Barcelona (Kelly)

I slept a lot when we were in Barcelona..probably 2 days all together..haha..but yah I gotta talk about everything up until now..but for this post I’ll just talk about Barcelona..btw most of the pics (if not all) my mom posted are mine >.>

Plane Ride

It took 19 hours altogether to get to Barcelona >.<..we got to the airport at 3am and waited for the international check in to open at 4:45am -.-..but it was ok since we all had things to entertain us..haha ^.^..well we got through everything and then we went to get something to eat..I got a good old mcmuffin while mom and nick got mexican food..don’t know why they got mexican food for breakfast >.>..after we ate it was time to get on the plane (6:30am)..so we get on and I fall asleep real quick..hehe best way to go ^.^..next thing I knew we were in Philadelphia..we got there around 3pm and our next flight was at 6:25pm..so we had time and me and nick got some linner..I guess my mom wasn’t hungry and was gonna wait until we got to Barcelona to eat..but yah me and nick got some japanese food which was really good..after we ate we kicked back until it was time to get on..but of course there was a delay because of mechanical problems with the plane..can't be a proper vacation without some kind of delay *thumbs up*..well anyways..they announced that the estimate time we leave was 9:30pm..so my mom went to go get some dinner..a little after that they announce that anyone leaving for Barcelona can get $10 off any food..so nick goes and tells my mom and of course she got her food right before they announced that..hahaha ^.^..so my mom and brother get back and out of nowhere they announce that they fixed the plane and are now boarding..so everyone gets on and the people tell us that'll it'll be a 7 1/2 hour flight..it was suppose to be 13 hours so I guess the people driving the plane were speeding..but once again I fall asleep pretty fast..hehe ^.^..I wake up looked out the window to see if I saw light or whatever and the first thing I saw was a the big dipper..it was huge!..the thing took up the whole window..so beautiful ^.^..so after looking at the stars for a while I opened my laptop and watched Death Note: The Last Name..by the time the movie was over we were in Barcelona and were starting to land

waiting for the airport to open

our flight schedule

the sunrise from the plane ^.^

Barcelona

so we go through everything and get our bags and stuff..we get a taxi and go to our hostel that’s on a street that looks a lot like an old part of downtown LA >.>..so we get there and check in the people were nice and told us there was breakfast downstairs and computers with internet..so we go up to our room that’s on the 3rd floor..but you know luckily there was an elevator..on the 2nd floor <.<..so we had to take our 5 bags..plus our own..up those stairs to get the elevator on the 2nd floor..we get our room and first thing I think is ‘wth!?’ the room is tiny I don’t even know how they got everythig to fit..seriously..here’s a pic to show you how it looked

well this was our room..I took this pic from the bathroom

ok..my mom couldn't figure out how to turn on this light..she thought the switch was the plug (and she knew that was a plug)..so I had to show her the black botton under the light..haha

for the shower you had to literally fling your leg over the wall..unless you were my mom who had to climb over it..hehe XP..anyways..the first thing we do after we got comfy and take a nap..I slept for about 5 hours ^.^ and then my mom woke me up for dinner..we walked down Las Ramblas blindly looking for a restaurant until we just decided to pick one and ate there..it was nice and the food was good..only one problem

yeah do you see anything wrong with that?..it was super expensive mainly because of the meat platter my mom and bro got so that’s understandable..but wth? The water’s super expensive..and we only got 3 bottles! O.o..like Nick said it was probably water from the polar icecaps..so expensive for 3 bottles of freakin water! >.<..but after we left we headed back to our hotel to get some more sleep ^.^..on our way there..we see little shops that are open and some were closed..we stopped and got some gelatos and then went on our way to our room..but on the way we passed a door with those really big circle knockers on the first and of course my mom had to say something >.> “wow those are some big knockers”..lol XD..me and Nick just looked at each other and started laughing..hahaha..it was at that point that I knew this was gonna be a lo~ng vacation..so we get back to our room and go to bed..we woke up around 7 got showered and dressed and then went downstairs to where they served breakfast..it was pretty good..we had cereal, toast, ham, and cheese..it was really good actually haha ^.^..that day we went to a monastery up on a mountain called Montserrat..it took us like 1 ½ hours by using 2 metro trains to get to the funicular that took us up there..the funicular was a lot like the baskets at disneyland but there were only 2 of them

cool grafitti

meh..doesn't look that far up ^.^'

