Spain was simply amazing. I was only there for about 5 days during this past break but I know I have to go back sometime in my life. I went to Granada, Barcelona, and Valencia, but I could have easily done a whole month traveling around Spain. I still need to go to Cordoba, (so pissed I didn't get to see the mosque) Madrid, and Seville. While in Granada, I met up with my friends who had gotten there earlier. I flew into Granada from Milan. I grabbed a bite to eat quickly because things were going to close around 4ish for their siesta. We then went out shopping a bit and walking around to see the town. Later that night, we went out with some friends of friends who just got there 2 weeks before to start their study abroad program. They took us out for tapas which quickly became my new way to do dinner! You basically order a drink, and they make you a random appetizer to go with it. We stuck with sangria as drinks for the night (except for vino tinto- similar but just wine and lemonade mixed-- super good!) and had ranging foods from fries and meatballs covered in meat sauce, ham sandwiches and fries, and lemon-hummus on baguette slices. Good stuff. Next morning we visited the Alhambra, which was amazing, but I think a little too hyped up by people who have gone before. The detail in every wall and arch is amazing though. For sure something to check out. We also got really lucky with lines and crowds- booking our tickets day before and walking right up and in.
After Granada, we flew to Barcelona for 2 nights. The first night we were pretty worn our from traveling and everything, so we found an AMAZING place to sit down and eat and drink. It was pretty cool because we had a beer tap in the middle of our table! There is a screen there showing how many liters your table has dispensed. This was an amazing invention- and smart too because you don't have to wait for the waitress to have another drink. The food here was amazing!- Patatas Bravas and assorted Bocadillos. So amazing, in fact, that I found the recipe for the sauce for Patatas Bravas, and I am going to go home and make it tonight. :) The next morning, we did everything Gaudi! Parc Guell, Casa Mila, Casa Batllo, Sagrada Familia, etc. After touring the city, we had dinner at a random little place with tapas and amazing Paella! Ryan and I did the Picasso Museum in the morning which was pretty cool, but I couldn't help but notice no really famous paintings he has done were housed there, but a cool collection nonetheless including some earlier works of his.
Valencia was smaller than Barcelona, and a nice break from the hectic city pace. We got there at night, and Jen and I toured around a bit to see the older part of town. We had Mexican food- a staple of my everyday life that is lacking so much as you can tell from my title. The burritos were really good, but still not the same as usual. Last morning there, we headed to Calatrava's arts center consisting of multiple amazing buildings in one location. We visited the Aquarium which was multiple small buildings that went underground to each exhibit. Of all the places I went, that one was my favorite of the whole trip! His architecture is so amazingly beautiful, but yet still functional. Pretty sweet trip! Had a blast- can't wait for the next one!
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