August 1 - Tibidabo and Farewell Dinner & Gelato!

Hello again from Barcelona! This morning some of the students decided to give up a bit of free time to go to the famous Tibidabo mountain that over-looks Barcelona! They were able to go to the amusement park as well as see stunning views of the city they have lived in this past month. They also were able to get up close to the Temple de Sagrat Cor. After Tibidabo the students had some more free time to pack and do last minute errands and say goodbye to their favorite places. When then went out to a phenomenal farewell dinner in El Born district and topped off the night with some gelato! Enjoy the photos below!

I just wanted to thank you all for checking out the blog! It has been fun updating it filling you all in on the awesome things that the Abbey Road Barcelona Program did this past month. Tomorrow some of us head back to the USA while others go on to Madrid! Thank you again for taking the time to catch up on us!

Sincerely,
Sara Mann
(The photographer/digital photography instructor and blogger!!)

July 31 - Last Dinner With Astrid!

Today there is not much to report! The students had a day full of free time to check out there favorite spots in Barcelona for the last time and to also get some of the shopping in that may have been put off! Astrid, our wonderful cooking teacher whipped up an AMAZING meal for the students as a goodbye. It was delicious and she even made an empanada shaped like the Abbey Road sign :) We have one more day left!

July 30 - Port Adventura!!!!

All month long the students have been asking to go to an amusement park and today their wish came true! We headed north of Barcelona to Port Adventura, the areas theme park. The students were able to enjoy the roller coasters, grab a bite to eat and have a jam packed day of fun!

July 29 - Evening Boat Ride Around Barcelona!

We finished up the weekend over here in Barcelona by enjoying a boat-ride along the coast of Barcelona! The students were able to see all the major landmarks from afar as well as enjoy the sea breeze! After the time on the water we went to dinner and enjoyed some amazing dishes at Placa Real!

July 28 - Chocolate Museum

It's the weekend, so the students were able to sleep in a little bit!! After getting some much needed rest many of the students took a trip to Barcelona's Chocolate Museum. They learned how the chocolate was made and then had a tasting of all the different chocolates ranging from dark to milk! They then went through the museum and viewed some pretty amazing sculptures made out of chocolate! The students really enjoyed the yummy activity, even if it left some belly aches! The students then had free time to enjoy their favorite places in Barcelona. After free time we went to a wonderful group dinner!

July 27 - Class photos, Photography Exhibition and Magic Fountains at Mont Juic!

This morning the classes were combined to do a scavenger hunt around the beach! They had to find things that were typical in Spain and they even had to use their new language skills to ask the locals some questions in order to answer the questions. After class the students had a little down time and then they were  off to electives. The photography class had their final photography exhibition! Each student was able to pick four of their favorite photos that had to do with the subject of their choice. These photos were then blown up and we had a little party for all of the other students to come and view the photos! It was a lot of fun and the students were definitely proud of their photos! After  elective everyone ate a wonderful dinner prepared by our fearless cook Astrid! Then some students went off to the magic fountains at Mont Juic while others strapped on some rollerblades and got to see the city in a new way!

Here are two photos of the Spanish Language classes!!

Some photos from the Photography Exhibition!

Photos from the Magic Fountain Show at Mont Juic!