Springbreak 2012

Oh Springbreak, Some people might imagine beach, tanning, relaxing. Well I got plenty of relaxation. I slept so much, it was nice. I also ate so much ice cream/ gelato.  I did not get to do as much as I would have like too though since it was raining basically Tuesday- Friday. For a country that never rains it had to pick Spring Break to be rainy.

Casa Batllo roof

                Well Monday I had a fabulous day. I have been waiting all semester to go to Casa Batlló and the Pedrera by Gaudí. I woke up and the line for the Pedrera was huge so I went to Casa Batlló first and wow was it amazing! There are no straight lines in the building; it kinda looks like a dragon, especially on the roof. Oh you get to go on the roof, and I am a chicken when it comes to heights but I had to just suck it up and head up. I loved all the colors in the building! There was an audio guide on the tour and I liked what it says, that Gaudí was able to respect the forces of nature, religion, and put it into his building which put him above all architects. Then I got some lunch and went to look at the line for the Pedrera which still had not gone down. So I went to buy some peach rings and waited in line. The first thing you do when you go in is go up to the roof. I did not have time to prepare but I still went up but I did not stay long but the roof is basically the best thing about the Pedrera. The Pedrera is a building the Gaudí built to be used as apartments, so there was a level that displayed what an apartment would have looked like during his time. There was a level dedicated to the architecture plans for his other buildings. It may have been nicer with an audio tour but it was a letdown after Casa Batlló.  

                Tuesday was the first day of the crazy rain so I went to school to print out things I would need and I worked on some homework. I wrote a lot of postcards which I have failed to do all semester. Wednesday it was still raining so I went to find the aquarium, well tourists and parents alike were trying to keep their kids busy so the line to wait to go in was an hour long and I did not feel like waiting. There was a mall next to it so looked in there for a while. I got onto the metro to see the movie times for anything just to get out of the rain. It was still too early for them to open and The Vow wasn’t until 4 and it was 1. I went and got lunch and I was already wet (Lucky I did bring an umbrella from home but my pants and shoes were all wet). I walked around waiting for the movie to start. It was me and a bunch of old ladies in the theater to watch Todos los dias de mi vida. I swear Spanish is more romantic. It was so good!

Monjuic Castle

                Thursday it wasn’t raining yet so I was like I am going to go to Monjuic which is a mountain in Barcelona and it holds all the 1992 Olympics. Well once I got up the mountain it started to rain! I made my way to the Miró Museum. Miró makes no sence! But I had to go for my art class and I wanted to get out of the rain. Then I went and got lunch then went to the CaixaForum which I had to go for my art class to since it had an exhibition on Goya and Delacroix. They were both so good exhibits. I took the bus up to the castle on Monjuic which hold so much history. During the Spanish Civil War prisoners were held and killed there. It is a sad but pretty place. I took the Teleferic down which is basically a glass box with seats and you go down probably the scariest thing but you got some beautiful sites of Barcelona.

Hippos Sleeping at the zoo

                Friday I went to the Marina Museum because they were hosting a Titanic Exhibition! Their main exhibit was closed but the Titanic Exhibit was so good. There was an audio tour and I loved it. That night I went and saw Titanic in 3D. It was okay in 3D, it was actually a lot darker looking in 3D but I was still crying at the end. The snacks at the theater are cheaper here than in the states. I have not had popcorn in a few months it was so good! Saturday I went to the zoo! Their zoo has a nice collection of animals. They were so cute. I went in the late afternoon and they were all taking a siesta.

                Sunday was Easter and I went to church and it was good. I talked a lot more Spanish and it was nice to be around and talking to people after talking to myself all week. Today, Monday my roommate and I spent all day catching up on our homework that we should have done all week. Luckily she finished but I have patho objectives that I am slowly making my way through.