We finally got to Barcelona Wednesday evening. As we were landing you could see them mounds of snow left from the blizzard on the landing strip, it was as if I had just landed in back in Chicago. We took a bus from Girona Airport to Barcelona, and Rachel’s friends Dana and Sean met us at the station. From there we took the metro to their apartment to drop our stuff off and get settled in.
One of the most famous Spanish dishes is called paella, it’s a rice dish made with either seafood or chicken. We went to this restaurant called Casa Juan, for some of the best paella in Barcelona. It was delicious, quite possible the best meal I had had in a long time. After dinner we headed back to their apartment to decide on our plans for the evening. We ended up going to a disco tech close to their place, and headed back pretty early since we were pretty worn out from all the travelling that day.
Barcelona’s culture of going out is a lot different than any other city I had been to. The locals here don’t bother going out until at least 1 or 2 and don’t actually get home until 6 or 7 in the morning! I’m sure you’re wondering how it is possible to function on little to no sleep, but they have come up with the perfect solution to this problem. First off, the days in Barcelona don’t start off early, and it is customary to take a siesta, Spanish for nap, each day. Many stores, restaurants and cafés close for a few hours in the day for a siesta.
Our first full day in Barcelona was a lot of fun. We started out the day by heading to Las Ramblas, a famous market in Barcelona located right on La Rambla street. There were a ton of street vendors, and a huge farmers market. Tons of fresh fruits, fresh fruit juice, vegetables, and more candy and chocolate than I had ever seen, flowers, vegetable plants for gardens and art work were all being sold. The street seemed to continue on for miles, but there was something very unique about this particular market.
Before we left the market we grabbed a quick lunch at a small falafel house. We then made our way to one of the famous parks in Barcelona, where Gaudi’s architecture can be observed. We took the metro to Park Güell and walked a steep incline, followed by hundreds of steps leading to one of the park’s entrances. We met Sean and Dana there, and walked through the entire park. It was at the highest point that we got an incredible panoramic view of the city. We took different paths which lead us to the “gingerbread houses”, to the famed arches designed by Gaudi, and to some beautiful mosaic art.
As it began to get dark we left the park, and headed to the Gothic Center for dinner. We went to this tiny restaurant called Pim Pam, one of Barcelona’s very own dives for the best burgers in Barcelona. After all that delicious food we head back to their apartment, an decided to get a good night’s sleep since we had a lot to cover tomorrow.
Friday proved to be a busy day, but we saw it all. We started out the day at Sagrada Familia, the famous church designed by Gaudi. Construction is still being carried out all according to his exact plans. Dana told us that in one of her classes, the professor mention that it is estimated to be completed in 50 years, which means somehow I will have to come back to see it completes! Each section is completely different, and there has been some controversy surrounding certain sections of the church, nonetheless it is still an incredible sight of the city.
We then headed back to the Gothic Center during the day, where some of Barcelona’s best architecture can be seen. There is a very old area of the Gothic Center, which includes the area that was the highest point of the city. Before building began spreading around the area from this point you could see straight across to the shoreline. And just about a five minute walk from there is the roman wall, and you can see how over the years it was added to and became a part of the city itself.
After leaving the Gothic Center went to go meet some of Rachel’s friends from home at the Arch de Triomphf. We then walked to see another beautiful park called, Parc de la Ciutadella. We walked around for quite a bit, and then headed to the beach. Although it was cold, it was nice to just walk along the beach and relax for awhile. We walked along the coast, and stumbled onto a demo track setup for the new Audi A1. We stopped there and got to see the latest model, and ever got to take a test drive of the car!
At the end of the day we headed back to their apartment, and got ready to go out to dinner. Out last meal in Spain was perfect, authentic Spanish cuisine, yum. We went out for a little bit, but turned in early since we need to catch our flight to the last leg of our journey. We woke us early, and began to make our way to Dublin, Ireland. Adios Barcelona, Hello Dublin!
