The MV Explorer docked in Cadiz, right when we got off the ship we took a bus ride to Sevilla. In Sevilla we walked around and saw a few of the churches and the statue of Christopher Columbus. Later, we went to a BULL FIGHT! Normally I wouldn't have agreed to go to a bullfight but for Spain it is a tradition and there is a lot of history behind it. This bullfight was one of the last ones of the season. If you don't know that much about bullfighting there are 6 rounds...each round a bull dies. I could only stay for a few rounds since it started to make me feel a little uneasy. Before the bullfight....
After the bullfight, we had dinner and then hung out on the roof of our hostel which had an amazing view of Sevilla. It was a Sunday night so not much was going on. We went to a bar for a little while then got home early to get ready for a big day of traveling coming up.
Ibiza was so much fun! It was definitely not what I expected at all. A group of people on the ship rented a house so we crashed there for the night. It was an amazing house with a beautiful view of Ibiza and the sunset/sunrise. We went to this club called Pacha where Tiesto was playing. I was literally right in front of Tiesto the whole entire time!!! We stayed out for a while but towards the end of the night all we were all exhausted so we went back to the house.
We left the house around 10 and went to the beach. It was so hot and unbearable it was hard to stay out there for more than 30 minutes. The beaches were beautiful though and the water is so blue. It's hilarious because even though it was the morning there were still clubs blaring house music on the beach. I guess no one sleeps in Ibiza.
From Ibiza we stayed in Barcelona for 2 nights. Barcelona was probably my favorite part of my Spain trip. Its just so beautiful! My dad was in Spain when he was around my age so he gave me a few tips of where to go. We went to La Sagrada Familia and la boqueria which was an awesome and huge market. La Sagrada Familia was SO beautiful. It was not what I was expecting at all. There was so much detail put into every single inch of the church. It would have been amazing to see a Mass in there. The line was so long, luckily we bought tickets before so we got right in. While my friends and I were having lunch I saw one of my friends parents walking down the street! I went up to them after and said hi and had a nice chat but still, how random to run into someone that you know in Barcelona?! The first night we had a great dinner on the harbor. I had the paella which was so delicious. We went out for a little but we were so tired we ended up going back to our hotel relatively early.
Madrid was a really amazing city. We dropped our stuff off at our hotel and went exploring. It was FREEZING in Madrid! Okay, not freezing but definitely a lot colder than Barcelona. We went to so many places in just one short day. We went to Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real, and Mercado de San Miguel. That night we had dinner in the Plaza Mayor and met up with my friend who is studying abroad at Puerta de Sol. We went to two different nightclubs Joy and Kapital. Kapital had 7 different floors! Each floor was a different theme! So awesome.
The next day we took a train to Cadiz where the boat was docked. It was our last day in Spain which was bittersweet. I didn't want to leave Spain but I am so excited for the other countries to come...like Ghana and South Africa. I feel like Spain was such a different experience for me than any other port. We did do a lot of sightseeing but I feel like I was able to take in the culture a lot more because we weren't rushing around so much. It was nice to be able to just relax for a little bit and take in the scenery.
We went to the Canary Islands next which was cool but I'm still upset about Morocco. There wasn't much to do there but go to the beach. We were only in the Canary Islands for 2 days. The first day was beautiful but every 30 minutes it would start to drizzle while we were on the beach...which wasn't that bad but it would last for about 10 minutes. The beaches were taken over by SAS kids. Nighttime was fun but there wasn't that much to do because it was a Sunday. The next day was much nicer and much warmer. One of the locals told me yesterday was the first time it had rained in the Canary Islands in a year. I guess we brought the rain with us!
We are now on the ship for 6 days before we dock in Ghana. It's the longest we are going to be on the boat since the first trek to Ireland. It's definitely going to be a huge adjustment especially since I have my first test in a few days! The honeymoon period is over!
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