I love Spain!!! Spain was absolutely amazing!! The country
was beautiful! As soon as we crossed the French border into Spain you could see
a difference. We left Brussels in the evening and spent the next 22 hours in a
bus driving across Europe!
We saw a million churches and cathedrals.. all their stories
have ran together now and I am not really going to go and Google all the
information just to put in here… pictures will have to do it! : )
Day 1: We arrived after a long 22 hours in the bus. We were
left to go explore the town of Salamanca !
Day 2: WE had a guided tour of the city. We saw a lot of
stork nests and also learned that the words victor that were written around the
city were from old scholars who had completed their studies!
Day 3: We woke up and headed to our next city…Avilla. We had
a tour of the town then were allowed to explore the city. That afternoon we
were given a tour of a monastery.
Day 4: We were on the road again to Segovia were able to see one of the world’s most breathtaking
cathedrals! Then saw an actual castle with a mote!
Day 5: WE loaded up
the bus yet again and made our way to Madrid! We stopped along the way to see a
monastery. It was quite impressionable! At one point a royal family lived there
and there is a section of the house/castle/monastery that has all the tombs. We
were not allowed to take pictures but if you remember the movie Haunted Mansion
with Eddie Murphy… it was just like the room in the movie where there are a
bunch of tombs. That afternoon we explored Madrid for a bit!
Day 6: Holey Toledo!!!
Toledo was so amazing!! WE had another guided tour… our tour guide was not the
sweetest! But the town was gorgeous!
Day 7: We made our way to Barcelona that next day… almost a
whole day in the bus! WE went to the beach by our hotel and then had a party in
the hotel and learned a bunch of Spanish dances!
Day 8: Exploring Barcelona! We saw some of the most amazing
things in Barcelona!
Day 9: Exploring Barcelona Rotary style! WE were given a
tour by our Rotarians who accompanied us… it was a tour of the city by foot,
but was so much fun! Barcelona is one of my favorite cities!!!!!
Day 10: Well we just sat in the bus all day and headed home…
I am pretty sure we all slept the whole way back!!
Spain was AMAZING!!! One of the best two weeks of my exchange!! :)
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