Pictures: Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Day Trip to Toledo, Spain
The next morning, we took a bus to get to the city of Toledo which is just south of Madrid. Adi had invited us to go with her, since she was travelling alone and talked a lot about what was there and why we should check it out. Toledo is a really unique and beautiful city, and I’m definitely glad that we got to see this small town.
It was a bit of walk to get o the town from the central bus station, but we made it. Toledo is interesting for a number of reasons, but one thing that I found particularly was the fact that three major religions were present here, from a more historical aspect. It was interesting to see how there were different sections of the city that were quartered off to specific religions. We planned to visit the main church, mosque, and synagogue. However the mosque was closed for restoration. It was interesting to apply what I had been talking about in my comparative religion course to what I was seeing when I visited each of these places.
Toledo is a tiny town, and we were able to cover it in half a day. Walking around proved to be a little difficult even with a map, since we managed to get lost a number of times. Almost every street ends at a fork, and the narrow roads are barely wide enough for a car to get through. While we were there Adi mentioned that a popular thing to try in Toledo is marzipan, and I have to say all though some of the best may come out of Toledo, it definitely was not my favorite. It was really nice to spend the day walking around and exploring the town
We took the bus back to Madrid in the evening and got our stuff together for our flight to Barcelona. Our last night in Madrid was pretty low key, and we grabbed a quick bite to eat at Café y Te. The past few days in Madrid were amazing; it was always the one place I knew I had to go before I left. Someone asked me before what my favorite place was that I have travelled, and so far it’s Madrid. It’s definitely on my list of places I need to go back to. Well, Adios for now, see you in Barcelona!
Pictures: Toledo, Spain
It was a bit of walk to get o the town from the central bus station, but we made it. Toledo is interesting for a number of reasons, but one thing that I found particularly was the fact that three major religions were present here, from a more historical aspect. It was interesting to see how there were different sections of the city that were quartered off to specific religions. We planned to visit the main church, mosque, and synagogue. However the mosque was closed for restoration. It was interesting to apply what I had been talking about in my comparative religion course to what I was seeing when I visited each of these places.
Toledo is a tiny town, and we were able to cover it in half a day. Walking around proved to be a little difficult even with a map, since we managed to get lost a number of times. Almost every street ends at a fork, and the narrow roads are barely wide enough for a car to get through. While we were there Adi mentioned that a popular thing to try in Toledo is marzipan, and I have to say all though some of the best may come out of Toledo, it definitely was not my favorite. It was really nice to spend the day walking around and exploring the town
We took the bus back to Madrid in the evening and got our stuff together for our flight to Barcelona. Our last night in Madrid was pretty low key, and we grabbed a quick bite to eat at Café y Te. The past few days in Madrid were amazing; it was always the one place I knew I had to go before I left. Someone asked me before what my favorite place was that I have travelled, and so far it’s Madrid. It’s definitely on my list of places I need to go back to. Well, Adios for now, see you in Barcelona!
Pictures: Toledo, Spain
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Two days in Madrid!
Madrid was AMAZING! There are so many things I could say about Madrid, and Spain in general, it is quite possibly my favorite place in Europe thus far! We got into Madrid Sunday morning, and took the Metro into the city from the airport. After three transfers, we walked out of Puerta del Sol and made our way to our hostel.
After we dropped off our bags we had to get out and explore Madrid. We knew we were going to go to the Prado later that day since on Sunday evenings it was free for everyone. After taking 6 years of Spanish, I was surprised to see how much I actually remembered from my classes. I remembering wondering why it we had vocabulary lessons on categories like the airport and restaurants, and thinking, “Will this really come up in conversation?” After talking to a few people I started to become more confident in my Spanish.
We made our way to the Prado where the line to get in was wrapped around the building. We finally made our way in, and I already knew that there were a few pieces I wanted to see, especially paintings by Velasquez, Goya, and El Greco. The Prado was not as daunting of a task to get through as the Louvre, but it was still pretty massive. It is a completely different feeling looking at small photo of a painting, and seeing a canvass take up the entire wall and to be standing right in front of it.
