A great thing about studying in Barcelona is that it has a big airport. This is good because it makes traveling to other parts of Europe cheap and easy. I was fortunate enough to see so much of Europe, I will never have an opportunity to travel as frequently as I did while I was in Barcelona ever again. The places I traveled to were Ibiza, Munich, the French Riviera (south of France: Nice, Eze, Monaco, Antibes, Cannes), Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Seville, Switzerland (Geneva and Interlaken), and London. People have started to ask me what my favorite place was that I traveled to and I never have a good answer for them, I loved every place I visited. This is how I explain my travels to people when they ask:
Ibiza: Craziest time of my life, nothing comes close. The clubs there were huge and absolutely wild!
Munich: So much fun! We went there for Oktoberfest and there was nothing like drinking a beer screaming world known songs such as "Hey Baby!" and "Sweet Caroline" under a tent with thousands of people from around the world.
French Riviera: Very pretty scenery and a lot of big yachts. My dream is to make enough money to one day have a house in Monaco because I don't think I've seen a place as beautiful as that.
Rome: Such an interesting and factual city--there is so much history there! I was able to see the Vatican, the Forum, and the Coliseum.
Amsterdam: A very "laid back" place. It was very pretty there because the leaves were just starting to change into fall colors and it made the canals look gorgeous. We also got to see the Ann Frank Museum and take a tour of the Heinekin brewery.
Paris: Hands down the most sight seeing I have ever done. There was so much to see there it was crazy. We visited the Louvre, which was huge, the Eiffel tower (also huge), Notre Dame, the business district, Arc de Triomphe, and many other places.
Seville: Such a different culture than the culture in Barcelona. People there are a lot more low-key and not as wild and always dress very nice. Not to say that people in Barcelona don't dress nice but in Seville I saw little kids playing in the dirt wearing khaki's and button down shirts with sweaters. The architecture was also very different from Barcelona. Overall it seemed to be a very charming place.
Switzerland: Absolutely gorgeous! It was the exact opposite of Barcelona in the aspect of landscape. We were surrounded by huge mountains, big open fields and little towns in Interlaken and Geneva. There was also snow there which was the first time I had seen snow in Europe. I got to go paragliding in Interlaken too which was awesome!
London: Awesome city. We got to see Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, the Parliament building, and many other things. We also saw the play "We Will Rock You," which is with music all by the band Queen. It was a very fun show to watch. I could see myself living in London to work during my early career in business.
Needless to say, I have seen a lot while abroad and consider myself very fortunate to have done so. This is a trip I will never forget. It was easy to get around to these different places because Barcelona has a high number of tourists coming in and out of it's city as well. I feel like it would have been a lot more difficult to travel as easily as I did if I were studying in Granada or Seville.
Oktoberfest in Munich
French Riviera-- Monaco
Es Paradis-- Club in Ibiza
Amsterdam
Paris
Rome
Seville
Interlaken, Switzerland
London
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