More Pictures

I've posted a lot of pictures of places, so here are some with friends!  Enjoy!

Princesa Z3 in El Born.

Pyramid in the metro. 

At the absinthe bar - Bar Marsella. 

Rosa Negra - Mexican food! 

People in Europe

I have started taking pictures of the people I see around town.  Europe is the best place to people watch.  The hair is just AWFUL - Prague was probably the best place for the worst hair, although rat-tail dreads seem to be a cool thing to do in Barcelona...

I will take more good ones!!

The W

Today we decided to rent bikes and ride around the city.  Our first stop was the W.  I am dying to go to the W's pool or bar before I leave.  It's just looks so fun!

Montserrat

Saturday Camille, Aly, CJ and I went on a day trip to Montserrat, a monastery in the mountains just outside of Barcelona.  Being in the mountains made me miss Colorado.  We hiked to the tallest part of the monastery and got to see some great views of the surrounding land.

San Joan

Thursday I stayed up all night on the beach for the big San Joan celebration.  Camille and I got home Friday morning at 7:45 - yikes.

We made mojitos before we headed to the beach.  Camille and I had to buy two mint plants because we couldn't find any stores with mint leaves.

 Sunrise on the beach!

I got up at 3:00PM and met everyone at Milk for its "Recovery Brunch."

The best tasting omelet ever made.   Feta with peppers and sun dried tomatoes.

After brunch we saw The Hangover II.  Camille and I had dinner with our Señora (I had to eat a tuna pasta salad - it was pretty rough).   We met Caroline, Aly and Emily at a fun sushi spot then walked around El Born with yummy gelato.  It was a great start to the weekend!

Two Days in Sevilla

We were in Sevilla Saturday-Monday.  We got a really nice apartment on booking.com for super cheap.  It was a 30 second walk to the Cathedral - such a good location!

Saturday we got a paddle boat and went along the river for an hour.  After this summer, I want to have a paddle boat and a river near me at all times.

Saturday night was saw a flamenco dance at a local bar.  It was a lot different than what I expected, but I liked it because it was obvious it was the real deal in Sevilla.

Sunday we explored the city, including the Alcazar Gardens.
 

Sunday night we saw a bull fight...and I got teary-eyed after the first bull.  I (think) I'm glad I went because bull fighting is such a part of the culture, but it was really rough to watch.  I think I had my eyes closed at least half of the time.  We left early...

Aly and I sad watching.

After the bull fight, we headed to Hotel Eme, a high-end hotel with a cool roof-top terrace that looks over the Castle.

Monday we walked to the Plaza de España before we took off for the airport.

I have loved everywhere I've been!  I'm glad I'm seeing the smaller towns in Spain because I don't know if I would travel back to Europe just to see the small towns no one really talks about.  This upcoming weekend I am staying in Barcelona for the San Juan Festival!  I'll be sure to post all about it.

Alhambra!

Friday Aly, Camille, Caroline, Mary and I flew to Sevilla, Spain, then hopped on a bus to Granada, Spain. We set our stuff down in our hostel (my first hostel experience - ah!) and set out to The Alhambra.  We were nervous we weren't going to be able to see everything because we arrived later in the day, but we had the greatest time.  The weather wasn't too miserably hot and we avoided the day's huge crowd.

Short Week in Barcelona

I only two days in Barcelona this past week, so I don't have any exciting news to report.  Wednesday night a group of us went to Bar Marsella Cafe.  Dali, Picasso, Gaudi, and Hemingway used to drink absinthe here.  It wasn't in a great part of town, but the inside was really neat.  I don't think anyone has cleaned it/dusted it since all of the famous artists were alive.

Aly and Emily.  There are better ones to come!

Last Day in Prague

We ended the trip with brunch at Café Louvre.  I got a tasty omelet, but Camille ordered completely wrong and ended up with toast with a pound of butter and sliced boiled eggs on top - sick.  Apparently many world-renowned celebrities used to dine at the Café, including Albert Einstein.  We sat around the Old Town Square, then walked through the Old Jewish Quarters and saw the Old Jewish Cemeteries.  We had time to spare before our flight so we sat at the same Italian place on the river and got lemonade and iced coffees.

Prague was one of my favorite places I have ever visited.  I had such a fun time.  And it was soooooo cheap!!  I would love to come back again.  Hopefully sooner than later!

Day Two of Prague

We went to Petrin Hill on Monday.  There is a rose garden right by the tram stop at the top of the hill.  Camille and I explored then headed to the tower.

We had lunch at Bohemian Bagel, recommended by many of our friends.  I got a chicken salad bagel sandwich.  It was one of the best sandwiches I have ever had.  So yummy.

Camille and I made a pit stop by the John Lennon Wall after lunch.  This time we came prepared with a sharpie.

We walked around town and stopped for an iced coffee at a cute restaurant by the river.  The iced coffees were basically coffee floats.

Sunday night we did a pub crawl around Prague.  It was nice to go out with a group, it's a lot easier than trying to find something fun to do at night with just two people!