After I finished my semester in Besancon, I embarked on my well-deserved holidat vacation! For my christmas vacation I spent it in the beautiful palm-city Barcelona. My friend and I were so excited to spend time together and enjoy the plesant weather and indulge in the delicious spanish cuisine. The first meal we had when we arrived at Barcelona was seafood paella and a pitcher of sangria. If you don’t know what paella and sangria are then you are missing out!!! If you want to taste authentic paella and sangria you have to come to Spain for it, no ifs or buts!  Besides eating amazing spanish food, we also explored the busy streets of Barcelona and saw the entire city in a cable car! I was a bit afraid to get on the cable car because I am scared of heights but I overcame my fear! It was worthwhile when I saw the view of Barcelona. It was avery sunny day, the sky was blue and the wind was very mild. Basically the perfect day for exploring and getting our eyes lost with beauty.

Another city I visited after my semester had finished was London. At first I wasn’t too excited to go to London because basically everyone told me it basically rains all the time and it gets dark earlier. But it only rained the first day of my arrival and then I was lucky to seehow beautiful London was for the next few days because it was sunny! It felt like a miracle was upon my friend and I. We took advantage of the beautiful days we had been given to stroll down the streets of London. We saw the famous landmarks in London which included:the London Eye, Big Ben, the Shard and Buckingham Palace.You know I have to mention food because I love it so much! But seriously when you come to London or any other city in England, trying Indian food is a must. I’ve heard from many people that the Indian cuisine in London is very close in taste to that as in India. And I can attest to this statement because it was heaven on a plate. My lamb tikka massala was so tender, juicy and the sauce was very flavorful. We can’t forget about naan, it was so buttery and soft, one of the best foods on this earth.

Visiting Barcelona and London was a great way to end my holiday vacation and my time in Europe. I definitely plan to come back to England and Spain to explore other cities and their cuisines of course!