The Sketches

From Laundry to the Beach

Our last day in Barcelona! Sad! So we first had to get laundry done. Definitely a crazy experience! haha.

Then we had to get all of our extra shopping around barcelona in.

Then we went off to the beach!! I love the beach.

Beach Bum*

Today we got to spend the whole day at the beach! Wow I didn't think that I could ever love the beach so much. We have just been in city after city after city and they all kind of start to look the same....So the beach was just incredible. And it is the Mediterranean sea! Pretty fantastic!

Then we went to a Tapas restaurant for the first time. It was interesting.... We had a business card but apparently it gave us free little cups of some alcholic drink haha! And the tapas were very odd. Just weird portions and expensive! but it was an experience I guess. haha oh well!

Tapas!

Hittin' the Beach :]

Toured Barcelona and finally got to go to the beach! So much fun. I love the Mediterranean sea. But its not as good as the VI ;)

 I love palm trees

By the Architect-Gaudi. Such an incredible influence for Barcelona

The buildings are made to look flat!

cool...

Barceloneta Beach

Barcelona Beauty

Amazing city! I need more!

The olympic stadium!

This is actually a transmitting tower..neat!

Barcelona!

Sagrada Familia by Gaudi

Last day of Eclairs

Yup today was the last day in Paris! crazy! It has gone by way way way too fast. Tomorrow morning we head to Barcelona. It should be awesome. I can't wait!

But today was a great last day. We went to a surprise destination today. We went to the Perre Lachaise cemetery. And this was no normal cemetery like in the states. All of the graves are like little houses. So strange. But it was fascinating at the same time. It was really creepy to be there but you just can't leave because I wanted to see what the other ones looked like! And they are all packed in so tight together, without nice even rows like the states have. It was very different and very cool to see. Then we went to Luxembourg park. It was so pretty! We got a chance to do some sketching there so that was nice. 

Then we got some random little french pizza things (odd) and the most amazing eclairs in the whole world. Mary and I had them before and we had to get them today because it was our last chance! They have purple icing on the top and like a vanilla pudding in the middle, but they don't taste like a normal vanilla, they taste like purple! I don't know...like roses or something...but they are fantastic. We tried to eat them as slow as possible. haha! I want another one!

But now we have to pack and get all ready for our early flight to Spain tomorrow. So exciting!

Creepy that this is in a cemetery but cute picture anyways! 

Being a Tourist

Spent the whole day at Versailles!! Amazing!!! It was the Hunting lodge and then the Palace for the kings and queens of france. So like the louis' and Marie Antoinette and Napoleon. But it was so incredibly crowded. I couldn't even believe it. We got herded through the entire palace by an un-countable number of asian tour groups. Wow. It was insane. We barely got to see anything.
But we spent most of the day in the gardens. I wish the fountains could have been on! but they are only on, on certain days. but that is alright. It was still amazing to see. The grounds are huge! It took us all day to walk around not even close to all of it. Nuts. Very fun to see.
And now we have just spent the last 5 hours developing patterns representing the countries we have been to. Not easy my friends!!

I took over 600 pictures! It was hard to pick a few ;)

Hikin in the city and a picnic at the Eiffel tower? Well alright then.

Oh ya guess what. I can't do patterns to save my life! wow! but anyways this morning we worked on three of our patterns, and ill just say that mine need a lot of work....

Then we were off on the town! We first went to Moulin Rouge. Haha interesting....

Then we hiked through the city all the way up to Sacre Coeur. There is a huge cathedral there and this is the highest point in Paris. There were amazing views.

Then around sunset Stephanie, Griffin, Mary and I had the most adorable picnic ant the Eiffel Tower in the whole world. We went to the grocery store and all bought stuff to make sandwiches. Then we took it all to the Eiffel Tower and sat on the lawn below it and made our sandwiches and ate while we were serenaded by a cellist. And the sun was setting and it was just INCREDIBLE! One of the cutest things we have done. Great day :)

8.5 kilometers!

Awesome day! We got to see the Paris Opera House! Parts of the Phantom of the Opera were filmed here. It was gorgeous.
Then we just go to see the business side of the city and we walked all the way to the grand arch from the louvre. That was a long LONG way!! holy moly what a walk! But it was pretty fun. Great day :)