Tuesday, November 13, 2007

It's Always Sunny in Barcelona

It doesn't snow much in Amsterdam, but after getting hailed on last Friday, we sought refuge in Barcelona. Well, that would be a cool story- whenever it gets cold we jet off to the beach- but the truth is that Erika's firm has a week of "training" and Rob tagged along for the weekend. (Rob is pretty sure that it's all an excuse for a trip to Barcelona, but Erika assures him that somewhere between all the sangria and the sunshine there are conferences and classes to attend.)

The weather and the city were beautiful and like good tourists, we managed to see the obligatory giant European church, although the one in Barcelona is actually a lot different than most:


Mostly though, we had fun hanging out with our friend, Colleen, who was in the neighborhood visiting her cousin, who is studying in Spain. Together, we saw the Sagrada Familia basilica above and took a gondola to the park that overlooks the city. Here, Erika enjoys the view:


Not everything went according to plan, however. Our friend, James, was supposed to join us and couldn't, so the girls mourned his absence over a few dozen drinks. James, you were missed.


Still, it was another great trip and Erika gets to hang out in Spain all week, "training" with the firm. Here she is, hard at work on her siesta:

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hey Guys! Glad you got to see Barcelona. One of my absolute favorite cities in the world. I loved the Gaudi architecture there so modern for even the current times. Although, he must have done some good drugs in order to create all that so long ago.
Have a blast. I'm jealous of all the fun you are having.

letstrythis said...

okay erika, here you go posing as some hotshot workaholic and this picture of you gets posted. okay, now how can the same girl be:
1) un-freaking-believably intelligent
2) a fabulously curly headed girl
3) blessed with porcelain skin
4) BODY LIKE A COKE BOTTLE
5) respected in finance
6) and get caught taking a nap in SPAIN?!?!?!?!

Thank god I love you, because I'd soon be hating you. ;)

Erika and Rob said...

Love you, too, Joey!