HHS Portugal and Spain Trip 2017

We had to say goodbye to our favorite bus driver, Nuno, who did an OUTSTANDING job of driving us along our journey.  We were sad to say good bye, and insisted on a picture. We spend the afternoon in Barcelona, walking down La Rambla (the most popular street in central Barcelona) And we enjoyed the Picasso Museum.  Photography wasn't allowed and many of us bought postcards and posters with our favorite prints.  I couldn't resist and I snuck in a picture of my favorite painting on display.  You can't tell from the photo, but he used green and red in her eyes and it really brought the painting to life!  Picasso was painting incredible portraits and scenes as young as 13.  They were incredible!  In his later years he started experimenting with colors and shapes.

We arrived in Valencia in the afternoon and our first stop was the Cathedral of Valencia.  Inside, is the chalice of Valencia, which is believed to be the one used by Christ at the last supper. Aft our time in the cathedral, we had some crepes and walked around the square. Then we went to a giant playground, which happened tone shaped like a giant Jesus lying on the ground.

Today was incredible!  When we arrived in Grenada, our EF guide Christine sent students on a scavenger hunt to find some points of interest in the city.  They competed in teams to find Puerta de La Justicia, Washington Irving's monument, Pilar del Toro, The Monument of Isabella the Catholic, Corral del Carbon, Silk Market, Saint Patroness of Granada, and Plaza de Carmen.  Along the way, students had to ask locals about different symbols, poems, and sayings of Granadians.  We had some time for lunch and cafe con leche. Our scavenger hunt director, Christine  Amy, Abhishek, Andrew, Tyler, Monay and Hannah next to the Puerta de La Justica  Washington Irving's Monument Pilar del Toro The Monument of Queen Isabella and Colombus Corral del Carbon Silk Market Sabrina and her NY friends at St. Patroness of Grenada Sabrina and her group at Plaza de Carmen And the winners of the scavenger hunt, The Dream Team: S...