Hello everyone!! Since I haven´t bought a journal yet to write about my trip, I figured I would write about my first day in Spain here. Excuse all the typos and extra symbols, it is going to take me a while to get used to this keyboard.
Robin and I arrived in Madrid this morning at 10 AM Spain time, 4 AM USA time. It has been one long, exhausting, fabulous day! We got through customs really quickly, got our bags and then headed over to the train station in Madrid. The city of Madrid was not what we expected it to be. Since we wanted to be by the train station, we didn´t really get to venture very much. We saw a few overpriced diners, and that´s about it. Our very friendly cab driver told us that Madrid has 6 million people living there, and that it was very beautiful. Hopefully when we return, we will be able to see the beauty.
Luckily we were able to switch our 1:30 train ride for a 12:30, and arrived in Barcelona around 3:30. We were a little unsure about the location of our hostel, since it was siesta time, no one was out, and all the stores were closed. But once we walked into the building realized it is a great place. The building is very modern and friendly. There is a kitchen here if we wanted to cook (HAHA), the bathrooms are pretty clean, and the lockers are nice and big so they hold our huge backpacks along with anything else we have.
We quickly got changed and then headed out on the town. Our first stop today was Las Ramblas. Since we were starving, we decided to head over to a small market area. We thought there would be cooked food, but it was all fresh produce and uncooked meats (my fav!). However, there was a restaurant, so we grabbed a quick snack there. After taking pictures in the market, we walked down Las Ramblas. On the lower half of the street, tents were set up with people selling items. We continued walking and found the statue of Christopher Columbus, water, and the aquarium. We decided to skip the aquarium since we heard it was pretty expensive, and instead decided to walk around. It was def. the best choice. We went and sat by the water for a few minutes, and then started walking some more. We found ourselves in the middle of a huge music festival. Bands were set up all over, playing and dancing. We sat and watched two groups perform. I videotaped one, and can´t wait to show it to everyone. They were so much fun. After watching the bands, we continued walking and found the beach! We decided that we are going to go back tomorrow and hang out on the beach, since tonight we were more focused on getting to bed early (altho that did not happen).
On our walk back, we found a cute place to eat right near the beach and close to one of the bands playing. They had a special: seafood paella and a glass of wine for €15. The food was really good, and the wine was delicious! We finished eating dinner at around 9:15 and it was only starting to get dark. I am excited to take full advantage of the long days while I am here. After dinner we decided it was time to head back to the hostel and rest up for tomorrow. We walked along the beach, and managed to miss a turn somewhere and ended up at the W hotel. We found that it has a gorgous view of the ocean, and we will be going back tomorrow. After finding our way to the main street, we managed to get on the tram and arrive back at the hostel. When we got to our room, we were able to meet some of the people staying with us. They seem nice, and have shared some information with us that you will only learn after making mistakes in a foreign country.
All in all it was a very relaxing day, and I am excited to see what tomorrow brings us!
With much love from Barcelona,ç
Sammy xoxo
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