Cape Town to Barcelona and Valencia
Grateful to be South African, we managed to jump the kilometer long queue to avoid missing the flight. Barcelona awaits….
Landing in Turkey saw us stand in more long queues and with no wifi, withdrawl symptoms started to kick in for some.
Beautiful snow peaked mountains glowed in the background as we descended into Barcelona. A quick pit stop in the hotel and we were off to our bike tour of the city. This was a fun way to see the city and a quick way to get around. With some much needed sleep on the first night, we all slept like the dead.
Little did we know how much walking the next day entailed. 24,5 km took us to the football stadium that made Max’s dreams come true, unfortunately no players were training. La Sa grada Familia which is still being completed, the magical fountains after a fabulous dinner at Hard Rock Cafe.
Picasso’s art was something to take in. With the weather not being much in our favour, we decided to take the cable way to view the city from above, which was rather scary with the wind blowing! Up to the castle for a breath taking view and then we hit the train station for the ride to Valencia. We were met with warm smiles, hugs and kisses from the families.
Monday was St. Vincent’s day in Spain and this meant that school only started on Tuesday.
With that ‘first day of school’ look on the students faces they settled in quickly and were then off to Valencia for a cultural tour of the city. We got to go up quart towers, to St. Vincent’s cathedral, La Lonja de la Seda where people use to trade their goods, and central market.
What a science museum Valencia has, if anyone is visiting Spain, it is a must see! It was interactive and a great learning experience.
Another history tour followed where we got to see the Roman city underneath Valencia. A quick walk through the palace. The church where St. Vincent’s arm is kept, not to everyone’s liking, and the Holy Grail. We got to see the inside of the train station but sadly not inside the bull ring. I did see Davis Cup being played on the Sunday, however, the tickets were sold out.
Bioparc was the last outing and I can proudly say we are very spoilt here in Africa. The animals were well looked after and it was beautifully set up, however, nothing beats animals in the wild.
A really big thank you to Miss Kabbabe for organising the trip and to the students – Lexi, Grace, Imaad, Sinipha and Max, you guys were fantastic, so well behaved, I was proud to accompany you!
Ms. Kerri-Lyn Brown