Southern Bound

Southern Bound

If I could compare my arrival and first days into Barcelona with the trip through southern Spain, I would say that both were wonderfully exhausting.  My first days in Barcelona were spent trying to magically understand Spanish and my trip south was spent trying to magically understand all of Spain. 

Madrid, Segovia, Cordoba, Granada, and Sevilla all seen and explored in ten days.  If I had to choose one of the five cities as being my favorite, I would say Madrid.  I liked Madrid for two reasons: one, it seemed so completely different from Barcelona and two, it was because we were able to spend the most time there.  There was something comforting about Madrid being a capital city that made it feel like home in DC, but at the same time being something completely new and exciting.  We spend three days in Madrid and towards the end of our stay I felt like I left with a sense of knowing Madrid.  It’s hard to fully grasp a new city in a day or even two. Three days was still a short time, but I felt like I knew Madrid; where to eat, what to see, etc.

We made it through five cities seen in ten days.  I can’t specifically say which city I liked better in comparison to Barcelona, because Barcelona is where I’ve found comfort away from home.  However, as a whole, Spain has proven to me to be a place of constant beauty and continued discovery.