My Gap Year by 19 - 11H - Rafaela Abrunhosa https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat Hi everyone, welcome to my blog: My Gap Year. Here you can follow my adventures through this year: my travels, see how volunteering works, and learn about other cultures. I will leave some pieces of information through the blog if you are interested in this route. We will start this adventure in Portugal. Stay connected! en-us 2020-05-01 10:57:41 UTC 2023-05-13 16:39:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9f3.png Aguda, Arcozelo, Portugal rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/544219724 You can find more information about what is a Gap Year here, my blogue.]]> 2020-05-01 15:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/544219724 Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Carrer de Sant Quintí, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561794602 This is Hospital da Santa Creu e Sant Pau, an hospital built in twentieth century. It contributed to the healing of patients with their pleasant environment that include big gardens. You can also stroll through the underground tunnels that connect the buildings.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-09 19:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561794602 Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Carrer de Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561904664 Basílica de la Sagrada Família is a large Catholic temple designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. The project was started in 1882, but only 8 of 18 towers are ready.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-09 21:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561904664 Las Ramblas, Carrer de Pere IV, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561947865 Las Ramblas is just a name given to a route of commerce and circulation in Barcelona, very busy. There is a work of art by Joan Miró on the floor, a memorial dedicated to victims of an attack in the Ramblas.]]> 2020-05-09 22:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/561947865 Bocca di Bonifacio, Carrer de Sardenya, 360, 08025 Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562513281 Food based on a Mediterranean diet with fresh salads and house hamburgers. 
Great food from 7€!]]> 2020-05-10 11:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562513281 Carrer de Larrard, 55, 08024 Barcelona, Espanha rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562886515
Restaurant Larrard 55 is also a good restaurant with a Mediterranean diet and simple and delicious snacks. 
Person: 10-20€ 
]]> 2020-05-10 15:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562886515 Park Güell, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562918650 Originally intended to be an urbanization, it was designed by architect Antoni Gaudí. It was named Spain's Historic Artistic Monument and classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-10 15:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562918650 La Pedrera-Casa Milà, Passeig de Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562984805 Casa Milà is a building designed by Antoni Gaudí that doesn't have any straight lines. Same people say it looks like waves or sand dunes.

"There are not straight line or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have straight lines or sharp corners."
-Antoni Gaudí 
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-10 16:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/562984805 Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer del Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563018479 This "palace" was built to house the headquarters and concert hall of the Catalan Orfeão, chorus of Barcelona. The architect was Gaudí's teacher.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-10 16:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563018479 Barrio Gótico, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563058553 Medieval streets filled with artisans, florists and vendors, this streets received an art market every week.
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]]> 2020-05-10 17:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563058553 Restaurante italiano "La Perla Nera", Via Laietana, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563111196 As a basic we have a highly recommended italian restaurant whose main menu is pasta and salads.
Person: 10-20€]]> 2020-05-10 17:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563111196 SENSATION APARTMENTS, Carrer del Rosselló, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563129583 As I went with a group of friends we preferred to rent a small apartment that can accommodate 8 people.
It includes a kitchen so we didn't have to spend so much on eating out and could save a little.
Per night: 161€]]> 2020-05-10 17:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/563129583 Catedral de Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II, Paris, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564845629 It is one of the oldest French cathedrals in Gothic style and is surrounded by the waters of the Seine.
The cathedral was hit by a violent  fire causing damage to the ceiling and more.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 13:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564845629 Arc de Triomphe, Praça Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564858820 Is a monument built in commemoration of Napoleon Bonaparte's military victories.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 13:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564858820 Disneyland Paris, Boulevard de Parc, Coupvray, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564865626 As a Gap Year is made to take a break some friends and I decided that we should have some fun. 
Disneyland Paris is amazing and so beautiful!!  🤩 
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 13:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564865626 Disney's Hotel Cheyenne, Rue du Bœuf Agile, Coupvray, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564913444 During this little adventure in Disneyland Paris we stayed in a hotel inside the park, an hotel based in the Wild West.
