Au revoir, Paris. Hola, España!

So, Stephen finally arrived in Europe! It was a long trip coming, but now there is a little St. Catherine/Jesuit/New Orleans reunion on the old continent. We spent our first 3 days in Paris, and it was quite the whirlwind. Since I have grown used to living there, it was easy for me to show him the city in a very quick manner. We saw the Louvre (Mona Lisa included), Eiffel Tower (climbed it), Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur, Montmartre, Concorde, Latin Quarter, Notre Dame, and had plenty of good eats (crepes, fondue, croque madames). Overall, it was a fun little tourist visit to Paris, but I was more than ready to leave the City of Lights behind.

After a long day on public transportation and airplanes, Stephen and I finally arrived in Spain! We landed in Barcelona about an hour behind schedule, but we eventually made our way through the city to our hostel. Thankfully, we have our own room and space, and we quickly settled in. Before we knew it, it was 11:30pm and we had not eaten dinner. No worries, because in Spain dinner has barely started by that time. We had a wonderful American dinner at, none other than, the Hard Rock Cafe. We are pretty exhausted, but we are spending a full day seeing the touristy sights tomorrow. Catalan and Spanish are difficult for us, but luckily lots of the locals know some English. Viva Barcelona!