Nov 12, 2009 - I love warm weather

For the past two weeks I have stayed in my beloved Barcelona soaking in 70ish degree November weather. ... I have stayed in Barcelona because my program had set up two different day trips, one on each weekend. ... Barcelona vs. ...

Oct 27, 2009 - Madrid

With the 70 plus students from my program and on its dime, I visited the surprisingly clean city of Madrid this fin de semana pasada(past weekend).With the 70 plus students from my program and on its dime, I visited the surprisingly clean city of Madrid this fin de semana pasada(past weekend)....

Oct 23, 2009 - The Begining of the end of my trip

Well Bruges is a gorgeous city, I think I´ve made that clear. Today however is a beautiful sunny in Barcelona so I´m going to enjoy what I can before I fly back to Dublin. ...

Oct 20, 2009 - San Sebastian

Fly to San Sebastian with a week’s notice: $600 Take a Train to San Sebastian: 100€ Rent a car with 3 other dudes: priceless So that is what we did, finding people who had interest in San Sebastian the night before embarking on the 5 hour journey through the Spanish countryside, we rented a car at the Sants Estació train station. Navigating through San Sebastian was worse than Barcelona because everything was in this primitive, ugly language they call Vasco and we knew nothing about where to go or what to see in San Sebastian. ... The city is filled with building that make you say “whoa!” and “holy crap,” and now having a pretty impressive list of European cities to compare it to (Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, London), I can say that San Sebastian is more than just the prettiest, but the most elegant of all the cities I have laid eyes on. ... Besides the language which spells everything with a “tx” even chocolate, everything about the city is beautiful: the buildings, the beaches, the mountains, the clean streets, and—even though it’s a relatively old population—the people.Fly to San Sebastian with a week’s notice: $600 Take a Train to San Sebastian: 100€ Rent a car with 3 other dudes: priceless So that is what we did, finding people who had interest in San Sebastian the night before embarking on the 5 hour journey through the Spanish countryside, we rented a car at the Sants Estació train station. Navigating through San Sebastian was worse than Barcelona because everything was in this primitive, ugly language they call Vasco and we knew nothing about where to go or what to see in San Sebastian. ... The city is filled with building that make you say “whoa!” and “holy crap,” and now having a pretty impressive list of European cities to compare it to (Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, London), I can say that San Sebastian is more than just the prettiest, but the most elegant of all the cities I have laid eyes on. ... Besides the language which spells everything with a “tx” even chocolate, everything about the city is beautiful: the buildings, the beaches, the mountains, the clean streets, and—even though it’s a relatively old population—the people....

Oct 17, 2009 - Barcelona, Spain

We have been in Barcelona for about a week and the more time you have in a place the more you procrastinate on sightseeing, especially when the sun is warm and the beach is so close. ... Despite all the beach time we managed to see a few things in Barcelona, including Gaudi`s unfinished work La Sagrada Familia, Montjuic Mountain (where we sat on a terrace overlooking the city for a few hours with some coffee and Kanasta), Cuitadella Park, (which is the nicest park I have been to in Europe as of yet), rented a pinter boat and went "rowing" in a pond, and many other churches and architecture throughout the city that would take too long to list off. ... Nevertheless, we had a great time in Barcelona. ...

Oct 14, 2009 - Barcelona

We arrived in Barcelona about 7 am. ... The Captain had to steer to the west somewhat and come back to Barcelona because he had extra time. ... Even though Barcelona is located in Spain, it is not really Spanish at all. ... Barcelona is a very clean city and we thought we might like to come back sometime to explore it more. ... Shore Excursion - Barcelona Highlights - 9:30 am to 1:00 pm This was another narrated city tour. ...

Oct 13, 2009 - Amsterdam and Dublin

Amsterdam has given me new meaning to the term “window shopping. Our flight back to Barcelona was at 6:40 Monday morning so Alysse and I decide forgo the cost of an extra night in our hostel (which was in a phenomenal location and was only 10 Euros a night). ... The plan was to stay up all night and go to the airport in the morning, but after going non-stop for the past 4 days, Alysse was extremely tried and needed some sleep.Amsterdam has given me new meaning to the term “window shopping. Our flight back to Barcelona was at 6:40 Monday morning so Alysse and I decide forgo the cost of an extra night in our hostel (which was in a phenomenal location and was only 10 Euros a night). ... The plan was to stay up all night and go to the airport in the morning, but after going non-stop for the past 4 days, Alysse was extremely tried and needed some sleep....

Oct 7, 2009 - To Spain

We left Carcassonne bound for Spain.We left Carcassonne bound for Spain....

Oct 7, 2009 - Barcelona, finally!

We finally made it to Barcelona!! We needed some decent food, something with a variety. ... Sandwiches are getting old!! Barcelona is a very fun place. ... We are staying one extra day in Barcelona and then we decided to take a random trip to Valencia, Spain. ...

Oct 7, 2009 - Mallorca & Cook and Taste

Tim and Debby you would be jealous, Mom and Dad you could be unhappy. So mid-day Friday, not knowing how we were going to get from the Airport, which is near the only major city Mallorca called Palma, or exactly where the hostel was located because I accidently left the directions in my room back in Barcelona, we found the correct buses needed to get to the general area we needed to be. ... And as luck would have it, the hostel was right were the bus dropped us off.Tim and Debby you would be jealous, Mom and Dad you could be unhappy. So mid-day Friday, not knowing how we were going to get from the Airport, which is near the only major city Mallorca called Palma, or exactly where the hostel was located because I accidently left the directions in my room back in Barcelona, we found the correct buses needed to get to the general area we needed to be. ... And as luck would have it, the hostel was right were the bus dropped us off....

Oct 3, 2009 - Barcelona - Montserrat

To the Post Office - another box home - this time 6kg.To the Post Office - another box home - this time 6kg....

Oct 2, 2009 - Beginning of Classes

All my classes are in English (except for Spanish, of course) and consist of: Past and Present Barcelona, Strategic Management, Electronic Commerce, Marketing Management, and Spanish. ... He has been teaching at ESCI for a couple of year now and before teaching, he was actually the mayor of his town outside Barcelona; pretty remarkable, huh. ... Four of my classes are at the Spanish University, ESCI, which is conveniently right next to the biggest and greenest park in Barcelona and contains a massive Roman fountain which is great for studying in front of. ... NO AIR CONDITIONING in the classrooms or in any room for that matter (my bedroom included) is brutal and with the windows open, the busy streets of Barcelona only contribute more noise. ...