Barcelona and Cuenca

Hola!
Spain is great! I am really enjoying myself. I am enjoying the fact that I can somewhat communicate with the people here. Plus, no offense to anybody from France, but the Spanish are much nicer to me than the French were!
Barcelona was a blast. I went all over the city and saw the Sagrada Familia, went to the top of Tibidabo and spent one day at the beach. I loved the ports and all the sailboats. I can´t wait to post pictures.
I left Barcelona and went to the small city of Cuenca. This is about 2 hours by train outside Madrid. Cuenca is absolutely beautiful!! I loved it there. I spent the night in an amazing hotel that overlooked the beautiful scenic cliffs that make Cuenca famous. Growing up with the name Cuenca in California was frustrating as it was frequently mispronounced...nobody could spell it. I cannot stress how surreal it was to go to a city where your name is EVERYWHERE! Plus, everyone can say and spell it! I got many surprised looks that my last name was the same as their city. Especially since I´m an American. I highly recommend visiting Cuenca if any of you are ever in Spain and near Madrid. It is very touristy but only to the Spanish. I did not see any Americans there. I am very excited to upload my pictures!
I am in Madrid right now and staying with Pablo, our former exchange student. I will be heading to Cordoba and Seville this week and this weekend we are going to Salamanca where his family lives. Good times!!!
Hope you are all well!
xoxo
Carrie
PS. Drop me a line when you can! I miss everyone!