Today we woke up and ate breakfast but didn’t go on our walking tour because it was raining. They gave us two hours to ourselves and then we met up again for lunch. We drove up Monte Igueldo where there was an amazing view of the city and the beach. We had paella for lunch. Fortunately by the time we were done eating it had stopped raining so we were able to tour the city. Afterward we had some more free time and we walked around on our own. We ended up taking a long walk on the beach. The tide was low and the sky had cleared up so it was a gorgeous night. Our professor told us the water was absolutely freezing but it was the warmest Atlantic water I have ever been ... read more

After another night with only 2 hours of sleep we woke up for a Picasso conference. I have to admit I was nearly asleep the whole time so it was a good thing I have already studied Picasso thoroughly in high school. We walked through Barcelona to get to the Picasso museum and were were able to see all the artwork we had learned about which is always more exciting to us. After that we took a short lunch break and then visited the Fundacion Miro- another artist’s museum. His work couldn’t compare to that of Picasso though. Although he had these amazing giant tapestries that were at least thirty by twenty feet, his paintings and scultures were abstract. Even though I knew his work was time consuming and used various techniques, I couldn’t appreciate ... read more

Getting out of bed at 8 this morning was extremely easy despite staying out until 6:30. I’m pretty excited about going to Barcelona obviously. Before we could take off for Barcelona we had a conference about Dali. He is such an interesting artist. Fortunately after having a long conference about him we were able to stop at his museum in Figueras before arriving in Barcelona. I wish I could have taken pictures of his work but you will just have to believe me when I say it’s the most unique and interesting collection I’ve ever seen. He created such a variety of pieces; I was in awe that he could do everything he did in his lifetime.There were huge sculptures and paintings and the museum seemed to go on forever. It was amazing to see such ... read more

Visitamos a la Tarraco Romana como anfiteatro, circo, y el museo arqueologico. Today we visited La Tarraco Romana. We went to the anfiteatro, circo, and the archeology museum. The anfiteatro is where the gladiators would fight either each other or animals in front of an audience. They had rooms called “vomitario” which is where spectators were allowed to throw up if the sight or smell of these battles was a little too much to handle…we definitely don’t have those in America. The circo is very small after years of erosion. We only saw one section of it because the rest has been destroyed. The circo is where they had chariot races so it used to be a huge circular arena. img=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151391296749428&set=a.10151383260394428.570513.693919427&type=3&theater Even though the circo was almost all gone, what did... read more