hooray for spring break

FINALLY, I am on spring break. I have reached Barcelona safe and sound and am currently laying in bed with Katie, Tera, and McKenzie Ziezer.
We had quite a day. This morning I left the pensione at 10 to make sure I got to the airport with plenty of time, just in case we had another disaster. Thankfully my plane was on time and coming so I sat around, had a muffin, and waited for hours. The Florence airport is tiny. I cant believe how small it is. Ive never flown out of there before. It was super easy to navigate. Since I got there so early I got to check in early. I got a window seat in the 4th row. Perfect. Great view, boarded and de-boarded quickly. It was a breeze.
When I arrived I had no problems getting my bag and finding a cab. Tera gave me the wrong address, said it was 364 when its really 264, so I had to walk a bit after being dropped off. Thank goodness for blackberrys. Katie and I were able to BBM one another until I met up with them.
When I walked into Tera's apartment three of her roommates were wearing the same "Balmers" sweatshirt I was wearing. They have the same habit of wearing it constantly without taking it off. Its just too comfortable.
The girls and I went out to explore. We walked to get them some churros and I got some lunch. We walked through what Tera described as the Spanish Arch Du Triumph. We went through little allyways, into shops, and over to the beach. we saw the sailboats and eventually found the sand. We all took our shoes and socks off and played around in the sand. The weather was beautiful. Clear skies, sun shining, and fairly warm. There was a bit of a breeze but it was still perfect. I miss the ocean so it was fun to finally be reunited. We began walking back and went through outdoor markets, food markets, etc. They were selling fresh fruit, veggies, fish, meat, chocolate, candy, flowers, animals, you name it. We couldn't believe that they had pigeons caged for sale. There was a station of animals with pigeons, turkeys, roosters, hens, rabbits, mice, turtles, etc. It was hilarious.
We found a restaurant called Wok to Walk. We had asian stir fry. I had egg noodles with veggies and terryaki sauce. Delish. On our walk back Tera took us by an old gothic cathedral. Outside there was live music and older people dancing around. We stopped to watch and enjoy. There were at least 50 elderly people doing a traditional spanish dance.
Were back at home now, resting and getting ready for the evening. Apparently here in Barcelona they don't go out until 1 in the morning. This is new for Katie and I because its not how we go out in London and Florence. Cant wait for a night out on the town with the girls.
I couldn't be happier to be here with my best friends in the world. Looking forward to a fun night and a day full of more exploring tomorrow.
Adios.



P.S.Hello my lovely Verderame family!!! I love and miss you all so much and hope that everything in the states is wonderful!!! I can't wait to see you this summer!
Love,
Katie
and tera wanted me to add her name on this as well :)