BARCELONA

Kevin, Me, Lisa, Josh, Ari
Usual Travel Companions 

After Valencia we took a 3 hour train north to the city of Barcelona.  This was our 'Spring Break', we had over a week from our professor, but since a few of us had joined the French studio we had a 5 day weekend.  This weekend was also my birthday on the 18th and Ari's the 17th (St. Patricks day).  We found a good Irish pub for the night, and the bunch of us had good time.
We saved the last full day to take in the sights of Sagrada Familia.  It is shocking to see how far along they are, the outside is getting ever higher, and the interior of the structure is complete!  Everyone cannot take their eyes off of the ceiling.  It is amazing how a building that was designed a century ago, can now be completed with 21st century technology.  The architect had called for construction techniques that hadn't been used before, like the complex, swirling, concrete ceiling.