Katie and I separated from everyone else after the cathedral to buy some souvenirs. It was nice to just walk around and look at our own pace without having to please a whole group, but it's almost more difficult when only one other person wants to go to completely different shops. I managed, however, and sacrificed a few things, which is definitely something I learned being in a big group for this trip.
We headed back to the hotel after shopping for a few hours and a decent lunch at Burger King.
Once we were back at the hotel, I had just enough time to start packing a few things before we had to meet the group in the lobby at 4:30 p.m. for our appointment to see La Sagrada Familia, a famous cathedral.
Since Dr. Stebbins left yesterday, it was just Dr. Philibert with all of us. We took the metro to the cathedral. When we arrived, the person in charge of appointments said our appointment was actually at 6:30 p.m., instead of 6 pa.m. like we thought. So, we had 25 minutes to go explore the area and be back by 6:15 p.m. Most of us headed to Starbucks about a block away from the cathedral. I ordered a light caramel frappuccino, which they apparently didn't do light there because they made me a caramel frappuccino and put Lai as the name. Yay. It was pretty funny though, even if I don't look Asian at all.
We were given headphones for an audio tour of the cathedral and its details, which would've been more interesting if we would've followed along better and known where to find the things the audio was talking about. The cathedral has constantly been under construction and will be for the next 20+ years because of renovations to make it even more detailed.
Here's a link to learn more about it: La Sagrada Familia .
It definitely was worth seeing. A very beautifully detailed and carved place.
Afterward, several people were hungry, as was I, but their plan was to find traditional food, so I knew I wouldn't be eating. We walked for quite a long time, and I stopped with Justin at a small bakery so he could try some churros and chocolate, which is a Spanish dessert. They were pretty good, the one I ate cold later. We finally stopped to eat and everyone seemed to really enjoy their food. Brian and Jackie ordered Sangria, which I tried and it was delicious, as usual. However, they were really strong. We spent quite a long time at dinner,, but when we finished, we were definitely lost about how to get to a metro. Thankfully, Brian had a map, but he wasn't the best person to be in charge of it after that Sangria.
We finally found the metro by the cathedral probably 30+ minutes later and headed back to the hotel. I finished my packing, then we had our last European wine with some of the group before heading to bed to wake up and fly home.
It was an enjoyable day. Adios, friends.
We headed back to the hotel after shopping for a few hours and a decent lunch at Burger King.
Once we were back at the hotel, I had just enough time to start packing a few things before we had to meet the group in the lobby at 4:30 p.m. for our appointment to see La Sagrada Familia, a famous cathedral.
Since Dr. Stebbins left yesterday, it was just Dr. Philibert with all of us. We took the metro to the cathedral. When we arrived, the person in charge of appointments said our appointment was actually at 6:30 p.m., instead of 6 pa.m. like we thought. So, we had 25 minutes to go explore the area and be back by 6:15 p.m. Most of us headed to Starbucks about a block away from the cathedral. I ordered a light caramel frappuccino, which they apparently didn't do light there because they made me a caramel frappuccino and put Lai as the name. Yay. It was pretty funny though, even if I don't look Asian at all.
We were given headphones for an audio tour of the cathedral and its details, which would've been more interesting if we would've followed along better and known where to find the things the audio was talking about. The cathedral has constantly been under construction and will be for the next 20+ years because of renovations to make it even more detailed.
Here's a link to learn more about it: La Sagrada Familia .
It definitely was worth seeing. A very beautifully detailed and carved place.
Afterward, several people were hungry, as was I, but their plan was to find traditional food, so I knew I wouldn't be eating. We walked for quite a long time, and I stopped with Justin at a small bakery so he could try some churros and chocolate, which is a Spanish dessert. They were pretty good, the one I ate cold later. We finally stopped to eat and everyone seemed to really enjoy their food. Brian and Jackie ordered Sangria, which I tried and it was delicious, as usual. However, they were really strong. We spent quite a long time at dinner,, but when we finished, we were definitely lost about how to get to a metro. Thankfully, Brian had a map, but he wasn't the best person to be in charge of it after that Sangria.
We finally found the metro by the cathedral probably 30+ minutes later and headed back to the hotel. I finished my packing, then we had our last European wine with some of the group before heading to bed to wake up and fly home.
It was an enjoyable day. Adios, friends.
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