After leaving the Prado, continued to walk around Madrid, and eventually made it back to our hostel. We got a late dinner, and headed to one of many disco techs in Madrid to go dancing. We got back to our hostel later that night, and I couldn’t wait to see the rest of this amazing city in the morning.
We saw a lot on Monday, and learned a lot about the Spanish culture. It was a much sunnier day in comparison to the clouds and rain we had on Sunday, which only made the day better. We went to the Plaza del Toros right away. This is the famous bullring in Madrid, it was once the largest in the world, and the practice of bullfighting is an old tradition of the Spaniards. We got a tour of the ring, and got to walk down to the center arena where all the action happens.
After seeing the bullring, we made our way to the famous, Parque de el Retiro. It is an enormous park, and I can only imagine how beautiful it would be in the summer. There were fountains at ever major turning point in the park, and it was so big you almost felt as though you were in a maze. There was a pond near the center of the pond, and a few people had even rented row boats.
We made our way through the park, and walked towards the Reina Sofia Museum. It was filled with paintings and sculptures all done by Spanish artists. Once again there were a few items that I needed to see before I left Madrid. Number one on the list was Guernica by Pablo Picasso. It is one of his most well known paintings, that depict the horrors and tragedy of war.
When we left the museum we walked back to our hostel to regroup, and met our new roommate for the night. Her name is Adi, she was actually born in Israel, and has lived throughout Europe, and was now studying abroad for the semester in Florence. We got to get to know her pretty well, and then we got some bad news. Our flight from Madrid to Barcelona was cancelled because of snow! Of all the things to happen and to disrupt our break, snow was the last thing we thought it could be.
This bump in the road got me a little stressed, and we kept getting emails saying it was cancelled and then it wasn’t cancelled. We ended up rescheduling our flight for the next day and booking our hostel for another night. Even though it made me a little crazy, it all worked out in the end, and we already knew what we were going to be doing the next day. I was exhausted, and decided to get a good night’s sleep and go to bed.
Pictures: Madrid, Spain
After we dropped off our bags we had to get out and explore Madrid. We knew we were going to go to the Prado later that day since on Sunday evenings it was free for everyone. After taking 6 years of Spanish, I was surprised to see how much I actually remembered from my classes. I remembering wondering why it we had vocabulary lessons on categories like the airport and restaurants, and thinking, “Will this really come up in conversation?” After talking to a few people I started to become more confident in my Spanish.
We made our way to the Prado where the line to get in was wrapped around the building. We finally made our way in, and I already knew that there were a few pieces I wanted to see, especially paintings by Velasquez, Goya, and El Greco. The Prado was not as daunting of a task to get through as the Louvre, but it was still pretty massive. It is a completely different feeling looking at small photo of a painting, and seeing a canvass take up the entire wall and to be standing right in front of it.
After leaving the Prado, continued to walk around Madrid, and eventually made it back to our hostel. We got a late dinner, and headed to one of many disco techs in Madrid to go dancing. We got back to our hostel later that night, and I couldn’t wait to see the rest of this amazing city in the morning.
We saw a lot on Monday, and learned a lot about the Spanish culture. It was a much sunnier day in comparison to the clouds and rain we had on Sunday, which only made the day better. We went to the Plaza del Toros right away. This is the famous bullring in Madrid, it was once the largest in the world, and the practice of bullfighting is an old tradition of the Spaniards. We got a tour of the ring, and got to walk down to the center arena where all the action happens.
After seeing the bullring, we made our way to the famous, Parque de el Retiro. It is an enormous park, and I can only imagine how beautiful it would be in the summer. There were fountains at ever major turning point in the park, and it was so big you almost felt as though you were in a maze. There was a pond near the center of the pond, and a few people had even rented row boats.
