Day 2- Friday June 6, 2014 - Picasso and Camp Nou

Nosotros fuimos al Museo de Picasso, y la Camp Nou ayer. (We went to the Picasso museum and the Camp Nao yesterday [Yeah Spanish Class!] ) so we went to the Picasso museum by hop and go tour bus (el autobus)! We got pretty lost, but luckily some people knew more than 3 languages, so we found it quick. Before we found it, we saw a beautiful cathedral, and beautiful doors with narrow winding pathways of the Gothic Quarter. There was so many beautiful art works on the walls and doors, it felt so open and modern. The museum was made from 5 connected mansions! We saw the paintings in chronological order. Their was a great quote that said "When he was a child, he painted like a man. When he was a man, he painted like a child." We saw all the different phases/periods (when his friend Carlos died, he had the blue period, while when he was in love, he was in the rose period.) the gift shop was huge but I only got a mini sketch pad and cool pencil! Then we walked over to a great restaurant for breakfast/lunch! Their empanadas were amazing and their chocolate croissants were to die for! Food here tastes so real, homemade, and natural! So tasty! Hasta mañana amigos- Brady (we could not take pictures in the museum, it was not permitted. Sorry!) 

After the museum we went for a much needed food break. I couldn't believe how delicious the food was compared to american food. I had a WONDEFUL pink lemonade to drink and a bagel with cream cheese and nova. It was absolutely delicious. We sat looking around at the beautiful scenery around us before we got some yummy gelato. We needed to get back on the tour bus so we could go to Camp Nao! It was much harder than we thought it would be. We got lost and walk for a long while until we found where we were supposed to go. On the tour bus I fell in love with Barcelona. The clean air, wind blowing in my hair. It all seemed so surreal. I was taken away by everything we passed. We had finally got to the camp and it was enormous! There was so many people to guide us to our tour. First stop was pictures, we got one with the World Cup trophy. Then we got to see the locker room. It was huge, it included two massage chairs, a hot tube and a ice tub. Next stop was the field. I have never been so speechless in my entire life. The field was gorgeous, I know that weird to say about a soccer field but I have no other world that describes it. The field was so green and there were so many chairs. We went to the top where the officials sit to watch the game and you could see everything there. We went inside to see videos of players best goals. That

was incredible, there is just so much talent. After that we saw a video tribute to the one and only Messi. Messi is one of my favorite players so I fully enjoyed the video. After all of our walking around we got back on the tour bus. We accidentally got off at the wrong stop. I have decided there is nothing scarier than being lost in a place where you have no idea where you are.We got on a taxi and arrived at the hotel. What an amazing day! See you later- Avery xoxo