A little slice of Germany

This weekend was our last free travel weekend while on the study abroad! I couldn’t believe the trip I had booked months ago to Mallorca had finally arrived. Ashley and I were so excited for our adventure together. We were both nervous because the weather forecast wasn’t looking as promising as we had hoped. We went to the airport and arrived in Mallorca that night. I was incredibly anxious because it was dark out and I couldn’t see anything when driving to the hotel. I had booked the hotel and so it was kind of riding on me to how the trip was going to play out. It turned out to be quite the steal for 80 euros for the whole trip. The hotel was really nice and after walking up and down the boardwalk the next couple of days, it was definitely one of the best on the playa de palma. Ashley and I walked around and found a place to eat. The next day we went out and ran in the morning on the boardwalk right outside our hotel. The beach was stunning and the color of the water was so clear and various colors of blue. Our sole goal for the trip was to lay out, read, and relax. On our walks we walked into several of the stores and realized how desperate they were for business because of their bartering mentality. There were so many street vendors trying to sell sunglasses and watches – more than I have seen anywhere. The most curious thing of all was that the people on Mallorca, a Spanish island, mostly speak German – most of the food was German, the signs etc. The funny part was that people would speak German to us because Ashley and I are two blondes walking on the streets. That same night, our friends from Alcala who go to U of A arrived at the hotel. It was mostly a very relaxing weekend hanging in the sea club lounge with our computers, chicken crepes and pina cooladas or watching the nightly entertainment our hotel provided. We went in the Mediterranean which was freezing but funny and worth it to say that I’ve been swimming there. I learned to always wear sunscreen (it’s worth splitting the 5 euros) and don’t drink the tap water. Ashley and I were incredibly sad to leave our adventure because it was so beautiful and a dream come true. I slipped up one night while we were getting ice cream and Ashley was saying how she shouldn’t be getting ice cream; I said: “It’s okay, you’re on vacation.” Oh wait… no we’re on a study abroad! ☺