Last but not least, Barcelona! I had been dying to visit this city because I know soo many people studying abroad from Penn State there including two of my best friends, Nicole and Allie. It felt so good to see them, like usual. I got to their apartment really late on Tuesday night so we literally just hung around and talked for hours. When I finally got to see the city in daylight the next morning I realized just how big it was. It was probably the biggest city I had been to yet. It reminded me a lot of New York City. Our first stop was "La Boqueria" which is their outdoor markets. There were tons of flowers, fresh fruits, veggies, and more. It reminded me a lot of my central market back in Florence. We walked all the way to the arc de triomf next. I loved this spot because there were palm trees lined up all along it. After that we went to the Citadel Park which, was not even a two minute walk away. Nicole went to show me this mini pond where people will usually rent paddle boats. It was hysterical when we reached it and realized that it had been drained for some reason. After that disappointment we went to see this large fountain also inside of the park. Nicole told me that they had a zoo right there that she had never been to before so we decided to try to find the entrance to it. Of course at this point it started to DOWNPOUR and the two of us were stuck sharing just one umbrella because mine had flipped inside out and broke from all of the wind. Needless to say we were both soaking wet. We didn't know what else to do but die laughing. We decided to give up on the zoo. She had class soon so we started heading back to that building. Once we got there she left me with Sal who, within just one hour, brought me to this bar that they all love and got the two of us drunk off of sangria. That night Nicole cooked me dinner which was excellent, as always. We went back that night to the same bar I was at earlier with Sal to pregame. Nicole and I split this drink platter called "The Blackout" to start off the night...Afterwards we went to this club called Sutton Club. It was insane!!!! I had the best time ever. We made it into the VIP section which, she said was rare. I was upset that I only had that one night to go out because I would have loved to see what other bars and clubs there were there. Even though we had a rough start to the day, it ended up being awesome!!

On my last day in Barcelona Jaclyn, Natalie, Alyssa, Emily and I all went to Park Guell. It was so steep to climb to the entrance of it that the city put in outdoor escalators for people to take to the top. It was a lot bigger than I had imagined. I was obsessed with all of the colors of the tiles on the wall that overlooked the city. On our way back down we stopped at this small shop to get churros and warm, melted chocolate. We heard that this city was known for them so we felt the need to try them before we left. They were a great snack before Alyssa and I had to catch our flight to head back to Florence to get Brian and Andy!!!!! Barcelona was by far the perfect end to a perfect spring break! Now we were ready to go get our boys!