Spain Day 2!

Today we got up early and walked down a hill behind our hotel to wander through the actual city of Granada. 

We visited the Cathedral where Queen Isabella of Spain's body is, 

and a cool statue showing Christopher Columbus asking Queen Isabella for permission to go to India, which was neat.:) (oops, you can't even see the statue in the picture? My bad.)

Then we did some shopping, because everything in cheaper here than in Switzerland. Everything is cheaper anywhere else than in Switzerland (kind of). 

We came back to the hotel & went swimming & laid in the sun until dinner (it's so nice & warm here!), where we walked to a place close by where there was amazing cheesy pizza & paellas (rice with tomatoes and lots of other veggies-apparently a Spanish specialty). 

Tomorrow we have to get up early to get on the bus for two hours.. *horrified gasp*

Sundayyy

Today I basically just hung out with Lara and did some packing for New York and started cleaning my room. Lara and I also went exploring in a park.

Only one more day until New York! :)

Rome days 4, 5 & 6

The day before yesterday we got up and went outside in the pouring rain. We didn't realize that the puddles on the road and the cars speeding past the bus station were not the best combo. I got splashed all the way up to the ends of my shorts... So we went back inside for a while, then emerged again when the sun came out. After that, we did the classic tourist thing and visited the Forum, where all the semi famous old ruins are. Then we visited the palatine and the Colosseum. The Colosseum was amazing! Selfies...

The next day we went to Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman town that is super well preserved, to the point of being able to climb up onto second-story buildings from 2000 years ago. I went exploring off into the ruins and found some pretty cool stuff:

I highly recommend a visit, as most people skip going there, which is a mistake:) After the ruins, we went to the beach! Now I can say I've swum in the Mediterranean Sea!

We all got sunburns though....

Today we went to the Vatican and the catacombs. It was very unique... And fun!