I know it has been a few days, but hey, look at it as you get to look at a lot more pictures all at once instead of spreading it out. haha More bang for your buck....even though you aren't paying....
Anyway, Here is what I have been doing the past few days... Enjoy.
So there is this little thing we like to call soccer in America which is called football (futbol) in Spain. And it is as big if not bigger than North American football. Camp Nou, which is FC Barcelona's stadium holds around 99,000 people, and although it wasn't full for this match, it was definitely a lively atmosphere. Especially when Barca put a few balls in the back of the net.
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| Camp Nou- Pregame |
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| Messi had a hat trick that night! |
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| During the match |
Now I know most of you probably think all I do is go see amazing sights in Europe and I am on one big vacation, BUT I actually have this little thing called class Monday thru Thursday. It has actually been enjoyable so far, and on Thursday one of our studio professors showed us residences he designed. Here are the photos to prove I have scholarly activity while i am here. ;)
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| Residences in 22@ District |
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| Side View |
Later on that day, we visited the coast. On the way we found a huge statue/memorial dedicated to Christopher Columbus and his discover of America. In a way it was a beautiful moment of Spanish History and American History coming together as one....haha I'm just joking, but it was cool. There was also an endless amount of boats, a waffle covered in chocolate syrup, and a beautiful sunset.
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| Christopher Columbus Statue |
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| Port of an Endless Amount of Boats |
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| Sunset on the bay |
The next day we got up and went to a park district in Barcelona called Monjuic. It is up on the hill in the middle of the city and has museums, acres of gardens, and the Olympic Park. There was also this amazing fountain that we took pictures by (we went back later for a fountain show also which you will see in the next blog). It was very beautiful!
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| Walking up to Monjuic (Museum of Art/Archaeology) |
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Hanging Out by the huge fountain
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| View of the city from Art Museum steps |
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| Gardens on Monjuic |
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| Santiago Calatrava's Tower in the Olympic Park |
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| View from below (definitely caused a little bit of vertigo) |
That night, we explored the city and the coast. We returned to Monjuic to get some night shots of the city, and then we went to the beach. No, we didn't swim, it was slightly frigid. haha
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| All the Undergrads that are in Spain |
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| The Beach and Boardwalk |
It had definitely been a successful start to the semester, but I still got a long way to go! My favorite parts of this blog were the futbol match and the fountain. The game was just so much fun, and the fountains were so beautiful. Hopefully (and I know there will be) a lot more fun adventures to come. :)
Until next time....
Un abrazo,
Seth
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