Sorry I haven’t written in a while, it has been a very busy these past couple of weeks! School took up a lot of time, and I had a lot going on. Thursday night, my friends and I decided to go to an ice bar we had heard about. It was called Ice Barcelona (get it?) and it was sooo cool! (get it again? – I’m so clever) anyways, the entire inside of the bar was made of ice – the walls, the bar, the benches, the cups, everything. They gave us a huge silver coat to put on and some gloves, and even though we knew it was an ice bar, we didn’t realize how cold it really was in there. It was definitely a cool experience though!
Most of the group:
The outside of it:
I lost my camera the day before, by the way, so I will be posting other people’s pictures. I believe it was pick-pocketed L I’m a victim. It really stinks, but there are worse things that could have happened to me in Spain!
On Friday, the group went to Girona and Figueres. We did a photo scavenger hunt in Figueres, where we had to find certain things in the city (it was really small) and take a unique picture.
The lucky lioness:
We thought this was the witch, but we were wrong:
On top of the wall surrounding the city of Girona:
About to jump:
Our belltower:
Afterwards, we took a 30 minute bus ride to Figueres and got to explore the Dali museum.
The museum was SO cool, but Dali was definitely a very strange individual. Many things that were recurring in his art are drawers, ants, nails, lips, sexual images, eggs, his lover Gala, insects, and more. It was very interesting. Friday night, Nichole, Meg, and I went to see a Flamenco show! The full price for the show, tapas, and sangria was 24 euros, but Nichole and Meg’s house brother was going to cut them a deal and I would still be paying full price. Somehow, though, he was able to get us all in for free! It was very exciting.
The show was only 30 minutes long, but it was very cool to watch. It was very similar to tap dancing with more hips and more arms, and the guitar player was INCREDIBLE. He played with only his fingers, and I have never seen someone play guitar so fast/good. Afterwards, everyone headed over to a tapas bar by the port and we were fed 5 courses of tapas. The first was fried squid (I think), then individual paella dishes, then Spanish tortilla, then patatas bravas, and finally 2 large plates with bread, olive oil, tomatoes, cheese, meats, and olives. I didn’t know if I would be full from only eating tapas, but I was so stuffed. It was great.
The 3 of us at the tapas bar:
Saturday morning, we had another excursion to Costa Brava except this one was overnight. We left around 9 am (even though everyone got there at 8 like they told us to) and got to Costa Brava around 11:30 to tour the Ampurias Ruins.
After a quick run-through and the realization that the only thing we wanted to do was go to the beach, they let us go and we went out to lay out. We were there for about 4-5 hours, and then we headed over to Rosas (a small town in Costa Brava) to stay the night. We all showered, went out to eat, and then hung out on the beach all night because there was nothing to do in such a small town. A big group of us decided to sleep on the beach, but around 4 am, when we were freezing, we decided to go sleep in our beds like normal people. It was so much fun though!
The next morning, we had a wakeup call at 8:45 and left the hotel around 10:00 to drive to a port and take a boat over to Cadaquez, another small town in Costa Brava.
Our boat:
It was a beautiful day out, and the cliffs, caves, and small towns that we saw along the ride were unbelievable. After about an hour, they stopped the boat and let us play in the water. There were two slides on the back of the boat to slide off of! If you know me, you know I’m not a huge fan of weird water because I’m always scared something is going to bite me, but I had the mentality of “when in Spain” so I jumped in! It was absolutely freezing, the coldest water I have ever been in, but totally worth it. Who else can say they swam in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea in Spain?
One of the caves we passed:
Once everyone had enough of that, we kept going and docked at Cadaquez, where we were left to get lunch, lay out, and explore the city – in no particular order. We decided to lay for about 15 minutes to dry our suits, but little did we know that the beach was completely made out of stones. They were smooth, rounded stones, but they were still stones and it was not the most comfortable beach I’ve ever laid on. We grabbed lunch, walked around, and then laid out for a bit longer. I bought a really cute floppy hat at a small store, and I’m excited to wear it to the beach! J
Around 4:30 everyone met back at the boat and we took it back to Rosas, where we immediately got on the bus to go back home. Everyone slept during every single bus ride, but it was such an amazing weekend – definitely a great last weekend in Spain!
Adios Costa Brava!
Ps – although I’m having a great time, and I'm REALLY going to miss my friends here, I cannot wait to be back home tomorrow!!! I miss the food, my family, friends, Daisy, etc. See y’all so soon!! J
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