Please sir, I want some more... of Life!: Spring Break Recap

I know, I know, I have not blogged in FOREVER, and I am really sorry. There's a few good explanations for it: 1) The week before Spring Break was not very interesting 2) internet access was limited during Spring Break and 3) being out of the habit made it hard to jump back in, but here I am ready to get back into the swing of things for my last month here in London. Can you believe it? I only have one month left. I feel like I have accomplished a ton and yet only scratched the service at the same time. But I'll cover that in a different post. This post is dedicated to Spring Break and showing you my sweet pictures.

Our vacation started on Thursday, April 1st when classes ended. Some people left within a few hours for their Spring Breaks. The Vandon House was slowly loosing its occupants to their travels. For the past few weeks our dining area had been under construction, but it opened up, newly renovated, just in time to see everyone leave. It was nice to have all that space.

On Friday, Benji and myself opted to get lost in London. We set off walking, and chose our path as we went. We walked south towards the river and then further east. I saw a lot of London that I had never seen before. One of the highlights of our walk was when we discovered the high fashion street. It wasn't Bond Street, but one even more posh featuring stores like Prada, D & G, and any high fashion brand you can think of. I felt as though I couldn't even walk on a street that had probably millions of pounds of merchandise just sitting there mocking anyone who's bank account weeped at their prices. It was a lot of fun though. I feel more posh for having been there. A lot of the people at Vandon hung out on Friday night. I learned a new card game that I can't wait to share with my friends and family back home.

Saturday was a relaxation day followed by a crazy night. Once again, everyone who was left in Vandon came together and hung out. We played a lot of card games and chatted about any and everything. It was a real bonding moment for us, and probably one of my favorite Vandon moments. We went out and got back entirely too late.

Easter was on Sunday, and I devoted the majority of my day to packing. Bailey, Benji and I didn't sleep that night because we had to be at Victoria station at 3:30 to catch a train to the Gatwick Airport. Our EasyJet flight took off at 7 and we were in Barcelona by 10 AM (they are an hour ahead of us). Sadly, I noticed everyone was wearing jackets. It was colder than we would have liked with high temperatures in the lower 60s everyday, but when the wind didn't blow, the sun blasted you. I got a little bit of color despite the cold temperature.

We stayed in a resort called H*Top Calella Palace 300m from the Mediterranean coast and just a few km from the mountains behind us. It was advertised as a 4 Star all-inclusive, but we found out quickly that Europe does not have the same star system that the US does. Stars are relative to the amenities offered, and have really nothing to do with facilities, upkeep, or service. That being said, Calella Palace would probably be a 2 or 3 star in the US. The food was decent, but not amazing. The all-inclusive did include drinks, so we took advantage of that. Because of the cold weather, we just took in our five days there from a relaxation point of view, taking a lot of naps, leisurely walks, and talking in our awesome scenery.

Now for the pictures!