Teryn Lately!

I may not be Chelsea Lately, but I can still give you an update on life as if I had my own nightly comedy show. However, I guarantee hers will be 100x funnier than mine!

First, off, you may be wondering what I've been up to. Yes, I do still go to school! I have gotten lazy with my blog. To me, this is my life everyday, so it seems silly to write the same thing each day: classes, lunch, homework, friends, etc. I do realize though that one day I will probably forget this and I should keep my blog better in order to prevent that! I want to remember this trip forever!

La vie est belle.

So, school! It is going really well! We are preparing hardcore now for our final exam. Basically, the FLE program (the French as a forgein language) only requires you to take the DELF exam, which grades your level of French knowledge. There are four parts: oral comprehension, oral production, writing comprehension, and writing production. This is the test that I take at the very end of May, and my other classes are over the first week of May. I feel extremely confident on the writing parts, but the oral ones get a bit tricky. The comprehension will most likely be fine becasue we've been doing it since day one in that class, and my oral comprehension has improved tenfold. However, the oral production is a 7-8 minute speech that leads into a discussion, a real conversation, about one of two topics you choose from and have 30 minutes to prepare. I just might die! :) I am sure I will be fine, but still, I am going to be shaking in my boots! Thankfully, that part of the exam is done individually (me and two professors) and is done sometime between May 9 and May 27. We have to turn in this form and then they assign it. I am hoping I get mine May 9 so I can get it over with! I plan to look cute that day so I feel super confident and will ace it! We shall see...

My French is improving a lot and I am very proud of myself. Still, I know there is more that I should do to continue improving, but I am happy with how far I have come. I go to classes and there may be 5-10 words throughout the whole period that I don't understand. I am comfortable having conversations with people that I know, while strangers still intimidate me a bit. Here are some of my favorite *new* words that I am obsessed with:

• En fait: This is like saying "actually" or, more technical, "in fact". People use it all the time and once my indecisive self learned the meaning, you know I became addicted!
• Paraît: My professors said this all the time and I was getting so frustrated because I didn't know what it meant. After I found out, I LOVE it! It means "same" and I used to always say another phrase that means the "same" but didn't always make sense. Now, I have a usual phrase and I feel cool!
• Non...plus: When I want to say "neither" I use this expression. It sounds better than disagreeing with someone and saying "me, too!" and it is also the correct way to dislike something.
• arc en ciel: a rainbow! I don't use that word often, but I still learned it! 
• La pendaison de crémaillère: It's a housewarming party! We learned the origins of the words and it is pretty cool. Kara and I will have one for our apartment next year, and you are all invited :)
• boîte de nuit: a nightclub. Enough said!
• Marcher: This is a verb with multiple meanings. One, to walk, to step. Two, (and I feel more common than to walk) is to work. "Le video marche" or "The video works" and things like that.
• Guillaume Grand & Coeur de Pirate: Two French music artists I LOVE!

Also, after being in Limoges 4 months, I found out that over my sink there is an outlet. Who would've thought?! This whole time I sit at my desk with a hand-sized mirror trying to fix my hair. It was horrible and highly annoying. Then, one night karaoking with friends in Samy's room, I discovered he had one and I nearly jumped with joy! I tried mine out, and of course it didn't work. I put in a request thing to have it fixed and now it is my best friend. If there is one thing about the French and their work ethic, I can say this: I put in a problem, and not 24 hours later it is fixed. Not at 4:00pm, but at 8 or 9:00 am! Maybe it is just here and there aren't too many problems, but I have had great experiences with my problem solvers here. Now, if only I could get the heat to go off. It's been 70+ and beautiful in Limoges, but with no air conditioning, and the heat is still on. I swear I've turned mine off, but my room is still a million degrees. I have my window open a lot but then nature comes into my room and bugs, and creepers talk, and I don't like it open. Nights are the worst sleeping. I practically sleep with hardly even a sheet it is so hot!

Spring is in full swing here in Limoges. It is beautiful almost every day, and it makes sitting in class that much harder! It's pretty common here (so I've been told) to have a week or so of pretty weather and then a week or so of rain and clouds and ugliness. Exhibit A: Last weekend we had a picnic in a park at Limoges and then went bowling. We finished off the evening next to the river, playing "duck, duck, goose", talking, and having a blast!

Me with Martina and Klara, the Czech girls!

Picnic in the Park. The white tent in the back is "Lire A Limoges". See below!