We made our way through the park, and walked towards the Reina Sofia Museum. It was filled with paintings and sculptures all done by Spanish artists. Once again there were a few items that I needed to see before I left Madrid. Number one on the list was Guernica by Pablo Picasso. It is one of his most well known paintings, that depict the horrors and tragedy of war.
When we left the museum we walked back to our hostel to regroup, and met our new roommate for the night. Her name is Adi, she was actually born in Israel, and has lived throughout Europe, and was now studying abroad for the semester in Florence. We got to get to know her pretty well, and then we got some bad news. Our flight from Madrid to Barcelona was cancelled because of snow! Of all the things to happen and to disrupt our break, snow was the last thing we thought it could be.
This bump in the road got me a little stressed, and we kept getting emails saying it was cancelled and then it wasn’t cancelled. We ended up rescheduling our flight for the next day and booking our hostel for another night. Even though it made me a little crazy, it all worked out in the end, and we already knew what we were going to be doing the next day. I was exhausted, and decided to get a good night’s sleep and go to bed.
Pictures: Madrid, Spain
Monday, March 8, 2010
Day Two: Sintra, Portugal
Sintra was probably, if not definately, the best part of my time in Lisbon. We took a train from Lisbon to the town of Sintra located near the coast of Portugal. We got lucky with weather, and for the most part it was sunny, with a couple drops of rain here and there. There was a lot to see in Lisbon, and we decided to cover the main areas of Sintra first, and if we had time move further out to the coast.
We took a bus to the Palacio da Pena, which is this beautiful castle which reminded all of us of the fairytale castles you read about. Each section was a bright color, with detailed paintings around the trim. The architecture of the palace itself was incredible. I learned the a duke and his family lived there and until 1910 it was occupied by a family, and later opened to the public. The Palace was surrounded by a very large park, which seemed to be a huge forrest.
We wandered all over the palace, and were in awe of it all. After finishing at the castle, we headed to Quinta de Regaleria, another famous park in Sintra. Once again we all felt as though we were dropped straight into some make believe or magically land. There were trails that went in every which direction, and underground tunnels to explore. There were various towers I got to climb and the view was incredible. We explored an old Portugese castle, which at times was a little scary, gave us a breathtaking view of Sintra.
We made our way through different paths, and finally got to the underground tunnels. We walked through out them and found ourselves at the bottom of an unfinished well. There were stairs around the outside and we made our way to the top. Everything in Sintra was beautiful. It was all fresh, green, and all the people who helped us find our way were so helpful.
Before we knew it the sun was beginning to set, and we decided to head back to Lisbon. After all, it would take us about an hour just to get back. We got back to our hostel, and began to pack up our stuff since we would be leaving early the next morning. After packing we went for dinner adn talked all about the day, and the fact that we could have spent the entire week in Lisbon, it was absolutely fabulous. We tried to go to bed early to get a good nights sleep, and before we knew it we had fallen asleep. Next stop: Madrid, Spain!
Pictures: Sintra, Portugal
We took a bus to the Palacio da Pena, which is this beautiful castle which reminded all of us of the fairytale castles you read about. Each section was a bright color, with detailed paintings around the trim. The architecture of the palace itself was incredible. I learned the a duke and his family lived there and until 1910 it was occupied by a family, and later opened to the public. The Palace was surrounded by a very large park, which seemed to be a huge forrest.
We wandered all over the palace, and were in awe of it all. After finishing at the castle, we headed to Quinta de Regaleria, another famous park in Sintra. Once again we all felt as though we were dropped straight into some make believe or magically land. There were trails that went in every which direction, and underground tunnels to explore. There were various towers I got to climb and the view was incredible. We explored an old Portugese castle, which at times was a little scary, gave us a breathtaking view of Sintra.
