December 28th
This was quite possibly the most intriguing day of the trip as we began the day with a strange pastry-driven breakfast. We then boarded a bus to be ferried around the best locales in Barcelona.
We drove through the beautiful and historic city and "ooed and awed" over all the amazing buildings. The first stop was the beautiful Sagrada Familia which is seen in the picture. It is adorned with sculptures, statues, and spires that have been under construction for the better part of 2 centuries.
We drove to see the infamous world's largest bench that wraps around the deck and provides a great view of the city. This including a nice collection of palm trees and one of Pablo Picasso's former houses.
Next, we drove out to the Olympic Park, the home of the 1992 Olympics. We only briefly saw the park as we drove by in the tour bus. We continued to a park near the Port of Barcelona. We were able to look out onto the Mediterranean and turn and see the large, bustling city. It was my favorite view of the whole trip as I had never seen a city like that before. It was breathtaking and something I hope to see again someday.
The bus drove us to the middle of downtown and dropped us off to spend the rest of the day on an adventure. We split into groups and spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the crevices and inner workings of the incomparable Barcelona. This day began the day we formed not just a trip group, but a life-long group as we each experienced a life-changing trip. The group consisted of classmates and buddies Kevin Pojezny, Jonathan Pratt, DH Dilbeck, our Spanish teacher and trip leader Mitch Cook, and me.
We explored downtown Barcelona that afternoon and worked our way through various shops and a modern art museum. That evening we had dinner at the hotel (strange food that none of us liked very much). Then we turned in after a long day that including a whole lot of walking. We fell asleep quickly with the anticipation brewing for another day in Barcelona.
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