All the Way to Spain
17 September 2014 | Barcelona, Spain
Claire Nehrboss
Since the ferry, we have been going nonstop! Within a few days, we blew through Paris and are already in Barcelona. Tons of sightseeing with no pause.
In Paris, we saw the Louvre, to which I was particularly partial. We all found that we liked the other paintings there just as much as the Mona Lisa, and there were old Greek and Roman statues that we enjoyed. We walked from the Louvre down the two kilometer pedestrian path to the Arc de Triumph ( don't know if I am spelling that right) from which we looked down on the city. The arch is main point where all the roads spin away. The next we mounted the Eiffel tower to see the "city of lights". It was a spectacular sight with the Seine river a huge dark strip amongst the dotted, bright landscape. Like on the Hope town lighthouse, you felt removed from the bustle of the crowds as you looked over them. As though everything was small-even the massive city.
We rented a house on the outscirts of Paris. I loved it. A farm house! It had two horses a smaller brown one with a white blaze and a very large black one. Also a dog, cat, and a litter of four kittens. I was able to take care of the animals and ride the horses. Although I could only catch the brown one once. A time where I was bucked off ( they hadn't been ridden in a long time). I only wish I was able to catch them more than once. It made me miss my horse.
Next, we moved on to Barcelona in Spain where we are now. Basicly, we walked around an older part of town called the Gothic District. A pedestrian area. Honestly, I was expecting the dining to be a bit like Mexican. I could not have been more wrong. Not really any burritos-no fajitas-just, not Mexican. Topas though. These are kind of like a buffet of little appetizers with tooth picks inside each. You can have as many as you want, and, at the end, the waiter counts the tooth picks and charges for each one. It is a fun twist on the dining experience.
Tomorrow we head to Cean which Dad liked emensly last time he was there.
(I did cheat again on the picture. But it is still the Eiffel tower whether we took it or not!)
AdiĆ³s Amigos!