We made our way through different paths, and finally got to the underground tunnels. We walked through out them and found ourselves at the bottom of an unfinished well. There were stairs around the outside and we made our way to the top. Everything in Sintra was beautiful. It was all fresh, green, and all the people who helped us find our way were so helpful.
Before we knew it the sun was beginning to set, and we decided to head back to Lisbon. After all, it would take us about an hour just to get back. We got back to our hostel, and began to pack up our stuff since we would be leaving early the next morning. After packing we went for dinner adn talked all about the day, and the fact that we could have spent the entire week in Lisbon, it was absolutely fabulous. We tried to go to bed early to get a good nights sleep, and before we knew it we had fallen asleep. Next stop: Madrid, Spain!
Pictures: Sintra, Portugal
Rain,rain go away
I was expecting perfect weather for spring break, but to my disappointment when I woke up it was raining. We decided that we weren't going to let the rain stop us from exploring Lisbon, and got an early start to the day. What we forgot was that in this general area of Portugal and Spain, the people and the lifestlye here is so relaxed, shops don't open at the time posted and service for the most part is generally slow, but hey it's part of the culture.
Despite the rain we got to walk around Lisbon for most of the day. A woman at the front desk of hut hostel gave us a couple suggestions of what we should do over next couple of days. She mentioned that a place that many people don't go to is called Pollux, it is basically a department store in Lisbon, but at the top is an amazing view of the city. The buildings are all different colors each more vibrant than the next, and I cannot forget to mention the characteristic that sticks out most in my mind, the terracotta roofs. Miles around it's the one common thing that stood out.
After going to Pollux we decided to visit the Castelo de Sao Jorge, where we got yet another view of the beatiful city. From every high point of the tower gave us a different view of the city. We spent aquite some time exploring the area and after building up our apetites, went looking for some lunch. Literally every place we went to was packed, but we finally found a small family owned restuarant, where all the meals were cooked to order by the wife of the owner. I go to sample homemade portugese food, and it was delicious!
By the time we finished our lunch, it started to pour and we decided to head back to the hostel. We talked to the people working at the front desk, and got suggestions of where to go for dinner and out for the evening. We figured out our plans for the next day, and got ready to go out. After dinner we headed to an area known as "Barrio Alto." It was streets lined with small bars and clubs, each booming with different music and crowds of people congregating and mingling with one another. After a night of dancing, we headed back to the hostel to get some sleep before our trip to Sintra.
Pictures: Lisbon, Portugal
Despite the rain we got to walk around Lisbon for most of the day. A woman at the front desk of hut hostel gave us a couple suggestions of what we should do over next couple of days. She mentioned that a place that many people don't go to is called Pollux, it is basically a department store in Lisbon, but at the top is an amazing view of the city. The buildings are all different colors each more vibrant than the next, and I cannot forget to mention the characteristic that sticks out most in my mind, the terracotta roofs. Miles around it's the one common thing that stood out.
After going to Pollux we decided to visit the Castelo de Sao Jorge, where we got yet another view of the beatiful city. From every high point of the tower gave us a different view of the city. We spent aquite some time exploring the area and after building up our apetites, went looking for some lunch. Literally every place we went to was packed, but we finally found a small family owned restuarant, where all the meals were cooked to order by the wife of the owner. I go to sample homemade portugese food, and it was delicious!
By the time we finished our lunch, it started to pour and we decided to head back to the hostel. We talked to the people working at the front desk, and got suggestions of where to go for dinner and out for the evening. We figured out our plans for the next day, and got ready to go out. After dinner we headed to an area known as "Barrio Alto." It was streets lined with small bars and clubs, each booming with different music and crowds of people congregating and mingling with one another. After a night of dancing, we headed back to the hostel to get some sleep before our trip to Sintra.
