Cruisin through Catalonia

Man oh man. This trip came at a perfect time. Capstone = done, and we're roundin into the single digits (of weeks left before I return to the homeland). It's a bitter sweet feeling. Six months ago I felt like time was just draggggging and I couldn't wait to just be done. (Side note: someone is cooking bacon next door. I can smell it through my open window. I might have to go make some new friends). Yet now that I have 7 or so weeks left...I realize how much I still want to do and see. Europeans are quite privledged. I mean, you can take a train from London and be in Paris in 2 hours. Different food, culture, language, you name it...2 hour train ride...boom. You can hop a flight for 40£ RT and be in Morocco or Istanbul or Italy, Germany....I mean.....the wealth of cultural experiences they have at their fingertips blows my mind. It's no wonder (obviously) why they tend to know so many different languages where we as Americans (i'm making a VERY broad generalization here obviously) might only speak English or maybe Spanish. I must say, I found myself embarassed on several occasions. I waltz into a country and most of them can speak some of my mother tongue and I'm left with "blah blah blah...some form of broken French or Spanish" 

Indeed that is my own fault. I shall resume Ms. Rosetta Stone at once to try and remedy said situation. 

Wow, I went wayyyyy off topic there. Oh well....that's why it's my blog;)

I will let the pictures of our Barcelona adventures speak for themselves. What an incredible city. I'll be back (said with Terminator like determination). 

Xo

Ryn

Proper brew whilst in Bacelona = Sangria. Duh. 

Our cute lil hostel. 

I don't even know where to begin when discussing Tapas. 

The beginning of the Sangria consumption. Best I've ever had. Well done. 

Tortured pigs feet. I know.

Real Spanish churros WITH chocolate sauce. 

Christopher Columbus. 

Eggs.

Ha! Not a chance. 

La Sagrada Familia. Blew. My. Mind. Wide. Open. 

The reason for every season;)

Ohhhh you bet your a** I had one of these. €1.50?! 

Straight up found Obama. 

You put the lime in the coconut.

Mmmmmmahahajuasnuwjsbsn

Best Paella ever. 

See???? Amaze balls. If you get a choice.....GO. Don't hesitate. 

Adios! 

That St. Paul is a good lookin chap...

Took a break today and went for a joggy jog round one of my fav areas here in London town. It's a 4 mile run from my door to Borough Market (which ended up being closed today because it's a bank holiday.......so......yeah, I'll be going back) and on the way you pass St. Paul's Cathedral. I actually went to a service around Christmas time and they ask at the beginning of the service if anyone wants to sit with the choir in the front. Needless to say, I jumped at that opportunity. I didn't take any photos whilst in the pew....you know....gotta keep it classy for Jesus. It was pretty incredible I must say. St. Paul's is breathtaking inside it really is.

 

Directly across from it, you have the Millennium Bridge. As you cross it you see the Tate Modern Art Museum, to the left you have Shakespeare's Globe Theater and around the river Thames....you have the oldest dungeon in London and Borough Market. I actually walked down to the Southbank today as well which is a pretty neat lil area. They were having a Spanish Food festival (that I did not take pictures of because it was so crowded I got a bit anxious and wanted to body slam my way through everyone).

 

Learned some really interesting history about good ol' London today. I shan't bore you with it all now, but here are some pictorals of my travels today. Oh, and I am going to SPAIN (Barcelona) to be exact next week (insert big ass smile) as a celebration for the end of this CRAY term.

 

Till then, enjoy and drink up.

 

PB: Iced Latte

Proper Reads: Check out this website: Known Collective  and read about what this AMAZING couple is doing in Jordan. Makes me want to go. Hmmmmmmmmm.....

 

x0

Ryn

 

 

 

 

Third attempt Globe Theater.

This is hysterical. I love that these things are EVERYWHERE here.

Books.