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"Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It’s ordinary to love the beautiful, but it’s beautiful to love the ordinary." ✽12/11/14 ~ 12/11/15✽

[teafannie]

January 28th, 2015 | Wednesday

Once again, no actual photos from this day. Just another boring day in biochem. So here are yet again another set of photos from Barcelona! It was by far our longest weekend trip, roughly 3 full days. There was lots to see and lots to take pictures of. The last two photos are of two different sweet shops that we came across in the market. I feel like I like the set up of these shops more than the candy shops in the mall. It looks very cute and homey and it reminds me of my granny. Not that she ever gave me lots of sweets but it some how just does. If that makes any sense. 

[teafannie]

January 26th, 2015 | Monday

So I am now back in Seville, back to studying biochem for the week. However I didn't take any photos on this day, so here are two more photos from my Barcelona trip that I wasn't able to include in the last few photo collections. The building on the left is another one of Gaudi's buildings, Casa Batllo. Unfortunately we didn't go inside, so we just admired it from the outside. The mosaic window on the right is from Sagrada Familia, and it was my favorite window in the entire building. 

[teafannie]

January 25th, 2015 | Sunday

Last day in Barcelona. We grabbed breakfast before going on a free walking tour. We realized that we should've done the walking tour on the first day because our tour guide told us about so many free things that we could have done. The only thing I am sad about missing is the food market, it is closed every sunday and our last day there just so happened to be a sunday. However I definitely enjoyed my stay at Barcelona. 

The tour guide showed us the drinking fountain at La Rambla, and told us that legend has it that if you drink from this fountain, one day you will find your way back to Barcelona. So of course we all drank from that fountain, and I hope that I really will be able to return to Barcelona someday. I still have visit the food market and watch a futbol game of course.  

[teafannie]

January 24th, 2015 | Saturday

Third day in Barcelona. We hopped on the red line of the bus and visited the Plaza de Espana, The Gothic City, The Olympic Stadium & Garden, Port Vell, and much more. The weather was so nice that day, so we were all able to dress up and take lots of pretty photos. We also had really good Paella at the Mall by Port Veil, and we also shopped around instead afterwards.  We got back to the last stop at around 8, and the last hop on / hop off bus of the day was leaving, so we quickly ran to the bus to get one more glance of barcelona at night, which I don't actually have pictures of because my phone's camera quality at night is not good at all. However, it was definitely a really great and fun experience.

[teafannie]

January 23rd, 2015 | Friday {Day 44 of 365}

Second day in Barcelona. We brought two day tickets for the hop on hop off buses and that was our main mode of transportation during our stay at Barcelona. It was actually a really good way to see all of Barcelona since there were so many attractions. On our first full day there, we started off with the Blue Line which took us to the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell, as well as other landmarks. 

Sagrada Familia, and most of Gaudi's buildings, actually remind me a lot of the Nightmare before Christmas, it was beautiful but also a bit creepy at the same time. The inside of it was absolutely gorgeous tho because of all the different colored mosaic windows. Afterwards we took the bus to Park Guell where we spent a good portion of the day, exploring the park and camwhoring as usual. 

[teafannie]

January 22nd, 2015 | Thursday {Day 43 of 365}

Headed off to Barcelona as soon as biochem ended that day. We arrived at the airport roughly 2 hours earlier as we would normally do back home, but we were the only ones who did so. Everyone else arrived an hour before the plane was due to leave. Our flight was at 4:10pm, and if I recall correctly it was roughly an hour & a half ride from Seville to Barcelona. So I think we got there around 6:30pm though I don't remember for sure. We took a cab to our hostel and after we checked in, we walked around and explored the area and grabbed dinner.  This is the day when I learned of the horrible consequences of drinking on an empty stomach. The thing is we honestly thought that the portions would be bigger and it'd be filling but it wasn't. So even though we had food, it was equivalent to having no food. We went to shop around afterwards which was also a bad idea. To me, the feeling was like having motion sickness on an plane ride. It was not pleasant at all. I almost threw up at Zara, & I swore that I would never drink on an empty stomach again. 

One a more positive note, it was still a nice girls night out in Barcelona. 

