Las Ramblas

Las Ramblas in Barcelona is famous world wide. Las Ramblas is very important because it is a main tourist attraction. Las Ramblas is known for being a shopping area/street in Barcelona, therefore it has many people. The street is filled with shops and tourist sites such as the Christopher Columbus statue and links la plaza de Catalunya with Port Vell - Barcelona's harbour and beachfront. There are also many good restaurants such as the Hard Rock cafe, which I definitely suggest to visit whilst you are there, as well as some more traditional rustic tapas bars. However the one known problem with this big tourist area is it has many pick pockets, so make sure your valuables are secure. To be fair, nobody in our group got anything stolen.

Overall Las Ramblas is a beautiful and busy street. If you want to shop or just chill out and watch the world pass by, Las Ramblas can cater for all needs.

Ruari Guildea

La playa de la Barceloneta

Our time at the beach in Barcelona was the time we most looked forward to.

Because we took the initiative and brought both a rugby and basketball, we were always entertained, with of course the sea looming behind us. (BUT BALL IS STILL LIFE)

The most memorable moment had to be the introduction of our volleyball-rugby hybrid game. Not only for the amazing skills I displayed, but also the positive attention we attracted.

If we were to remember anything from our trip, it would be our time at the beach.

Callum Henry

Nuestra excursion a Barcelona

We all had a great time on our trip to Barcelona last week. As we made our way up the 512 meter Mount Tibabado, the view of the city was breath-taking, as was the experience on top of the mountain where there was an amazing theme park and the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor where we spent a few moments reflecting before Mr Ordóñez and Mr Dean led us in a prayer.

The most enjoyable experience was visiting the monumental Camp Nou. It was amazing to see the success and history all the Barça teams hold, and how the community can be brought together. Another great experience we were thankful for was being able to walk down ´Las Ramblas´ the most famous strip in the whole of Spain, as well as visiting the Formula 1 race track 'Circuit de Catalunya', Port Vell, Sagrada Familia, The Picasso Museum and the Aquarium.

Overall it was great to be given the opportunity to experience Spanish and Catalan culture. Primarly, it was fantastic to be able to practice our Spanish speaking skills in preparation for next year!

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La semana pasada tuvimos un tiempo estupendo en Barcelona. Cuando subíamos los 512 metros de la montaña la vista de la ciudad era impresionante, tanto como la experiencia en la cumbre donde había un espléndido parque temático y el Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, donde pasamos unos momentos de recogimiento antes de que el profesor Dean y el profesor Ordóñez dirigieran una oracion.

La mejor experiencia fue visitar el monumental Camp Nou. Fue increíble ver los éxitos y la historia de todos los equipos del Barça, y la comunidad que agrupa. Otra gran experiencia de la que estamos agradecidos fue pasear por ´Las Ramblas´ una de las calles más famosas de España, similar a Oxford Street, asi como el circuito de Formula 1 'Circuit de Catalunya', el Port Vell, la Sagrada Familia, el museo Picasso y el Acuario.

En conclusión tuvimos una fantástica experiencia de la cultura española y catalana. ¡Fue fabuloso poder practicar nuestro Español hablado en preparación del año que viene!  

Andrew, Lewis, Michael y Filippo

My Barcelona trip

There is only one word that can describe my school trip to Barcelona. Amazing. All the days out that we had and the places that the teachers had organised for us to go to see were definitely something I’d remember for the rest of my life. For example, we went to the stunning Sagrada Familia which is a Catalan Modernist style Basilica, originally thought of by Gaudi, it has taken hundreds of years to construct and is still being built today! We also went to the Picasso Museum, where we could see the best of Pablo Picasso’s beautiful artwork on show for the public to see. But my absolute favourite place has to be the Camp Nou. In Catalan language this means New Field. We could go through the Barcelona trophy room and marvel at the successful history of the Barcelona football club in Spain, Europe and the whole world in fact. As well as the team trophies, they also had the Ballon D’or and Golden Boot of Lionel Messi, debatably the best player in the world.

Alex Sullivan

La Sagrada Familia

Here you have attached a video with a 3D reconstruction on how the Basilica will look like when finished, in 2026. It has been under construction since 1882, wich it's actually not very long for the european Cathedrals average time of construction!

Barcelona

We are in our last day in Barcelona! It´s been a great week, here you have some photos as a starter, but much more is coming in the next days.