Lucas: he shaved off all his hair!

The whole group! Yes, the bowling alley looked just like the ones at home.

The girls dominated. Okay, maybe not, but we can dream!

Lire a Limoges: This was an event that if I was already a teacher, had kids, or had a neice/nephew on the way I would have bought 100 children's books! It was a big tent set up in Champ du Julliet that housed authors, artists, newspapers, books, book, and books! Children's books, old books, history books, mystery books, boring books, new books, books, and more books! It was heaven for me! When I have children in my French classroom, I am going to vacay to Lire a Limoges and stock up. Probably not because I am sure I can order them online, but still!

My time in Limoges, and France for that matter, is quickly coming to an end. I have about 6 weeks left. What am I going to do first when I get home? Well, eat Buffalo Wild Wings, TAN!, get some Sonic ice (or any ice for that matter!), eat Ted's Mexican, see my Nana, go see all my friends whom I've missed so much, and go to Wal-Mart. Even if I don't need anything, I'm going! I'm actually surprised to see how little I miss of the US. I thought I would be dying, honestly, without silly little things, but I really am just fine.

What will I miss from France? Good public transport, hearing French all the time, fresh baguettes, the best cafe au lait, and all the friends I have made. What will I not miss? Having my own kitchen, shower, bathroom, and NOT living at Camille Guerin. :) Oh, and I cannot forget the beautiful exchange rate that kills me every single time I spend money. Yay, I am so glad the dollar is worth .50 euros, if that! La vie est dure!

My family is coming to see me in 9 days. I am getting so excited to see them! If only they knew what all was in store for them! Heck, I don't even know what is, so I sure hope they know what's going on. I am just going to be the official translator and act like I know what is going on. Good plan? I think so, too.

I think I have written enough. My sister told me she doesn't read these anymore because I write too much and I don't want that to be the case for all 6 of my followers! I'm getting up there, you know? I promise to get better about updating about my life. Who knows, you might get two updates this week! Holllllllller!

Lelani wanted me to play model.

JUMP!

Limoges Beneditions: Train Station on a splendid day.

Lovelovelove,
T

My first familiar face in 67 Days: My BFF Kara!

So I have a small obsession, so just get ready!

              After going 67 days without seeing anyone who has known me longer than 3 months, my best friend Kara arrived in Paris! It was the beginning of a fabulous week and I now know I really have the world’s best friend!

                She arrived in Paris at 8am on a Friday, so I took a train up Thursday night and stayed in a REAL hostel! It was called Oops! (and I was a wee bit afraid of what it was going to bring) but it was great! I was in a four person room (not to mention 3 girls and one nerdy boy) none of which I ever even met. We spoke little, even though I tried to make some conversation. It was a tad bit awkward, but I was only there to sleep so I could have cared less. However, if you need a cheap hostel in Paris, Oops is the way to go!

                I met Kara at the arrivals gate and we hurried on back to catch our train to Limoges. Never in my time here have I been shushed on a metro, but, with our loud mouths and bff withdrawals for 3 months, it was natural we were a little loud. Oops! I was exhausted and expected to sleep the entire train ride, but we didn’t. We talked and talked as if no time had passed at all. We got back to Limoges where Jacques picked us up and Kara kindly said, “Teryn, you didn’t tell me he was a giant!” It was a beautiful day in Limoges (I think the second since my time here!) and so Jacques invited us to have wine at an outside café. We went and began our adventure!

                Jacques, Lucas, Kara, and I, with appearances by Lelani, Tros, Klara, and Martina, soaked up the sunlight and enjoyed some good white wine. We later devoured Le Bistrot Gourmand (my Limoges restaurant of choice that I will miss so much!) where Kara had her first “escargot” and we went cheap with the house white wine, which, being in France, isn’t that bad! Dinner was great and afterwards poor Kara slept for 15 hours! What did I learn from that night? My floor is not the most comfortable place to sleep. It was practically like cement so I am glad the rest of my visitors have hotels. J

               

Saturday afternoon, (yes, we slept that late) I wanted to show her Limoges. We had kebabs for lunch (which I will miss so much back in the States, and which became our favorite meal of the trip) and went shopping. I found some shops of Limoges I never knew existed. There is still a lot of Limoges left I need to discover! Later that evening, we went to the rugby game where Limoges dominated. Klara, Martina, Kelli, Lelani, Lucas, Kara and I all went. It was the first game for everyone except for Lelani, me and Kelli but they all liked it! After the game, we went to a salsa bar in Limoges to dance! We were going to play a game (that never worked out) and created teams. My team was Kara, myself, Lelani, and Tros and we named ourselves “AA: Americans & Afrikaana”! It was funny. However, due to the dancing, no game was ever played, but lots of salsa was attempted. It was very fun!

