The final days
I did it. I found a flight home. Part of me is really excited. There are a lot of things about home that I missed (I will share my thunderstorm entry with you later. It´s in my journal, yet to be put into blog form). But it´s bittersweet ot be leaving. I LOVE SPAIN!!! What an awesome and beautiful country this is. I have had such an experience! One that I couldn´t have had if I had stayed in Michigan for the summer, and one that will only push me to travel more. Highlights of the trip (this was a really hard list to compile and keep short)
- Sitting in Plaza Del Sol with Annette and Jenny, sipping great wine, watching people, and listening to Annette tell us her life story, as the sun set, painting the buildings orange.
- The "romantic dinner" at Jenny´s apartment when the guy from the third floor knocked on the door demanding his pants.
- listening to Alexs stories on the way home from nearly getting kicked out of that bar by the Palau de Musica
- Being at my host mom´s birthday party
- the fireworks over the ocean in Barcelonetta on the first friday of the course. Maybe this is where I heard Alex´s stories.
- Reading the responses to my blog!
- Swimming off the coast in Roses
- Everything at Tossa. Including the free drinks that we got along with the proud dad (who owned the place) showing us pictures of his famous son, apparently a Gucci Model
- The little miracles that combated every low point (metro, Albion, etc)
Low Points
- Finishing the course, leaving me homelss, feeling empty and disconnecting me from my friends :(
- public transportation
- getting yelled at for touching the fruit. If I had spoken Catalan that lady would have heard everything I had to say!!!
- Every morning since the course when I´ve had to wake up, pack my stuff and go find a new home.
Favorites/Chandra´s "Best" list
- Best Beach - Sitges (also worst Hostels)
- Best Night life . Barcelona!
- Best historic City - Tarragona (good for the fam to visit)
- Best food/drink - Tossa de Mar
- Most romantic - Tossa
- Best city to be in alone - Barcelona (never run out of things to do!)
- Quaintest City - Girona
- Most tourisitic city - Carcassone (also least tourist friendly)
- Best Postcard - the sunflowers in Figures
- Best support group ever . MY FRIENDS AND FAM!!!
It really helped a lot to hear from you all! Not that the trip is done. Monserrat hopefully, then another day in Barcelona, then there´s the adventure of flying home (four hour layover in Heathrow). So, there´s more posts to come. Stick with me to the end, and maybe we´ll get the paella and sangria rolling in the next week or so! SEE YOU ALL SOON!!!
Chandi
- Sitting in Plaza Del Sol with Annette and Jenny, sipping great wine, watching people, and listening to Annette tell us her life story, as the sun set, painting the buildings orange.
- The "romantic dinner" at Jenny´s apartment when the guy from the third floor knocked on the door demanding his pants.
- listening to Alexs stories on the way home from nearly getting kicked out of that bar by the Palau de Musica
- Being at my host mom´s birthday party
- the fireworks over the ocean in Barcelonetta on the first friday of the course. Maybe this is where I heard Alex´s stories.
- Reading the responses to my blog!
- Swimming off the coast in Roses
- Everything at Tossa. Including the free drinks that we got along with the proud dad (who owned the place) showing us pictures of his famous son, apparently a Gucci Model
- The little miracles that combated every low point (metro, Albion, etc)
Low Points
- Finishing the course, leaving me homelss, feeling empty and disconnecting me from my friends :(
- public transportation
- getting yelled at for touching the fruit. If I had spoken Catalan that lady would have heard everything I had to say!!!
- Every morning since the course when I´ve had to wake up, pack my stuff and go find a new home.
Favorites/Chandra´s "Best" list
- Best Beach - Sitges (also worst Hostels)
- Best Night life . Barcelona!
- Best historic City - Tarragona (good for the fam to visit)
- Best food/drink - Tossa de Mar
- Most romantic - Tossa
- Best city to be in alone - Barcelona (never run out of things to do!)
- Quaintest City - Girona
- Most tourisitic city - Carcassone (also least tourist friendly)
- Best Postcard - the sunflowers in Figures
- Best support group ever . MY FRIENDS AND FAM!!!
It really helped a lot to hear from you all! Not that the trip is done. Monserrat hopefully, then another day in Barcelona, then there´s the adventure of flying home (four hour layover in Heathrow). So, there´s more posts to come. Stick with me to the end, and maybe we´ll get the paella and sangria rolling in the next week or so! SEE YOU ALL SOON!!!
Chandi
posted by Chandi at 6:42 AM
2 Comments:
Okay well let us know the dates. Looking forward to the picture party as you already know. Cheers.
I'll miss living vicariously through your travels...what's this about a party? HA! You make sure you have a safe trip home. No bombs, okay? See you in country.
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