai food, and then we went to some clubs. At around 2:30am, Amanda and I left the club and headed to the airport for a 5am flight to Rome. Hey, you can only do that kind of thing when you're young, right? I loved Spain but I was ready to see Italia!
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