Lelani, Me, Lucas, Martina!

"AA..YA!"

Best. Friend. Ever.

               

Monday we went to Lyon. A five hour train ride later, we headed for Kebabs for dinner and the adventure to our hotel. Funny thing, I had booked our hotel for Tuesday through Thursday (because the French calendar starts on Monday as opposed to Sunday) so I booked a hotel Monday morning. It was nice for the price and not far from the center of town.  Tuesday we got up and went shopping and exploring Lyon. It is a HUGE city, and I know we only saw a quarter of it. Kara wanted a trip of relaxation and hanging out, so I tried not to punish her too much by sightseeing. We saw a couple churches and buildings that we passed by in center. A lot of Lyon was modern, at least where we were. We took a ferris wheel ride (it was called The Diamond Wheel) that allowed us to see ALL of Lyon! If it wasn’t a cloudy day, it would have been beautiful, but since it was, it was just pretty. Our favorite lunch place was Times Donuts that had the best bagel sandwiches, not to mention the first bagel I’ve had in France! It was wonderful. We called it an early night and prepared for Strasbourg.

Statues: Europe is famous for them!

In the Diamond Wheel.

Beautiful church and mini Eiffel Tower.

Super pretty ceramic-ish bouquet in the middle of the streets, next to the river.

               

Wednesday we had lunch and began our 5.5 hour train ride to Strasbourg to visit our friend Andre, whom I’ve gone to school with since kindergarten. He is spending the year in Strasbourg where he has family. Strasbourg was such a nice town. It was big, but not huge, and pretty but simple. The houses were colorful and I really enjoyed it. Wednesday night we had tarte flambee for dinner. It is a traditional Alsatian food. It’s a thin pizza-type dish with a cream sauce, onions, and a bacon-ish meat on it. Very good! Alsace is the region of France where Strasbourg is located and there is some German influence there. There is also the Alsatian language that some people living there still speak.

Tarte Flambee. I have the recipe so maybe I can recreate it.

Where we stayed. Most of the houses in Strasbourg looked like this, but of all colors.

Our grocery list for next  year. Notice how only "vin" which is wine, is marked.

This is the flat church. It is crazy.

               

Thursday was our sightseeing day. We saw the Cathedral de Notre Dame de Strasbourg which has the highest spire in France (Bordeaux is second which I was lucky enough to see in February!) and was absolutely beautiful. Big entryway, huge, beautiful stained glass windows and just an all over pretty church that I was happy I got to see. We chose to save the climbing of the spire for Friday. Andre had one class so after showing us around the whole city and seeing a cool church that looks flat against the sky, we sat in a coffee shop close to his university and had coffee and chatted. Afterwards, since it was Saint Patrick’s Day, we went home to get ready for dinner!

               

We had dinner at a nice restaurant and shared a bottle of wine that comes from the Alsace region. Next it was a jazz bar to see some live jazz music, but the room was small and crowded so we chose to have some drinks and chit chat at a corner table. We ended up becoming loud Americans again and playing some crazy fun game that ending up lasting all night and into three more bars. Since it was Saint Patrick’s Day, we figured everything would be open, but no such luck. Finally we found an Irish pub that was open (of course!) and I met a South African guy who knew Jacques. It was so random. I also met an Australian girl that was so nice. Everyone had these hats that were for St. Patrick’s and for some reason I really wanted one. I talked the South African into giving me his by saying it would be my “souvenir from Strasbourg” and all this other random stuff I thought of. A couple hours later, we headed back home. I haven’t ever done anything for St. Patrick’s Day but I think Kara and I started a tradition!

Our tour guide, Andre.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The spire of the Cathedral.

               

Friday we had a picnic close to the river and climbed the 335 steps to the top of the Cathedral. While I was dying of cardio (sad, I know) it was an amazing view of Strasbourg. Nice houses, little parks, churches, and even Germany far off in the background! After that, we packed up and headed to our shortest train ride of the trip, to Paris, only 2.5 hours away!

