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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 2

    Travel Day

    14 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Today has been loooooooong. Our flight to Chicago was nice and smooth. My phone had no connection in O’hare Airport but we ate a quick bite and hopped on our international flight. Cole ended up switching spots with someone, so we all ended up in the same row. We watched movies, tried to sleep, and ate a subpar meal. After landing, we waited forever to get through customs and then had to wait another 30 minutes for Declan and Matthew to get in from Dallas. Thank God for our wonderful Spanish major Matthew. I could not imagine getting out of the airport without him. We were able to navigate the train system, about 45 minutes of riding. As soon as we got out, POURING. We got SOAKED but thankfully our hostel was close. We checked into the hostel and immediately took naps, as we were all exhausted. We all just woke up and are planning on grabbing a snack, walking to the beach, and then exploring. Real Madrid plays tonight so we plan on finding a bar to watch the game. Looking forward to the night!Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 3

    Barcelona Day 1

    15 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    After our nap, we headed to explore the city. We decided to walk to the ocean and saw some beautiful architecture on the way. We also stopped for some street tacos, which were amazing. We then headed back to the hostel to change and find a place to eat. Declan found a super yummy hole in the wall called Casa Lolea. We tried an assortment of local food. We started with their appetizer assortment and then each picked out a couple tapas. I snagged a picture of Declan and Cole’s raw salmon plate. I devoured a tuna and salmon stuffed pepper as well as their cod plate. Cole, Declan, and I shared a bottle on Sangria. John and Freeman had different types of pasta. A great dinner spot! We finished dinner around 10 and John and freeman headed back to get some rest. Declan, Cole and I finished off the night at a lounge, watching some fùtbol and have some Heineken. We got back around midnight and are headed to bed. Today was rather mild, but we have a ton of fun planned for tomorrow! Goodnight!Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 4

    Barcelona Day 2 pt. 1

    16 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Yesterday was incredible. We had such an insane day. I forgot to take a pic, but Cole and I started the morning early with a trip to the gym. The front desk worker was so kind, letting us use the gym for free. Then we went to a breakfast joint called “Gringa” which was an “American Restaurant” that served things like chicken and waffles and breakfast burritos. We met up with the rest of the crew at a coffee shop and planned the day. Our first stop was Casa Batillo Gaudi. Not exactly sure of the significance, but it was beautiful. It was right next to all of shops, so we checked out places like Gucci, Prada, Nike, Lego store, and more. We then headed to a local food market which was packed, but so cool. We all tried different snacks and drinks. It started to rain so we popped into a local bar, grabbed some beer, and waited for our Cathedral tour. More to come on that…Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 4

    Barcelona Day 2 pt. 2

    16 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    The Cathedral! What a beautiful place! We payed a little extra to get a couple ammenities. We first took a self-guided tour throughout the place. There were sculptures of different saints and angels surrounding the inside of the place. Under the alter was the Tomb of Saint Eulalia, who was martyred as a 13 year old. She illegally declared her faith in front of a king and was brutally tortured in 13 different ways before passing. Her tomb was gorgeous. They were tuning their giant organ, which was cool to listen to. Next, we took a VR tour of the place, which I was initially questioning Declan’s choice to spend extra on it, but ended up being extremely informative as we couldn’t read much of the descriptions within the Cathedral. Finally, we hiked up a long staircase to get to the roof, which was such a beautiful view. My last picture is of the Sagrada Familia. We hope to tour that during Barcelona round 2!Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 4

    Barcelona Day 2 pt. 3

    16 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Last but not least, maybe the most insane night I’ve ever experienced. Following our tour, we met up with Freeman’s old school friend Max who spent fourth grade in the US and comes back to visit often. He was awesome! We went to a bar and grabbed some local IPAs and grub. Declan insisted we take a nap at 9 o’clock because the clubs here don’t open until 1. Great decision. After our nap, around 10:30, we went and pregamed with Max, getting buckets of 5 beers for 10 euros. We then had a 30 minute walk to the club, which got us there by 1. The club, Opium, was really fun, a mixture of Spanish and American music. Epic fail on my part, I was very bad at taking pictures from here on out. We all ordered rum and cokes. They poured doubles into a tall skinny glass and gave us a small glass Coke bottle on the side and we mixed it ourselves. We danced until about 3:30. As we begin our walk home, there it was, Casino Barcelona. We couldn’t resist. We started with a little sports betting and then hit the tables. 5 euro minimum on blackjack, 2 euro minimum on roulette, so we all bought in for cheap. As my luck goes, everyone but me left up big. I only lost 30 euro, so not to sad. Fun to see the boys win! We got the boot at 6 a.m. as that’s when they closed. Since it was on the beach, we walked out and watched the sunrise. We finally stopped at a coffee shop at 6:45 a.m. and filled our bellies. Lights out at 7, and up by 10 to get checked out of the hostel. We are all struggling this morning, as we deserve. We are hanging in a coffee shop until our train at 1:30. Some sleep is much needed!Meer informatie