Pictures: Lisbon, Portugal
Thursday, March 4, 2010
London to Lisbon
What a day! I cannot believe that it took that long to get to Lisbon. We just arrived and settled into our hostel in central Lisbon at 12:00am. Our flight was delayed for 3 hours all because of a problem closing the door. It wasn't just that it was the fact the staff couldn't answer our questions, and that apparently "EasyJet Policy" is way more important than the laws stated by the European Union. Our wonderful compensation for losing half a day in Lisbon was a free drink, to say that we were a little upset would be an understatement.
We finally arrived in Lisbon, and made our way to our Kitsch Hostel. It's located right in the center of town, and so far after being here for only a few hours, I love it already. The beds are so comfortable, I'm sure I'll be asleep in no time. I cannot wait for tomorrow when we actually get to explore Lisbon all day! As for right now, it's time to go to bed and take a rest from the hectic day of travel. Until tomorrow, good night!
We finally arrived in Lisbon, and made our way to our Kitsch Hostel. It's located right in the center of town, and so far after being here for only a few hours, I love it already. The beds are so comfortable, I'm sure I'll be asleep in no time. I cannot wait for tomorrow when we actually get to explore Lisbon all day! As for right now, it's time to go to bed and take a rest from the hectic day of travel. Until tomorrow, good night!
Weekend in Munich
Guten Tag!
Munich, or München as the Germans call it, was incredible. Germany is on of the most historic places that I have been to thus far. I found it particularily interesting because when I was in middle school and high school, the history classes on World War II, seemed to be the most captivating. I went to München with my roomate Diana, and two other girls, who happen to also be Kappa Deltas, Katie and Cate. We got a chance to see a lot in München and of course we did visit a few of the famour beer gardens including the HofbräuHaus, but that wasn't even the part that I will always remember. The part of our visit to Germany that really had an impact on me was visiting Dachua, the first concentration camp that was establsihed, and the only one to function throughtout the entire reign under the Third Reich.
We took a day tour of Dachua and really got the chance to fuly understand the history of WWII and Dachua. It took about half an hour to actually get to the Dachua Memorial, and our guide Steve was incredibly knowledgeable on the history of Dachua. It is hard to really explain to you what I was thinking when I walked through, and hearing all the stories really made the experience all the more emotional and real.
I tried my best to capture it with pictures, and at a few places I panned around taking a video to preserve what I was seeing. One thing that kept going through my mind was: 1) Someone actually had to sit down and think about how a concentration camp need to function 2) People were running these camps, and were the ones doing horrible and painful things to other people 3) Those in charge actually set up the camps to look like safe places, for example gas chambers were disguised as showers so when people came for inspections they didn't question it. Take a look at the pictures, and the few videos I took, I hope the can give you a better idea of what Dachua was really like.
When we got back, we all had an uneasy feeling about what we just saw, but at the same time we all were thinking that, even with exisiting concentration camps open for the public to see there are still people that say it never happened. One thing our guide pointed out that I really wasn't aware of was who was actually held in concentration camps. Over a fifth of those held were Jews, but among the others were political leaders and their people from over 30 different countries.
I could probably go on and on about what I saw at Dachau, and it was only a fraction of my visit in München. There is still a lot I didn't get to see, and Germany in general is a place I definately want to go back to and explore.
Pictures: Munich, Germany
Video Links:
Gas Chamber
Dachua 1
Dachua 2
Dancing at the HofbräuHaus
Munich, or München as the Germans call it, was incredible. Germany is on of the most historic places that I have been to thus far. I found it particularily interesting because when I was in middle school and high school, the history classes on World War II, seemed to be the most captivating. I went to München with my roomate Diana, and two other girls, who happen to also be Kappa Deltas, Katie and Cate. We got a chance to see a lot in München and of course we did visit a few of the famour beer gardens including the HofbräuHaus, but that wasn't even the part that I will always remember. The part of our visit to Germany that really had an impact on me was visiting Dachua, the first concentration camp that was establsihed, and the only one to function throughtout the entire reign under the Third Reich.
