Spain Recap

Spain was our last stop of the year and started to win us over the minute we walked out of the train station. Barcelona is a truly gorgeous city. The architecture is stunning, the people are beautiful, and the weather is fantastic. The pace of life is slower and the schedule is later and more relaxed. We will miss so much about life in Barcelona — the beautiful park where we loved to walk, the lively beach atmosphere, strolling the breathtaking streets, gazing at elegant buildings, watching street performers, and breathing in the smells drifting from the restaurants.

Here’s a slideshow of our favorite memories from Spain, and some fun stats about our time here.

Spain Life in Numbers

Number of days we enjoyed our fantastic Aribnb: 46

Number of times someone got pooped on by a bird: 2

Number of times someone declared “I quit gap year”: 0

Number of days we kept our daily journals (to date): 365

Number of times we ate delicious gelato: 4

Number of times we were solicited to buy something at the beach: every time

Number of miles we walked during our time here: ~340

Number of pictures I took of the beautiful street art: 16

Number of times we were scammed into buying a rose we didn’t want for 20 euro (he said he had change!): 1

Number of fully nude people we saw at the beach: a lot

Number of extremely talented street performers we saw: 6

Number of stairs we climbed each time going in/out of our condo: 89

Number of Antoni Gaudi buildings we saw: at least 6

Number of times Jill pole danced on the subway: 1

Number of different tapas tried: 15

Number of days we LOVED Barcelona: all of them!

Goodbye To This Year, Hello Again to Colorado

I have tears in my eyes just writing the words goodbye to this year. Our final days of the year were spent enjoying the beach, some very hot daily walks, and one last trip to get gelato. We fly home to Colorado early tomorrow morning, bringing this remarkable year long adventure to an end. My mom will pick us up at the airport, just like she dropped us off exactly 365 days ago. Our bags are packed for the final time — next stop, Colorado!