Our trip to Barcelona

Most of the students in our grade have recently been to Barcelona to celebrate the end of our four years of Secondary Compulsory Education. We visited some cities in Catalonia.

First we went to Sort, a small village in Lleida near the Pyrenees. We went there by bus, so the trip was very long. It lasted more than 17 hours, but we had a good time chatting to friends or sleeping. We stayed at a small hostel where the food was very good, the people were very nice and the views were impressive.

As Sort is at the top of a mountain, there are many activities people can do in the countryside, such as rafting, horse ridding, paint-ball, archery and driving quads.

The one we enjoyed most was rafting. It was our first time, so we were very excited and scared at the beginning. We made groups of six. A monitor showed us how to row or how to act in different situations. Although the water of the river was very cold, we could have a bath.

On Wednesday we took a bus and went to Salou, a city near the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona. We stayed at a hotel in which we had breakfast and dinner. The bedrooms were comfortable and there were two swimming pools in which we could have a bath on Thursday evening. We weren't alone in the hotel: we met teenagers from Spain and from other countries.

We went to Barcelona twice as it was near Salou. It was a very beautiful city and the places we liked most were the Aquarium, the Sagrada Familia, the Gothic neighborhood or the football stadium called Camp-Nou. We went to the top of Montjuic mountain from where we could see the whole city. On the first day a tour guide showed us the most attractive places and we learned about the history and the traditions of the city.

At night we went to a disco called Snoepy's. It was fun because there were a lot of people from other countries and the music was really cool. It was the funniest part of the trip for most of us.

On Saturday we went to a theme park called Portaventura. It was very fun, as the highest roller-coaster in Europe is there. There are also many water attractions which we could enjoy.

We went back to Cadiz at night and the trip didn't seem so long because we were asleep. When we arrived home we were exhausted as we had had a tiring week. We wish we had spent more time in Barcelona and we hope that next year the students will have such a great time.  

Andrea Monedero y Begoña Esteban.