Carnival!

I took a trip to Sitges in February with my friend Mattie Kramer.  We decided to go to Sitges last minute to celebrate carnival.  Although we were not prepared to go because we did not have or buy costumes, we managed to find masks in my apartment and wear those.  Since it was only our second month being in Barcelona, we were not very familiar yet with the trains or how to go about traveling to Sitges, a beach town in Spain.  However, after getting lost several times and trying to communicate and get directions from multiple people, we ended up making friends with a local couple who allowed us to tag along on their journey to Sitges.  We went to the Renfee train station and took a train that was about forty-five minutes.  Everyone on the train was dressed up, celebrating and drinking.  When we arrived in Sitges at carnival, the streets were pact with people dressed up in costumes.  People were drinking, smoking, dancing, and celebrating this holiday.  There were huge parades throughout the entire beach town.  The parades and crazy amount of people was fascinating to watch.  If I had to compare it to a holiday in America, I would compare it to Halloween.  However, carnival is much more wild.  We stayed in Sitges until about two in the morning.  At two o’clock am, we got on a crowded line to take the train back to the Barcelona.  The train was as much of a scene on the way back as it was on the way there.  Overall, it was an awesome experience and a great way to immerse ourselves into the Spanish culture.