Don't Stand Under A Hole; It Could Be A Toilet!

Today was an amazing day because I got to have a lie in; probably the last that I will have in a while, so I leisurely got up this morning. I spent some time watching My Family and eating breakfast before getting dressed to roam around Girona. I wasn't entirely sure that I knew the directions to get to la Guardía Civil but I took my map with me and in an almost Joey like fashion stepped into the map. (Joey from Friends for those who don't know.)

I managed to get the map facing the right way and me in the right place on the map and set off for the Campus Montilivi, where I knew there was the closest roundabout on the map. From there it was pretty much a straight line down la Avinguida Monitilivi and to another roundabout where I found the right road that I was meant to be on. 

I hadn't been nervous on my way down to la Guardía Civil because the girl I was meeting, Conny; I had been talking to her for about a month or more on Facebook so I felt that she was the person I was least worried to meet. Thankfully I didn't have to do much in the way of an approach either because she came bouncing up to me, and thinks went well straight from the start.
 

We'd decided to meet up so that we could both know where to be for tomorrow and how long it would take. Before we went on that trip though, we met up with the guy she's sharing a flat with and his friend from uni. We had ice cream, which was really nice...but not as good as the other place, according to Conny. I shall test it tomorrow no doubt! After some deliberation we went on our trip up to the wall of Girona, which involved a lot of steps and a lot of wall. For most of us it was easy, not so much for Tom with his bike! We had fun nonetheless and made jokes about it. 

The views from the wall are absolutely stunning and I feel so lucky to be here. I'm not worried about the coming months because I know that the people are going to be lovely and that I'm going to have an amazing time in this beautiful city. 

We stopped on the wall to take photo's. Some on our camera's, some on our blackberry's and some on our iPhone's. And some of us could only stick to calling and texting on our phones! :) One thing to note would be, "The Spanish are so laid back, that they don't even realise it's Sunday." Amazing quote from Tom there. 

Today, I learned that you shouldn't stand under a hole, because that hole could be a toilet! We discovered this on the wall when we were coming back after having been up the tower to see the views from a higher vantage point. I for one definitely wouldn't have liked to be standing under that hole! 

We parted ways after being on the wall, and seeing the Cathedral, which is stunning from the outside, and we plan to meet tomorrow morning at half 9 to be in time for the Spanish introduction talk. Doesn't really matter whether we understand it or not, because there's an English one straight after it! 

Looking forward to seeing what tomorrow brings :).

Ciao for now! x