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    Dag 4

    Barcelona to Madrid

    16 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Running off of 2 hours of sleep was rough, but we made it to Madrid! We were spread out throughout our train but John and I were luckily next to each other. I threw my sleeping mask on and slept for most of the ride, but when I peaked out the window, the views were gorgeous. Freeman, again, was able to effortlessly navigate the subways to our hostel. We took naps as soon as we got checked in. After naps, we headed to a recommended spot called Gloria Bendita, whose main focus was Iberian pulled pork. It was yummy! After dinner, freeman was chatting with our waitress and mentioned that we recently graduated. Next thing you know, she brings out chopitos, shots! She made us take two shots with a proper Spanish cheers. We took a picture with Daniella, she was awesome! We all planned on going to bed, but we get back to the hostel and they’re hosting a bar crawl with almost 100 people, so everyone but Freeman decided we must join. We met people from all over the world and experienced some cool bars. The crawl ended at 6, but we headed back to sleep around 3. It was a very fun day, with an unexpected ending. We all slept in until around 1 pm today. Excited for the day!Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 5

    Full Day in Madrid pt. 1

    17 mei, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We got a late start, but made the most of today! We started with brunch (at 2 pm) which was yummy. I got salmon, egg, and guacamole toast. After that, we just walked around the city. We toured another cathedral, which was beautiful. The shrine above the stairs seemed to be the stations of the cross. We then walked around the Madrid palace, which had beautiful views of the city. We finished our city tour with local ice cream, which was again delicious. We met another one of freeman’s Dominican Republic friends at the ice cream shop. She was super nice! A fun day in a gorgeous city.Meer informatie

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  • ReizigerPost Grad European Tour
    Dag 6

    Full Day in Madrid pt. 2

    18 mei, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We had another amazing, late night! We all took naps and then headed to dinner around 9. We had pizzas at an Italian restaurant, which were delicious!! We then headed to an Irish pub for beers and tequila shots. We met up with some creighton study abroad friends of Declan and freeman (I swear freeman knows everyone). At 12:30, we headed to the craziest club I’ve ever seen, Kapital. It was 7 stories and it was packed!! They played a mix of Spanish and English music. We all had rum and cokes, except for Cole who has a newfound love of gin and tonics. Crazy enough, we ran into some Creighton seniors we didn’t know were in Madrid. One of them was the other Creighton Award winner!! They are the ones in the video. We danced the night away and headed home around 4:30. We stopped for kebabs and fries and hit the beds around 5. We again are in shambles as we had to check out by 11. It was worth it though! Such a fun night!Meer informatie

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    Dag 6

    Travel Day: Madrid to Mykonos

    18 mei, Griekenland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We made it to Mykonos! It was a rough start. We were all running off of 3-4 hrs of sleep. We started our day with coffee and food. cole and I tried subway, but there was really no difference, except way cheaper. We walked around the city for a bit and did some shopping. We then went to the most recommended place in Madrid, Takos. It opened at 1. We got there at 12:30 and there was already a pretty decent line. It was so good, but it almost came at a price. Our flight was supposed to takeoff at four and we did not plan accordingly. The 2 euro tacos almost became we more expensive, as waiting for them made us leave for the Metro around 1:30 and the ride to the airport was around 45 minutes. I have zero pictures from this part, as we had much bigger things to worry about. The train was so packed that we all had to scramble onto different parts of the it. Freeman and Declan do not have international phone plans, so they had no connection. Since we were separated, they did not know where to get off. Long story short, they didn’t get off when they were supposed to, so we had a fiasco getting reconnected with them. So, the train trip turned into over a well over hour and we all thought we were missing our flight. Luckily, bag checks were super short and we made it to our plane 10 minutes before boarding. Talk about an adrenaline rush! Our flight was smooth! We got off on the tarmac, which was a first. We arrived in Mykonos around 10 and our Airbnb host had a driver waiting for us. We went to a restaurant that was a 3 minute walk from our airbnb and had yummy Greek food. We finished the night with Greek beer and a cigar that Declan brought. A hectic day finished with a chill night. So glad we made it!Meer informatie

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