I had class until 3:15 on Thursday, and then I raced out to meet Mom at the bus stop. I made it in plenty of time and we made it to the train station to catch the 3:40 train. Luckily we made it ON the train, mom messed up a little when it came to which track we should be at, but we managed to make it on the right one! We had a layover at Foligno, where I fell in love with their yogurt! It was so good! So now I have a favorite when I return. The train to Rome was late, but mom and I just went with the flow. We got on the train and apparently sat in the wrong seats. Luckily we kicked the people out who were in our seats and all was well.
When we got to Roma Termini, mom showed me where she got in trouble for taking her rolling cart. We saw another man get in trouble too, it was funny because I could picture her getting yelled at. Then we got some quality American food, McDonald’s obviously! I also got the BEST, I repeat, the BEST chocolate chip muffin! (not at McDonald’s though..) We got on the train to the airport, and checked in and got on our plane which was nice and short. I think I feel asleep for a little bit. We got to Barcelona and took a taxi to our hotel and I was starving! Surprise surprise, I know. So, we had a midnight “snack” at the Hardrock Café
(love the American food!) Surprisingly when we walked in at 12:00am the place was packed! So we had steak and chicken and a huge dessert! It was so good! We went back to our hotel and crashed for the night. On Friday we slept in and showered and then went to Starbuck (are you seeing a trend?) for breakfast! We then decided we wanted to take the bus tour of Barcelona. We waited in one line to get our tickets and then in another to actually get on the bus! The tour was really good and informative and I feel like we got to see a lot.
However, they started explaining places where you could get off the bus and they would explain the attraction, followed by “however, this is closed!” We thought it was funny. Maybe you had to be there! After the tour we did what girls do best..SHOP! I had a VERY successful shopping weekend! (pictures to follow!) Mid-afternoon we felt that a Hardrock Café snack was in order, so we stopped to refuel and then kept on shopping! I must have been worn out because then we went back to the hotel and I fell asleep! I also wasn’t feeling well all weekend with a cold, so I needed a little down time. After the nap we went back out and did what? (no, not Hardrock..)
We shopped! And we were adventurous that night, we ate at a place we had never heard of, which ended up being very good! After, we wet back to the hotel and showered and both got a second wind, but decided we should get a good night sleep. Saturday morning we woke up early because we decided to beat the crowds for the bus tour! And we did! We decided to get off by the Mediterranean Sea and were very disappointed, probably because we are spoiled with nice port towns like Portsmouth! We walked around for a bit, and made it on the beach, with our umbrellas!
Oh well, it didn’t rain too hard! We did however, find a pizza hut! I was in heaven! We did a little more shopping and walking around after lunch and then went back to the hotel. We went to a chocolate place that Mom’s “peeps” said was good. It was ok, we didn’t think it was worth making a special trip for (yes, we are chocolate connoisseurs).
We went back to Hardrock for dinner (we needed to go once a day while we were in Barcelona!) We then went back to the hotel to prepare for the FIRERUN! We showed up and placed ourselves strategically in the back. We saw people with bandanas around their nose and mouth, so I felt like I needed to get in on the action. We waited and waited, and finally we saw the sparks! It was pretty crazy, people running around with HUGE sparklers and a dragon roaming the streets with fire coming out of its mouth! We had fun! After we went to back to the hotel to pack and attempt a good nights sleep.
However, the festivities outside did not want us to sleep. So I had an awful night sleep Saturday night. There was so much going on for the festival that it was so loud and I don’t think I feel asleep until 2:00 and we woke up at 5:45 to get a taxi.
We got to the airport and to our gate in no time and were able to stretch out on the plane which was so nice to relax and sleep! We had an easy flight and made it into Rome. I said goodbye to mom which was sad but I get to see her soon! Then I left and got on the Leonardo express to go to Roma Termini and waited for my train to Perugia, which was confusing because the signs kept changing. I walked around but my bags were heavy. So I got some food and got on the train which was nice because it was direct. So I slept on and off on the train, but I was so excited to get back to Perugia! So I finally did and walked back and it was so nice to be home! Jeanette was here and so I unpacked a little. Then Kate came home so we all talked and caught up. I went to internet for a little bit and then came back and finished unpacking and we had our family dinner when Erica got home, which was so nice! It felt like we had all been gone longer. After that I did some more homework. Anyway so I tried to get organized for the week and then crashed after a great weekend!
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