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Rome, Italy

May 21st, 2015

Starting out our day we got off the boat and headed straight to the train station. The train took us into the heart of Rome. The first stop we took was to see the Vatican. It was one of the most interesting buildings I have ever been in. With handpainted walls and ceilings that are centuries old. Although for having a limited time in Rome it took up the majority of our time. We spent a solid 2 hours inside, with no air conditioning in the heat of the summer.

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The Vatican

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After visiting the Vatican we headed over to a huge disappointment. We went to see the gorgeous Trevi Fountain. Unfortunately it was under construction. The whole fountain was drained and covered.

We proceed to find a spot to eat lunch. For the first time I had authentic Italian food! IMG_4477

After lunch we decided to explore the city! We walked to the streets and we visited the spanish steps! I am bummed because we didn’t reach the colosseum which was probably something I was most excited for. Although I did take some awesome pictures whilst enjoying the perfect streets of Rome.

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Spanish Steps

We then made it full circle back to the train station and got on the train for our hour journey back to the boat.

Summer · Travel

Barcelona

Day 1- 5/18/2015

Arriving in Barcelona I didn’t know what to expect. After traveling all night I was exhausted but that didn’t stop me! We got to the hotel and changed into fresh clothes and went straight to town! We decided to walk the streets of Barcelona. The hotel we stayed at was The Hotel Royal on La Rambla street. La Rambla street was pretty neat! There were a ton of vendors technically in the middle of the road. The roads were divided by a walkway I guess you could call it. We walked all the way to the Casa Batlló.

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Casa Batlló

After walking to the Casa Batlló we decided to grab lunch. We decided to have tapas from Trotamundo Tapas.

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Trotamundo Tapas

Over lunch we decided it would be best if we got on a “hop on hop off bus” instead of walking. It was a great decision considering we only had a limited amount of time until we had to leave for the cruise ship.

On the tour we saw so many different things! We first stopped at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya and it had the most amazing view of Barcelona! We also got to see La Sagrada Familia, which is still under construction and has been for the last 131 years. The we also went to Castell de Montjuic which was a castle and it had an amazing view of Barcelona as well!

Day 2 – 5/19/2015

On this day we walked around and did a little shopping. We went shopping at the famous Desigual. The store wasn’t really my type of clothing store but it was very interesting and my mom seemed to love it! I had to go inside a few other stores, I bought a pair of pants at a store called _____ and I am obsessed with them! After shopping in the clothing stores we decided to walk down La Romblas. Whilst walking we discovered The Mercat de la Boqueria of Barcelona. There were so many different things inside. I have never seen such a thing. It is basically like an outdoor super market. There was fish, meats, and candy being sold there.

For lunch it was a very excited time for me. I had my first Margarita!!! I am 18 years old and that is the legal drinking age in Europe so I thought why not obey the law!

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First Drink!!!