spain, part II

we spent the rest of spain relaxing & sunbathing. we went karaoking in the town where we were staying. it was so much fun. some of our number have absolutely no shame. i believe this is required for doing karaoke. the locals were definitely laughing at us. i went into barcelona one other time on the sunday. some of our group was going to a football game so we all went into town, then jenna & shannon & i just walked around town some more. we found a reasonably priced restaurant & had tapas & paella. i think i was dehydrated or something because i had started to feel ridiculously sick. i could hardly eat my food & i felt like vomiting. it was so awful. i tried drinking more water but nothing helped. we found a really terrific street market full of amazing antiques but due to my weakened state, i found a nearby bench & took a nap instead. we then went to the the barcelona cathedral. jenna said that she would only go in if it cost less than five euros. it cost six. however, i was determined so i told them i’d meet them outside in an hour. it was so, so beautiful. there was a gorgeous courtyard in the middle & the cathedral was amazing. 

it was so worth the price. i spent twenty minutes in the prayer chapel. after that, i started feeling better & by the time i was out, i felt fine. wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles. :) i didn’t see them when i first walked out so i walked around the cathedral & it was like a scene from a movie. the presence of street performances gave the impression that my life had a soundtrack. dream come true.

the next day was spent laying out in the sun, doing nothing at all. it was the best. that night, disaster struck. now, we had all had to give a total of 1000 euros for the deposit, but vladimir had thought that we seemed like a sane enough bunch, so he only took half of it. but on our very last night, we were sitting around the table eating dinner in a calm manner when my friend leaned forward on the glass tabletop & BOOM. that thing cracked. he was sitting near the end & the table must’ve just been really weak. the whole end fully broke off & a few dishes went down with it. there was really nothing we could do so we just cleaned it up & laughed. seriously, what are the odds of this happening on our very last night? suffice it to say, we didn’t get the deposit back. that night, we were all up late. no one wanted to go to bed because for some of us it meant saying goodbye to people. at about three in the morning, i fell into bed for a few hours. we left the house at about five. we made our nine o’clock flight & could hardly see straight because we were so tired. coming soon is the next chapter of our adventure.

some random things that i forgot to include in the last post.

1.) we had a talent show at the end of school. our school is just full of winners. there was dancing. there was singing. there was more singing. there was more dancing. there was vomiting {don't ask}. there was... i don't remember what else there was. it was a while ago...

2.) in dublin, we were trying to figure out how to get somewhere with our map & james says, "where is the 'you are here' on the map?"  like it's a harry potter map that magically knows your location. i laughed so hard i nearly wet myself.

3.) i don't know how i forgot about our trip to york. for our last day trip we went to york. it's a lovely place. we  checked out charity shops. i saw a sign for a vintage market. i practically ran to it. i was overwhelmed with all the vintage clothing. so much good. 

'kay. i think that's all. tune in for my next post when i tell you about our roman holiday. 

the end.