The famous windmills.
Despite the cold and wind, it was still a beautiful view of the town from the hill.
We continued on our journey to Toledo where we were started by eating some famous marzipan. Toledo is famous for marzipan (this little almond cookie thing) and it's swords. The swords for Lord of the Rings and the ring on Lord of the Rings were made in Toledo.
Enjoying some marzipan with the girls before our tours.
In the patio of the monastery with Kelly.
We spent the rest of the night exploring the city and woke up to a free buffet breakfast the next morning. Breakfast may or may not have been one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. :) Then we spent the mornig touring La Catedral in Toledo before hopping on the AVE to head to Madrid.
The outside of the Cathedral in Toledo.
Once in Madrid we stopped to eat some food and walk around a little bit before taking another AVE to Barcelona. We stayed at a really fun hostel in the center of Barcelona that also offered free breakfast. :) On Saturday we walked for 12 hours around the city of Barcelona. Despite the rain to start the day and the cold weather, it was still an amazing day. We started off viewing the "Sagrada Familia" which is a very famous Roman Catholic church in Barcelona. It's architecture is very different from the many cathedrals that I have been touring lately. It wasn't built until the 1900's and Gaudi used a lot of nature as his inspiration for the structure. It definitely represented the different style that Barcelona has compared to the other cities in Spain.
Outside view of "La Sagrada Familia"
Inside view. Incredible stain glass windows and very high ceilings.
After the Sagrada Familia we walked down "La Rambla" which is a very famous street in Barcelona. It has tons of shops and food stands set up all the way down the center of the street. It was very pretty and filled with lots of people. At the end of the street we got to see the port filled with ships. The view by the water was beautiful.
One of the huge lions on one of the statues at the end of "La Rambla."
View from the bridge on the port.
Then we walked to the Catedral in Barcelona. It was much older and very different than "La Sagrada Familia," but it was incredibly beautiful as well.
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Emma and I outside the Cathedral.
We then decided to kick off our shoes and walk in the sand on one of the beautiful beaches in Barcelona. Ok, so it was maybe a little cold to kick off our shoes, but the beach was still wonderful. We walked in our boots and warm coats along the shore, but I'll still take that over the snow back home. :) I love being able to see the ocean while I am in Spain.
Becca and I all bundled up on the beach.
After a very exhausting and exciting day of viewing the city, we ended it with an amazing fountain light show at the Fountains of Montjuic. The fountain lights up and plays music at night. We joined hundreds of others in Barcelona and sat on the steps to watch the show. It was a great end to another fantastic day of traveling.
The light show at the fountain. Absolutely amazing!
The museum behind the fountain.
We headed to bed early to be up at 3:30 to catch the 6:00 a.m. flight back to Sevilla. I was supposed to be picking my parents up from the airport right now, but sadly their flight got delayed. Now I'm patiently waiting until they come in tomorrow afternoon. I'm so excited to be able to show them around Sevilla and then spend a few days in Italy!
Love,
jana
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