We took a day tour of Dachua and really got the chance to fuly understand the history of WWII and Dachua. It took about half an hour to actually get to the Dachua Memorial, and our guide Steve was incredibly knowledgeable on the history of Dachua. It is hard to really explain to you what I was thinking when I walked through, and hearing all the stories really made the experience all the more emotional and real.
I tried my best to capture it with pictures, and at a few places I panned around taking a video to preserve what I was seeing. One thing that kept going through my mind was: 1) Someone actually had to sit down and think about how a concentration camp need to function 2) People were running these camps, and were the ones doing horrible and painful things to other people 3) Those in charge actually set up the camps to look like safe places, for example gas chambers were disguised as showers so when people came for inspections they didn't question it. Take a look at the pictures, and the few videos I took, I hope the can give you a better idea of what Dachua was really like.
When we got back, we all had an uneasy feeling about what we just saw, but at the same time we all were thinking that, even with exisiting concentration camps open for the public to see there are still people that say it never happened. One thing our guide pointed out that I really wasn't aware of was who was actually held in concentration camps. Over a fifth of those held were Jews, but among the others were political leaders and their people from over 30 different countries.
I could probably go on and on about what I saw at Dachau, and it was only a fraction of my visit in München. There is still a lot I didn't get to see, and Germany in general is a place I definately want to go back to and explore.
Pictures: Munich, Germany
Video Links:
Gas Chamber
Dachua 1
Dachua 2
Dancing at the HofbräuHaus
Lights, Camera, Action!
London is the center of everything, and tonight was interesting for a number of reasons. Myself and a couple other girls, who also happened to be from Bradley decided to check out a London movie premiere. It was my first premiere ever, so I really had no idea what to expect, but based on what we had heard on the news people were lining up and waiting since noon, and the actually premiere didn't even start until 6pm!
I probably should tell you that the premiere was for Johnny Depp's new movie, Alice in Wonderland. It was pouring rain by the time we got there and managed to find shelter under an awning. and despite the fact that we showed up at 4:30, made no difference, since we got to see the famed movie star.
Every five minutes you could hear people screaming with excitiment, and then crowds you all of a sudden begin to chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny," all of course in a british accent. After waiting for however long we were there, we finally saw him make his way to the crowd, despite the rain. I managed to capture a few good video clips of it all, and I should apologize in advance for the shakiness of the videos the crowds were crazy.
As for the reaction of the crowd to finally seeing him, it was quite comical. Girls, and a few guys too, were screaming, fainting, crying. Jen one of the girls I was with practically froze and I ended up pulling her with me so she could at least see her favorite actor. All in all it was a once in a lifetime experience of madness and excitment. I posted a few pictures and links to the videos, enjoy!
Pictures: Alice In Wonderland Premiere
Video 1: Alice in Wonderlan Premiere Take 1
Video 2: Alice in Wonderland Premiere Take 2
I probably should tell you that the premiere was for Johnny Depp's new movie, Alice in Wonderland. It was pouring rain by the time we got there and managed to find shelter under an awning. and despite the fact that we showed up at 4:30, made no difference, since we got to see the famed movie star.
Every five minutes you could hear people screaming with excitiment, and then crowds you all of a sudden begin to chant in unison, "Johnny, Johnny, Johnny," all of course in a british accent. After waiting for however long we were there, we finally saw him make his way to the crowd, despite the rain. I managed to capture a few good video clips of it all, and I should apologize in advance for the shakiness of the videos the crowds were crazy.
As for the reaction of the crowd to finally seeing him, it was quite comical. Girls, and a few guys too, were screaming, fainting, crying. Jen one of the girls I was with practically froze and I ended up pulling her with me so she could at least see her favorite actor. All in all it was a once in a lifetime experience of madness and excitment. I posted a few pictures and links to the videos, enjoy!
Pictures: Alice In Wonderland Premiere
Video 1: Alice in Wonderlan Premiere Take 1
Video 2: Alice in Wonderland Premiere Take 2
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