My First Christmas Away From Home
There is no denying that while I was happy to be abroad and living in Europe, I missed my family terribly last Christmas 1987. It was after all, the very first time I was going to celebrate Christmas without them.
A few days before Christmas, a friend and fellow Atenean, Eugene Guanzon Sycip, asked Marvi, my room mate, and I, if we were interested in traveling with him to Barcelona. Since my social calendar was not exactly full of parties and events to celebrate the season, I agreed to go. Thus, a few days before Christmas day, off we all went on our Barcelona adventure.
In front of the Iglesia de Santa Maria del Mar
At the Palacio de Montjuic
Across the street from the Plaza de Toros of Barcelona
At the Catedral de Barcelona
By the main entrance of Poble Espanyol or Pueblo Español
At the Plaza Real
At the Port of Barcelona
A few steps away from the Monumento de Colon
At an outdoor café close to the Monument de Colon
At the beautiful Plaza de Catalunya