where to start, where to start...
the end of last week we all took a trip into beziers, approx. 45 minutes north from here, to see friends there. we had a great time, stayed indoors most of the time due to sever winds. the south of france is a windy windy place. i took some of my favorite photos of the country side...see attached photos to appreciate the pure french beauty.
this weekend we ventured over to barcelona, spain. i love it there and am stoked to be going back in about to week on our portugal and spain jaunt. the weather was beautiful on friday but turned to rain on saturday and into wind on sunday. it was a little sad. i tried not to obsess.
friday we arrived via train and checked into our hostel. it was a fantastic hostel, great location, safe, clean, comfortable beds, and free breakfast. (worse coffee i've ever had. ever. it was instant. ew. i'm a snob. note: spain and france have the best espresso. ever.) after we got settled we went out walking, went to plaza de reial and had tapas for lunch. delicious. we then went shopping for a bit, walked around and explored. the street performers were pretty hilarious and terrifying. the english girls, kili and i then ventured to gaudi park which was amazing. the top part was closed so we failed to see the best view of barcelona which was disappointing. the park was beautiful though... i loved the tiles that deocrated the benching surrounding it. after the park we met up with the rest of our group and had dinner at this really great place in the plaza which was actually quite reasonable. i had duck. it was the best. do i feel bad about eating duck? ...just until it hits my pallet.
saturday we had a hostel breakfast...haha, punny, then went to el boqueria, an outdoor, amazing market. i took some rad pictures... which don't really do the place justice. greg, ash, kili and i had smoothies that were the best. i had coconut and strawberry. we then met everyone for lunch at this funky place with murals on the walls. all the murals were of lions, some of which were tearing apart naked men. it was odd. the americans then went off to the gaudi cathedral, sagrada familia, beautiful and impressive. we had a picnic dinner in our hostel for dindin.
sunday we walked to the beach. it was chilly out and windy, but the beach was amazing regardless. greg, kili and i put out feet in the sand. i wandered around and picked up stones and shells, watched the surfers. this day i had ice cream and it was the best. in the afternoon we caught a train home, satisfied and exhausted. we had crepes at alice's here in perpignan, then walked greg to the train station. we're all pretty sad that greg went home.
i am feeling a little homesick, if that is the correct wording, but having a good time.
here are my photos: enjoy!
http://picasaweb.google.com/ashleyraelanning/BeziersToBarcelona#
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