Valencia

After complications on our way into Spain (traveling through france is a bitch.) we finally made our way into Valencia. We rented a room in the Erasmus flat from Gabriel and we were very lucky to make some great friends.
The only issue we encountered was the sunburns both John and I got. His far worse than mine. But it did keep us away from the beach for a couple days. We ended up meeting a couple from Washington, a couple from Switzerland, two girls from Germany, a girl Marie and her rowdy group of friends from Germany, and a bunch of locals. Our host took Marie, John and I out for the real paella experience. It was delicious though I wasn't crazy about the seafood one... Everyone else loved it! I guess I'm just not a seafood girl. We then went to a beach with an abandoned hotel. And then out for horchata, we chose horchata with ice cream. Serious yum! A week in Valencia flew by but it was a really wonderful experience. Also food was SO inexpensive in Spain, however not of the best quality. Though I did buy bottles of wine for one euro... Which was insane. We met so many people from different areas and it was a great time to share our experiences.

Paris.

Paris was beautiful, romantic (if you have the money... Haha!) and just as I thought it would be. We stayed with our friend Nicolas who stayed with us in buffalo. Just for a night, but him and his girlfriend took us out and we enjoyed some real Paris nightlife.
The following days we spent with another host Tiphane. Lovely girl, my age, and well traveled. She had a lot to say about Paris and took us to places we would not have found ourselves. Her apartment also had a stunning view of the city and really made our time there special.
We also took a day trip to Versailles, gorgeous of course. We brought a lunch of baguette sandwiches and ended up taking a nap in the grass.
It wasn't terribly hard to leave Paris, because we will be returning in September to stay with our friend Edward. Hooray! Our journeys continue and next we travelled to Spain...

Frankfurt..

We started our trip off in Frankfurt, germany. Our hosts, Vicky and Patrick where really lovely people who know a lot about their city and showed us some of the greatest parts.
It was really great to spend time in their garden and enjoy the summer sun, German beers, and all the beautiful plants they were growing.
We'll be traveling back there at the end of our trip which is great, since we really loved it!