Barcelona

Had a lovely three weeks in Barcelona- the perfect mixture of sightseeing and vacation on a beach! Absolutely loved the vividness of the city and am so thankful that's where I wound down from my exchange. I obviously have so many pictures from my trip but a lot are repetitive, so I picked the ones that I liked most! There are still more to come, but these are a general view of my favourites!

One of the many statues along the ocean boardwalk area

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

Parc Guell

View of the city from Parc Guell

La Sagrada Familia

Vaulted ceilings in La Sagrada Familia

One of the doors of La Sagrada Familia

 Beautiful stained glass in La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia at night

Palau Reial

Palau Reial

Palau Reial

Palau Reial

Can't wait to post more Barcelona pictures, and can't believe in two days I'll be home!

xx

T

"We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. 

As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known."

-Carson McCullers

Lately

Can't believe in less than two weeks I'm leaving for Spain, and just under five weeks I'll be flying back to Canada. Time has absolutely flown by, I can't believe it's nearing the end. The weather we've been experiencing has been making this time much more enjoyable, as we're able to enjoy what the city has to offer everyday. This post has pictures from my birthday, and how I've been beating the heat in Vienna, and the beauty I've experienced in the past week.

I was blessed with great weather on my birthday, so we had a picnic brunch in the park!

We then went to Le Loft where we got a wine sampler...

A cheese sampler with bread...

And an absolutely stunning view of the city, with Stephansdom off in the distance!

The weather has been divine, so I went swimming along the Donau!

Along one of our night walks we got to experience a gorgeous sunset!

We also beat the heat by going to Krapfenwaldlbad- a swimming pool overlooking the city.

We had perfect weather and a perfect view- and a swimming pool!

We had Greek food at one of the restaurants lining the Donau

And got to experience this amazing sunset last night!

xx

T.

Krakow

So I had a lovely weekend trip to Krakow, Poland! It was amazing weather, and the city itself is just stunning. I am putting a lot more photos on this blog post because I loved them all so much. 

Lulu's cafe

Our first breakfast spot- Milkbar.
Absolutely to die for.

Taylor's fruit and granola bowl

My scrambled eggs with tomatoes and cottage cheese

Seen in Old Town

Florian Gate

Alter at the church of St. Francis of Assisi

Cupcake Corner Bakery

Old Town is outlined by a park!

Amazing Meditteranean food we stumbled upon!

Patio at Hamsa

"Place of meditation upon the martyrdom
 of 65 thousand Polish citizens of Jewish
 nationality from Cracow and it's environs
 killed by the Nazis during World War II." 

Jewish cemetery 

Corpus Christi Basilica

The massive organs at Corpus Christi Basilica

A megaphone with a bell carved with Catholic symbolism,
the masses staring up intently. Shortly after this was commissioned
someone spray painted 'never follow' on one of the peoples heads,
turning it from a painting of religious nature to an anti-authoritarian one. 

Memorial of the chairs left behind by Jewish families getting sent off to gas chambers.

Golden Dome of Wawel Cathedral

Beautiful flowers

View of the river from Wawel Hill

The patio at Trufla, our new favourite restaurant

I took photos of all of the food. 

Grilled Chicken with a lemon/garlic sauce

The most amazing side salad I've ever been privileged to eat. 

The inner patio at Trufla

The market in the Old Town center

St. Mary's Basilica at night

Fresh lemonade to end an absolutely wonderful trip!

If you get the chance, I would 100% recommend going to Krakow. It was absolutely gorgeous and completely took me by surprise. The great weather, amazing food and the lovely locals made this trip such an amazing experience.

xx

T.