               

Paris was great. We shopped and walked around the city. We talked and just relaxed and enjoyed looking at each of the little shops that were lining the streets. Around 5:00 we headed over to the Eiffel Tower with dinner and vowed to sit there and hang out until it lit up. Little did we know, it lights up at 7:00, sparkles at 8:00, and it gets cold at night in Paris! We had so much fun just sitting there and reminiscing about our trip, high school, and the future. We even met three girls from Chicago who were studying in Austria but spending the weekend in Paris. They asked if we had a cork screw (which we didn’t) but I was able to open it with my pen trick I learned from Jacques. I told you it would come in handy J Sitting there with my best friend, in the grass of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, was unbelievable. I still cannot believe that I am lucky enough to have this experience and the opportunity to do that. It’s amazing.

Once in a lifetime chance: BFF and cider in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris Picnic.

Sparkles! Sparkles! Sparkles!

               

Sunday Kara left at 11:15 so we headed to the airport and I headed back to the train station to Limoges. I spent the train ride trying to sleep, while still thinking how excited I was to be home, in Limoges. It’s weird how much I don’t like my crappy bed and the push-on shower, but it is home to me in France, and I get that same feeling when I return to it! Kara’s visit was wonderful and I am lucky to have her as a friend. Next year we are living together at OU and I am sure it will bring ten times the amount of memories this trip brought us. It made me so excited to see my family when they come, which is in two weeks! Enjoy my slideshow of Paris and the trip! Don’t worry, I do still go to school so my next entry will be on that!

Lovelovelove,

Teryn

T for Toulouse!

                Final pit stop on the week-long Spain extravaganza was Toulouse. A great French city that I wish I would have visited when I wasn’t exhausted from sightseeing and traveling.

                We arrived on Saturday and spent some time walking around and seeing a few important things. We had a hotel far away from the center, so we wanted to go there last. We saw a couple things, had some dinner, and headed on back pretty early. Our hotel was at what is probably the furthest point from the center of Toulose. Not going to lie, I was a bit scared because next to our hotel was one of those old motorhome type things with broken windows and no wheels. Also, there was maybe one other room that was full. It was called Hotel Chez Tony and was actually really nice. I made the mistake of asking the reception man, who became our friend, if he was "Mr. Tony" and he kindly replied, "Tony die long time ago". Needless to say, I felt a little bad. It made for a good laught though later on. That night is when Klara and I began writing our “Les Vacanes d’hiver” rap. Maybe I can become famous like that 13-year old who sings “Friday” or whatever that annoying song is.

 We saw the capital building, Congress, Sports center, and the Japanese Gardens which were my favorite. It was so pretty there and very relaxing. There was a cute, red bridge that connected one side of the park to this “island” type house. I even met the Zen master! We walked along the river and found the university, and pretty churches. One was Les Jacobins. The Jacobins were a big religious group in French history that would build these amazing churches. Not going to lie, it wasn’t Sagrada Familia but it was definitely pretty. One thing I really liked about Les Jacobins in Toulouse was that it was all so old. There wasn’t much remodeling done to it so you could see the oldness in the bricks and the paint. It was pretty cool!

I love this bridge.

Je suis "zen".

Outside of Les Jacobins.

                We crossed Pont Neuf and found a patch of green grass to have our lunch in on Sunday. The weather could not have been more perfect. The sun was shining, a nice breeze, and right next to the river. La vie est belle! After an hour long lunch/sunbathing session, we continued on. We discovered an old hospital that was famous for helping people during what we think was the Black Plague. It was backed up right along the river at a point with lots of waterfalls. It was neat! We then ran into an art museum, and, since it was the first Sunday of the month, it was free! We decided we had nothing better to do so we went for it. It was all modern art. I don’t quite understand some parts of modern art, so it was different to say the least. I enjoyed it, but I am glad it was free!

Art.

                We walked through another park that was huge! It had little cafes inside and lots of gardens and statues. People were everywhere profiting from the sunshine! It was crazy busy but still very pretty. After passing the Opera house, we discovered another museum that was also free! We went into it and I wish we had gone earlier. It was really cool and had lots of Roman sculptures and paintings. It was a museum with a bit of everything.