[teafannie]

January 20th, 2015 | Tuesday {Day 41 of 365}

I honestly don't remember what happened this day. But I believe it was quite uneventful besides going to biochem and heading back to the dorms. Since I didn't take any photos on this day, here are some more photos from my Granada trip. The lanterns were from a souvenir shop there, actually all of the shops sold the same things: tapestries, scarves, lanterns, pouches, etc. Much of Granada including the souvenir shops had a very middle eastern vibe, but the Moors ruled Granada for quite a few centuries I believe, so that's probably why. I brought myself one of the pouches and now I wish I had gotten the mini versions of it for my friends, they would've made great souvenirs as well as coin pouches. My other regret is not buying a postcard because I'm trying to collect postcards from all the places I visit but I didn't get one from there. I also kind of regret not getting a tapestry, but I'm going to Morocco next weekend so hopefully I'll find a pretty (&cheap) one there!  The second photo is from Alhambra. When I saw that bridge thing, I immediately thought of Tswift's Love Story, when she has the flashback about being on a balcony, so I went up to get a picture there LOLOLOL. #noshame

[teafannie]

January 19th, 2015 | Monday {Day 40 of 365}

The first day of biochemistry. This class was and continues to be such a pain. But our professor was very sweet and asked if we wanted to change our class schedule around so that instead of 4 days of class and a 3 day weekend, we could have some weeks where there were only 3 days of class and 4 day weekends so we could have an extra day to travel. After our first and last 3.5 hour class, (the remaining lectures became 4 hours long instead), we were all starving. I don't actually recall what I ate that day, but we did stop by this bakery on our way back to the dorms. Every single piece of bread they have here looks incredible. I have yet to buy one yet tho, but the mixed chocolate neapolitan one has caught my eye. That would be the second one from the left on the middle row, the big square one thats half coated with white flour and chocolate sprinkles. 

[teafannie]

January 18th, 2015 | Sunday {Day 39 of 365}

Yes, I realize that I'm so far behind on this, but I'm gonna attempt to catch up by the end of this week hopefully, in between studying for biochemistry of course. 

So, on the second day of our weekend trip to Granada, we basically spent the whole day at Alhambra. The palace was so beautiful and the view of Granada was breathtaking. Even after several weekend trips to other spanish cities, I still love Granada's view the most. 

[teafannie]

January 21st, 2015 | Wednesday {Day 42 of 365}

After class, we decided to head to Seville's city center for some food and shopping. We were all craving ice cream and one of the other girls had posted a picture of a flower shaped gelato ice cream that she had, so we really wanted to try out as well because it looked delicious and cute. Apparently they have this back home in the city as well, which I didn't know since I don't venture out into the city much. But it was good, especially the stracciatella.

[teafannie]

January 17th, 2015 | Saturday  {Day 38 of 365}

Granada Day 1. Granada was our first weekend destination, it was a 3 hour bus ride from Seville. I went with a group of 16 including myself. On our first day, we visited the Catedral de Granada. I was in awe, as amazing as it already looks in pictures it was even better in person. Being able to pray there was definitely one of the highlights of the day. We also saw went to the viewpoint where we got to see the sunset and the view of the city and Alhambra. It was the most gorgeous view I'd ever seen, and my pictures definitely do not do it justice. We watched a Flamenco performance that evening after seeing the sunset. Although it was a great performance it was just a bit too loud and long for me. The last photo is the hostel that we stayed in. It had this really pretty ceiling that was glass and it looked incredible when the sunlight poured in. 

[teafannie]

January 16th, 2015 | Friday  {Day 37 of 365}

On Friday, they took us on a walking tour to the city center and I absolutely loved it. The cathedral was beautiful and all the buildings were so gorgeous. I loved that historical atmosphere that it had as well as the fact that there were so many shops. The highlight of the day was discovering Zara and getting this really nice blouse for 15.99 euros. We wandered around in the city and came across this part of town with several narrow streets and it was really cute there. It really felt like the beginning of my european adventure. 

[teafannie]

January 15th, 2015 | Thursday  {Day 36 of 365}

Wow I am unbelievably behind on this thing. I feel like I've been so busy doing things everyday that I never have a chance to take a break. This was from five days ago when we went to see the Aracena to see the caves. 

[teafannie]

January 14th, 2015 | Wednesday {Day 35 of 365}

Went out exploring the city late at night. The scenery was so nice but it was difficult to capture it on my phone. I’m still not quite use to this new freedom.

[teafannie]

January 13th, 2015 | Tuesday  {Day 34 of 365}

Landed in spain this morning, watched the sun rise in madrid as I waited for my connecting flight to seville. Everything feels so foreign, even ordering food presents many difficulties. I should've paid more attention in spanish during high school. 

[teafannie]

January 12th, 2015 | Monday  {Day 33 of 365}

It's nice to have such amazing friends. Thanks for the surprise visit as well as the airplane letters. I really will miss you guys. 

[teafannie]

January 11th, 2015 | Sunday {Day 32 of 365}

The fact that I won’t be doing my normal routines for the next few months frightens me quite a bit. I’ve never been away from home for such a long time on my own, and that makes me pretty anxious. I remember junior year I was so homesick after the college trip and that was only 3 days long. Part of me really regrets going but that’s probably just the fear talking. I know that this will be a good experience for me because I can’t stay in the nest forever.