Since I'm a little late in starting this blog, I have lots of pictures to share so far.
During the first week, I walked along Les Rambles to the Port of Barcelona, found the Catedral de Barcelona, went to a flamenco workshop put on through my program, and went out with my roommates. That weekend I also discovered that I can walk from my apartment to Placa d'Espanya, where there is the Palau Nacional and a mall in an old bull fighting ring.
This past weekend, my second weekend in Spain, we took a school "study journey" to Tarragona. Friday morning we got a tour (all in Spanish) of the Roman ruins of Tarragona that are along the shore- very interesting, but it was raining so unfortunately, our attention was lacking. While on the trip, we did a "castell" workshop where we learned about the traditional Catalunya sport of building human towers. The next day we went to the Poblet Monastery and came back to Barcelona Saturday evening. Sunday afternoon, I did a bit more exploring in local Barcelona. One of my roommates and I walked to the Arc de Triomf (which I learned was the entry way for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair). Behind the Arc is the Parc de Ciutadella; it is big, beautiful, and bustling with people. We walked around the park and found the Barcelona Zoo, which we plan to visit later, the parliament of Catalunya, and some ponds and gardens. On our way home, we stopped at a cute little café not far from the Arc.
It is so nice to know that each weekend, there are still so many areas of Barcelona that I can discover. The to-do list is definitely still very long.
More to come. Love, Mel
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