                After sightseeing and being worn completely out, we went to the train station and caught our train home to sweet Limoges. Thinking we were all going to pass out from exhaustion, we all attempted but failed miserably. Poor Klara had some homework and my insistent self wanted to learn Czech. We ended up passing the last two hours on the train with my horrible pronunciation and sad attempts at words and trying (again) to teach me how to French braid. As we got closer to Limoges, Jacques was going to pick us up and we decided to play a joke on him. Okay, not “we”, just Klara and I. Kelli wasn’t too big of a fan of this idea. We had called Jacques on Saturday in Toulouse just to see how much he “missed” us (yeah right!) and we told him that we hadn’t eaten in three days and we had no money and just tried to make him feel bad for us! Klara and I decided also to tell him that our hotel didn’t have water (which it did) and to tell him that it was at the “end of the world” (which it really was!). We took some of my eyeshadow that was a black color and put it on our faces to make us look dirty and we messed up our hair to look like we hadn’t showered. It was a good idea in theory but we didn’t execute it very well!

                When we arrived at 11:00 that night, Jacques claims he picked up “sewer rats”! I guess we pulled it off somewhat, but then again, Jacques is a man who probably thought we looked normal! We did get a free kebab out of the deal for dinner so Klara and I aren’t complaining. Our purpose was to drive home the idea to him that we don’t have to have money to have a good trip. We can find free ways to entertain ourselves and we can also eat cheap. It doesn’t take millions to have a good time. Klara and I decided to let him feel bad for us (since the man has no feelings!) for a few days, but then we kind of, okay we did, forget to ever tell him we were lying. I still don’t know if he knows….

                All in all, my Spain experience was very fun! I am extremely happy that I got to visit Spain and that I spent it with who I did. What I learned from this trip was to plan out how to get to your hotels from the train stations before you leave, know what it is you want to see and sort of have a plan, and realize that everything on the map does not have to be seen. A vacation should be something to be enjoyed and not stressing if you spent twenty minutes at one shop instead of walking towards a destination. Also, keep in mind that after a week of traveling and walking everywhere, you are going to be tired and may not want to visit one more city “just because” the train stops there or just because you can. While you should see what you can, it is also important, in my opinion, to enjoy the city and see what the culture of that city is like. It isn’t all about tourism and monuments.

               

Needless to say, after nine days of being away, Limoges and my miserable twin-sized bed felt just right. I was so glad to be home and even use my push-on-every-thirty-seconds-shower!

              

  Lovelovelove,

Teryn

Adventures in Barcelona

                Barcelona was the city in Spain that I loved! After San Sebastian, it was a big, lively, fun city that I would glad go visit again!

                By this point in our trip, it was Wednesday through Friday. Keep in mind, still three girls spending 24/7 together and tired. I think Barcelona showed us (or at least mine) the grumpiness. We stayed at this nice hostel that was a big apartment with many rooms. We had one room with a cute balcony that looked right over Gran Via, which is apparently a hopping street in Barcelona. We were about a twenty minute walk from La Rambla and it was a great location! The only problem was our stupid door that no one could open, close, or keep locked because it was so temperamental. When I got up to go to the bathroom at night, (which we all know is like five times) I guarantee I woke up half the hostel. Oh well. It had a full kitchen so one night we bought microwave pizzas and salads, and another night we made a form of chicken stir-fry and salad. It was fun!

The living room/dining room of our hostel.

                After we got settled into our hotel, we wanted to being our adventures in Barcelona! We walked Gran Via which eventually turns into La Rambla and some other popular streets of Barcelona. We found La Pedrera or Casa Mila which became our reference point for the rest of the stay. Antoni Gaudi built a TON of things in Barcelona. He did many houses, parks, building, and the most beautiful church I have ever seen. More on him later. Gran Via was lined with designer shops. I was so excited to go into one, that I kind of ended up going into about 10. DG, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and many others. It was fun to “pretend” what we would buy if we wanted to throw out 500 euros for a scarf. After boring Kelly, we continued on and found some pretty fountains and La Rambla. This street is like the Champs Elysees in Paris or any other main street in a city. It was PACKED with people. Shops were set up on each side and you couldn’t miss the street performers. We found this awesome fresh market that, even though it was closing, was wonderful to walk through. There were fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, candies, breads, chocolates, everything. It was beautiful: all organized, colorful, and since it was closing, 2 for 1 euro!  I bought a mix of fruit that was the absolute best. It was so fresh and flavorful! I could have spent hours in that place, as well as the rest of Barcelona since it was so packed.

One of the many fruit stands.

I could never work here because of my OCD. I would have to keep it perfectl like this.

This is a candy/nut stand.

