España

Spain was a wonderful experience, especially historically. I learned so much of Spain's history, culture, wars, artist, religion, food, etc. I would definitely recommend Spain as a travel destination in the future. My only problem with Spain is that the people are not most friendly people in the world. They are somewhat rude.

They were so many things to see and do in Spain. Went to the both of the Royal Palaces, museums, Valley of the Falling, topas walk, Picasso exhibits, churches, etc. The art was fabulous over in Spain. A lot of it dealt with the cruxifixation but you would expect that over in Spain. I think historically I liked Madrid a lot more than Barcelona. Maybe because I only spent a couple days in BCN and spent 5 days in MAD. Barcelona seem to be more spread out and prettier, were Madrid seem to have more history and everything was centrally located.

The food in Spain was ok. Now I did enjoy the topas, they were like cheap little sandwiches. Everything else was ok. For instance, my cousin and I ordered a fried seafood platter. Now in most European countries they keep the head on their seafood especially shrimp. Well in this instance not only do they keep the head on, they did not even take the shell off. Now you have battered shrimp with the shell still on. After you took the shell off (batter came off) basically you had a regular cocktail shrimp. One of the drinks I enjoyed over there was a Granizada (its like a lime and lemon slushi...see pic of that and topas) they are very tasty and refreshing. Also, the ice cream is to die for....you can find ice cream almost everywhere in Spain.

Bull fighting in Spain is horrible. Since I was use to what I saw on American TV, I did not know exactly what they did to the bull. They stab the bull many times and you can see blood running down their backs. It was really gross. The poor bull is running around with knives and spears in their back. I was rooting for the bull.

Overall, I think Madrid and Barcelona was in enjoyable. Make sure you speak a little espanol when you go over there.....or they will be ruder to you. But if you are looking for good eats, Spain is definitely not the place to go.

Tidbit about Spain
The Spainish eat the 2nd most ice cream in the world. The way they have ice cream shops all over, that is not hard to believe.

Food: Topas,Paella, Flan, Gazpacho, Churros, and Chocolate
Drinks: Granizada, Cerveza, Sangria, Spanish Hot Chocolate

Atmosphere...............................................B
People........................................................C-
Scenery......................................................A
Food...........................................................C
History......................................................A+
Beauty.......................................................B-
Beers/Drinks............................................B+
Adventure................................................B
Cost...........................................................B
Overall Experience.................................B