Kyra Over Seas

Tomorrow we head off to Nice, then were off to Monacco, then to Italy, and apparently we won't have much WiFi at all anywhere we go. Its currently 2am here, and I have to be up at 730 for the 10 hour trip back to France but I realized I should update you all before we leave here as we probably won't be able to for a week or so!

Barcelona has treated us well. The night life here is absolutely insane as they free pour alcohol and clubs don't even open until midnight, and no one even shows up till 2am. People are super passionate about where they come from here and wear their flags so proudly, so everywhere you look there's culture and authenticity.

We explored a lot of the touresty things (like, how amazing is Sagrada Familia?! Pictured above) but we mostly tried to see the area like the locals, going to their food market, walking their outdoor shopping centers and best of all searching for the most authentic paella. Our amazing tour guide Rhett (better known as Rex) told us to not settle at a restaurant until they charge us around £30 for two people and tell us it'll be at least a 45 minute wait, and although most places charged £6 per plate we trecked on and finally (after what felt like forever of searching) found a place to settle in.

We found out the chef was someone's grandmother slaving away authentic cuisine in her puny kitchen in their 20 seater restaurant, and considering we took up half their capacity we felt horrid and had to wait over an hour for the poor lady to make 10 massive seafood paella dishes but oh my god was it ever worth the wait.

We also sat down as a whole (37 of us) and shared tapas and saw a Flamenco show, and drank way more sangria than I thought physically possible. I'm so sad to be leaving Spain tomorrow, but I know they'll be more amazing cultures to come.

Adios, Barcelona!