ah..nevermind O.o

we're really high up >.<..nice view though ^.^

so we get on it and it was ok going up..not windy or anything so that was fine..we got there and first thing we do is get some water since it was really hot and we kinda had to walk up hill and some stairs >.>..so anyways after we kick back in the cafeteria for a little bit we got to the basilica and take some pictures..or I did even though we weren’t suppose to..hehe ^.^\..it was a beautiful basilica ^.^

the inside was really pretty

it had beautiful paintings like this one inside too

After the basilica we went to the museum and went down a floor looked at stuff there..at first there were a bunch of paintings and then we went down another floor and looked there..there were a bunch of really old things back from the roman and greek times..my mom saw something from 600B.C. and first thing she says is “that’s imposable!”..once again me and Nick look at each other..lol..so we get through that section and went to the Egyptian section..which is even older >.>..so we look at one of the artifacts and say “wow..that’s imposable!”..let me tell you this now..whenever we see something old we say “but that’s imposable!” my mom just shakes her head or says “shut up!”..lol..yeah we’ll never let her go on that one..hehe ^.^..another thing we saw were a bunch of chalices and other old things they probably used at the monastery..but when we saw them the first thing Nick says is “choose the right cup and you will have eternal life”..lol..my mom didn’t really get it right away..she’s not that fast when it comes to those types of thing..haha ^.^’\..anyways after the museum we ate at the cafeteria and then went back to the funicular..by this time there was a good wind going by..so we got on and the thing was rocking back and forth >.<..but luckily the winds weren’t that bad *sigh*..so we got off and headed back to our hostel..when we arrived I took another 5 hour nap and at some point in the middle of me sleeping my mom asked me if I wanted to go walking with her and Nick..I just turned over and went back asleep..I finally woke up when they got back and we talked a little..I stayed up to watch some Death Note and when I got tired after a couple episodes I went to sleep for the night

so we wake up around 6:30-7, get dressed, and then go down for breakfast..I had my usual (corn flakes, ham & cheese on two slices of toast, and orange juice)..today we go left after breakfast to Place de Jaume to meet Edgar for our segway tour around Barcelona at 10..so we meet him and he takes us to where he has his other segways for us..after we get the segways he gives us a quit tutorial about how to use and maneuver it (note that he also told us that there’s no way to crash it because it keeps perfectly balanced so you don’t have to even try to stay balanced on it because it does it for you..so basically like Nick said they’re 99% crash proof..you have to try really hard to crash it)..so it was a cool tour..we got to see a lot of Barcelona in only 3 hours and since they’re small and not very fast..they can go through small streets..and at one point he tells us about how they celebrate Christmas in Catalonya..apparently they get a log and feed it and then they get a stick and they all beat the log and sing something like “crap log, crap torrons, hazelnuts and cheese, if you don’t crap I’ll beat you with a stick. Crap log!” and then they beat the log until presents come out XD..lol..so anyways we get to the beach and he lets us go a little faster by turning off the segway and turning it on with the yellow key instead of the red key like he did before..after we explore the beach and a beautiful park we head back through the gothic part of Barcelona to where we started..but on our way there at one point I saw Edger look behind him and he had a surprised look on his face..all of a sudden I hear a crash..I looked behind me and I see my mom and the segway on the floor..I don’t know how but she managed to crash the segway..apparently she leaned forward while trying to put away her camera and the segway went forward like it’s suppose to..and then she looked up and saw the wall..she didn’t have enough time..or strength..to stop the segway in time and she crashed into the wall..she fell off and (I’m taking a guess because these things balance themselves) she took the segway down with her..so we rush over to her to see if she’s alright..she’s fine (I try not to laugh XP) and we head back to where we got our segways

After the segway tour we made plans to go to the Hard Rock Café there..so we took the metro there and got seated around 3..they lost the ticket with our food one it so got free chips and guacamole..yum~

after Hard Rock we went to the huge Corte Ingles to get some small things we needed that we forgot to pack..it was so expensive there >.<..example..I saw some beautiful stockings with red and black roses and little leaves on them..54 euros..my eyes literally went like this O.o..so we just bought what we needed and left..we got back to our hostel after the long day and took naps..me and Nick woke up around 2am and since we weren’t tired we watched some DBZ..after a few episodes we went to bed and woke up the next day ready to get on the ship

I'll put more pics later ^.^