Barcelona
Torre de Belem in Lisbon
Lisbon Bus Tour in the rain (Stephanie from PA and Crista from AR/Germany)
Crista, me, Stephanie and Kaitlin in Lisbon
Inside barrack at sachsenhausen
sachsenhausen concentration camp
Berlin Church
Berlin Wall with Crista
Dam Square Amsterdam
Madame Taussauds Wax Museum Amsterdam with Madalena. That'd be Heidi Klum on the left and Tyra on the right.*******************************************************************************
I would first like to thank all who worried, prayed or called family members, friends and the Spanish Embassy after I left my phone in a gas station bathroom like a goober. I am Jimbo Webb's child and that is the only excuse I can come up with.
I am so pooped from two weeks of traveling but I had a blast. The first stop was Amsterdam. We got to see Anne Frank's house, the Gentleman's Canal, Dam Square and approximately three billion bikes. Dutch is the silliest language ever and the metro was always free(by that I mean the gates were always open and we were never asked for a ticket).
Stop number two was Berlin. We took a free tour of the city on the second day. We got to see the Holocaust memorial, Checkpoint Charlie and the American Sector, the Brandenburg Gate, Hitler's bunker, Humboldt University and a beautiful Protestant church that I don't remember the name of(picture above). On Easter we went to the concentration camp. It was a weird day to go but I am so glad we went. Walking through the camp I just felt a weight that you can't explain until you go there. I didn't know until the tour how many homosexuals and gypsies were also victims of the Holocaust. I learned a lot in Berlin and I was so excited to discover that Germans know what real food is! I bought a ridiculous amount of chocolate. I am trying to pace myself but am failing miserably.
I would first like to thank all who worried, prayed or called family members, friends and the Spanish Embassy after I left my phone in a gas station bathroom like a goober. I am Jimbo Webb's child and that is the only excuse I can come up with.
I am so pooped from two weeks of traveling but I had a blast. The first stop was Amsterdam. We got to see Anne Frank's house, the Gentleman's Canal, Dam Square and approximately three billion bikes. Dutch is the silliest language ever and the metro was always free(by that I mean the gates were always open and we were never asked for a ticket).
Stop number two was Berlin. We took a free tour of the city on the second day. We got to see the Holocaust memorial, Checkpoint Charlie and the American Sector, the Brandenburg Gate, Hitler's bunker, Humboldt University and a beautiful Protestant church that I don't remember the name of(picture above). On Easter we went to the concentration camp. It was a weird day to go but I am so glad we went. Walking through the camp I just felt a weight that you can't explain until you go there. I didn't know until the tour how many homosexuals and gypsies were also victims of the Holocaust. I learned a lot in Berlin and I was so excited to discover that Germans know what real food is! I bought a ridiculous amount of chocolate. I am trying to pace myself but am failing miserably.
Stop number three was Lisbon. We had an amazing tour guide in my Portuguese friend from last semester, Madalena. She had class during the day but was able to tell us cool neighborhoods to check out. We took a bus tour one day and hung out at the river. The Torre of Belem was beauuuutiful. Portugal is my favorite place so far and I don't really know why.
The last stop was Barcelona. I got to see Emily and apologize for being such a loser. On Friday we met her to eat Pinchos(Spanish appetizers) and later when out. The night life in Barcelona is really fun. On the other days we took a few bus tours, got rained on and saw lots of Gaudi's work.
I got home Sunday after taking a cab, a subway, two trains, a bus and another cab to get home. I am so tired but had the most epic spring break ever attempted. I have no plans for May but I am saving money so I can be in Greece for my 21st birthday in June.
Happy birthday this week to Zach and Mariana, two of my favorite people in the world!
How are YOU?
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