Last time I told you we had one more stop left on our tour, and that stop is Wales. Caernarfon, Wales to be precise. As always though, we made a pit stop in Liverpool, England before arriving in Caernarfon. Liverpool, hmm, can you guess why we stopped in Liverpool? If you thought The Beatles then you are correct! The Beatles Museum is in Liverpool, because that is where they got their start.
Alright, so I know who The Beatles are, and I know Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Yoko Ono and all that. But really that's as far as my knowledge went. The museum was really amazing though. So much history and memorabilia. And I learned a lot about The Beatles!
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| Memorial to Lennon |
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| The American room made me miss home! |
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| I feel like George was a really funny guy. |
We spent quite a while inside the museum. It was massive and informative!
Upon leaving we continued our journey into Wales. You may not know, but Welch is the language spoken in Wales. I'm sure if I had given it any thought I would have realized this, but at our first stop in the country I was caught a tad off guard by it.
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| Please read the name of this town. It's absolutely ridiculous. |
It's a confusing language and sounds a lot like Gaelic. Lots of consonants. Makes zero sense to me.
In Caernarfon we were given a tour of the town and of Caernarfon Castle, which is the castle where Prince Charles was crowned Prince of Wales. We were right on the coast, and although the sun was not shining (surprise, surprise) the view was gorgeous. And according to our guide Wales is major provider of slate.
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| There are many theories as to where the name of this pub originated. |
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| Murder Holes at the castle |
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| Caernarfon Castle |
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| Aerial View |
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| cute little boats |
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| Leaving Caernarfon, Adios! |
The Coach Tour was amazing, but we were all so happy to be back in London. Every time I've traveled this semester I'm always so ready to get back to London. It has felt like home! I know I have often complained of the lack of sun, but at the end of any trip I am always ready to be back in the city. When we arrived back in London on Saturday night we moved into our new flats, and I felt like I was in Heaven! They are a million times nicer than our rooms at the hostel we were staying at before.
We only had one week back in London before our Easter Break, and I had the privilege of traveling to Barcelona, Spain! Barcelona has been my absolute favorite place in Europe thus far. The weather was perfect, the city is beautiful, the food is delicious, the Mediterranean is beyond gorgeous, and I just feel in love with everything about it.
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| view from our hostel |
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| lucky fountain...sorry I'm not sure what it was called |
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| a bull fighting arena! |
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| Doesn't the sky look like a backdrop? |
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| Mediterranean Sea |
Three major things I did while in Barcelona: visit La Sagrada Familia, visit Park Guell and go to the beach...how could I not?
La Sagrada Familia is a cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi, who also designed Park Guell. Construction on the cathedral began in 1882 and is still incomplete...that's part of the reason why it's so famous! I've seen many cathedrals this semester, many, and La Sagrada Familia was the craziest one I have ever seen.
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| La Sagrada Familia |
Park Guell was beautiful, and the architecture is very similar to that of the cathedral. Gaudi has a very distinct style. The park overlooked Barcelona.
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| Caleb, Jackie, Heather, Katie and I |
Basically, if you can go to Barcelona then go!
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