One street performer. There was later one who was in a box with a black cape thing on who never did anything. I was curious so I put in ten centimes and when he jumped out at me and yelled "BOO" I about died.

Our reference point, which we began to call the "dancing house" but is really Casa Mila.

                Thursday was the day to accomplish all of our sights to see! We started the day early and learned quickly that Barcelona does not know how to make a map. In fact, I think it was the WORST map I have ever used in my whole life. We would take a street, looking for a huge monument, and the next thing we knew, we would be on a different street, without turning, that would not be on the map. It was a disaster. We probably wasted a lot of time walking around trying to find each thing. That’s why, in my opinion, use the metro, get to where you want to go, and then walk later. Especially when there is a lot we all want to see, and no one knows the city well. Klara was 100% against taking a metro and I wasn’t about to split up, so walk our little hearts out we did, getting lost all along the way. J We saw lots of little churches and statues in the center of streets and even found a darling shop called “Barceloning” that had everything Barcelona and the cutest gifts! After passing some time there (and out of the rain that followed us our whole trip) we headed towards La Sagrada Familia: the MOST BEAUTIFUL thing I saw in Spain. Gaudi was the original designer of it, and today, it remains only 50% complete! We spent three hours walking through the church, the museum, and the taking in the beauty of it. It was negative twenty degrees in all of the whole place but that was the only complaint I had! There is stained glass inside that represents the virtues Gaudi had and believed are important. It became a basilica just last year, and the Pope was there to do it. It was a very interesting place and a must-see if you go to Barcelona!

These pictures do not do it justice.

Details, tall, beautiful. Unlike anything I've ever seen.

                After that we headed to the Arc de Triumph of Barcelona. Kind of disappointing, but still cool it see. We found a park and other cool building just around there, so it wasn’t a total waste. We found Port Vell which had lots of boats and a neat walking path along the sea. It was rainy but we still walked along and enjoyed the view. The water had buoys in it that were like little people. It was cute! Next we found a statue of Columbus that we thought we could climb to get a cool view of Barcelona, but not without a price we didn’t care to pay. After passing a wax museum (creepy looking at night, but I want to go to one!) and finding another church, we headed home to find a nice surprise! A parade, happening up and down Gran Via and loud as can be! Naturally we had to join in on the phone! It apparently was for some Saint or something that is important. Candy was thrown everywhere, streets were packed, and it was 100x better than the Sapulpa Christmas parade. Sorry, peeps, but it was. I did learn that no one in Barcelona cares to wave at people. My mom always waves at the randoms during a parade and I always laugh, but there I was, in the middle of Barcelona, waving at strangers who just looked at me weird. Oh well!

                Friday morning we ventured to Park Guell, a famous park inspired by Gaudi that had amazing views of Barcelona, street bands, and mosaics all over. It was a fabulous experience. We found the FCBarcelona stadium, but decided to skip it since we had already seen Real Madrid. Turns out, Klara’s dad said that FCBarcelona is actually better than Real Madrid and we should have gone in! Oh well, one soccer stadium was enough for me! We then walked around and found some more things by Gaudi, a monastery (with bad signs from Barcelona telling us how to get there!) and the Royal Palace where we saw people taking their wedding pictures. I guess I am going to have to fly to France for mine since everywhere I go people are taking wedding pictures.

One of the thousands of mosiacs. Beautiful.

Sitting in my cubby!

                That night, we walked La Ramblas once more, and headed to the Olympic Stadium and to see the Magic Fountains. Barcelona hosted the Olympics in 1992 and most of the buildings are still there. We went at night, which probably wasn’t ideal, but it was still cool! We saw the main stadium which now I am assuming is a concert hall since ads for Justin Beiber’s visit were everywhere. It is right behind an old art national art museum which is followed by the Magic Fountains. Best experience of my entire Barcelona trip: the magic fountain show! It is so cool. They play different songs and turn the water different colors, heights, shapes and stuff with the tune. It is awesome! After watching that, we headed to the beach! We wrote in the sand and collected some sea shells. It was a successful night!

Fountain show. Youtube it. It is awesome!

This man REALLY had to go ;)

Reverting back to the old days, huh?

                We left on Saturday for Toulouse so our time in Barcelona was up! I liked the city a lot, and would have liked to spend some more time on the beach during the day! If you are going to go to Barcelona, bring your own map and plan on where you want to go before you go! Also, they do have gelato so bring 2 euro for that J

Lovelovelove,

Teryn