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Monday, April 28, 2014

Bienvenida a la Terminal 14  

Welcome back my trendy nail divas this is your favorite flight attendant/tour guide Aesha here and we have officially landed in,
  
BARCELONA, SPAIN! 
Park Güell

Sagrada Família

Sagrada Família at dusk   

Barcelona is the capital city with a population of about 1.6million in Catalonia, Spain. It was originally founded as a Roman city during the Middle Ages. Barcelona is known for it's rich cultural heritage and today is a very big tourist destination. Park Güell is one of the many tourist destinations in Barcelona, it is a garden complex that is built on a hill. Park Güell has a lot of beautiful unique architectural works. Park Güell was built between 1900-1914.  Another landmark in Barcelona, Spain is the Sagrada Família. The Sagrada Família is a giant Roman Catholic church that began being built in 1882. Tourist can visit the Sagrada Família but it is still in the process of being completed.  



Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Spain La Liga(The Spanish League) is considered to be one of the world's best competitions. Some of the most successful teams in Spain is Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated La Liga for much of it's history which started a rivalry between the two teams. The spanish national Football (Soccer) team is very successful and has qualified 13 times for the FIFA World Cup since 1930. Spain has won two medals in soccer olympic games tournaments.  They have won a silver medal in 2000 in the Sydney olympic soccer game. In 1992 they won third place in the olympics in Barcelona.  




   

  


 

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