A realistic and exceptional decoration.
Per night: 184€ (4 people; shared)]]> 2020-05-11 13:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564913444 Hôtel Elysées Union, Rue de l'Amiral Hamelin, Paris, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564924763 A simple and confortable room that can be shared, as I did.
Per night: 86€ (2 people)]]> 2020-05-11 13:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/564924763 Memorial do Muro de Berlim, Bernauer Straße, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565133008 The Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer commemorates the division of Berlim by the Berlim Wall and the deaths that occurred there.
 PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565133008 Viktualienmarkt, Viktualienmarkt, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565140507 The Viktualienmarkt is a daily food market and shops offer flowers, exotic fruit, spices, cheese, fish, juices and so on. 
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565140507 Marienplatz, Marienplatz, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565148120 Marienplatz is a central square in the city centre of Munich. It has been the city's main square since 1158.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565148120 Münchner Residenz, Residenzstraße, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565149965 The Münchner Residenz is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarch of Bavaria, the largest city palace in Germany.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565149965 Reichstag, Platz der Republik, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565160475 This is the building where Germany's federal parliament exercise it's functions. It was already set on fire after the appointment of Adolf 🤬 🤬.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565160475 Topographie des Terrors, Niederkirchnerstraße, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565169370 The Topographie des Terrors is an outdoor and indoor history museum.
Buildings which during the Nazi regime was the SS Reich Main Security Office.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565169370 Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565172189 It is an old city gate, one of Germany's best known landmarks.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 15:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565172189 Hotel Alexander Plaza, Rosenstraße, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565182686 Super comfortable and quite.
Per night: 71€ (2 people; shared)]]> 2020-05-11 15:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565182686 Hotel Cocoon Hauptbahnhof, Mittererstraße, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565214504 Beautiful rooms, great experience. 
Per night: 71€ (2 people; shared)]]> 2020-05-11 15:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565214504 Xaver's, Rumfordstraße, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565242996 Good food with simple dishes.
Person: 10-20€]]> 2020-05-11 15:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565242996 HANS IM GLÜCK Burgergrill & Bar, Sonnenstraße, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565270682 I worked here for 2 months, a restaurant that serves beers, snacks and tasty dishes.


]]> 2020-05-11 15:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565270682 Palace of Versailles, Versalhes, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565565703 Château de Versailles is a royal castle located in the city of Versailles, a rural village at the time of its construction but today a suburb of Paris.
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Person: 10-20€]]> 2020-05-11 17:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565570210 Eiffel Tower, Avenue Anatole France, Paris, Paris, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565574483 Everyone knows the Eiffel Tower but it is the tallest building in the city (324 m) and the most visited paid monument in the world.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 17:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565574483 Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, Paris, France rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565576851 It is the largest art museum in the world , a central city landmark located on the bank of the Seine.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-11 17:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/565576851 Angelic Wonders, Kragga Kamma Rd, Lorraine, Port Elizabeth, South Africa rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/568180390 It was in this park that I did my first safari in South Africa.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-12 17:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/568180390 Lower Seaview Road, Farms Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, South Africa rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/568200711 Where I did my volunteering, placed in a wildlife reserve.
In this project I engaged in different preservation activities each day but I spent more time with lions and big cats. I had the opportunity to play and feed these big animals. They eat a lot of meat, 3 killos per day and it's super fun to see them. Mainly when the babys are playing and "fighting".
In this project they also gave us a shared room, breakfast and meals. 
Depending on the time of volunteering the prices change (2.870€, 8 weeks).
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-05-12 17:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/568200711 Arco de Triunfo de Barcelona, Passeig de Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/614521554 This work is registered as a Cultural Property of Local Interest in the Catalan Cultural Heritage Inventory.
This Arc de Triomphe has been characterized by artistic, scientific and economic progress. 
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-06-06 19:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/614521554 Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten, Berlim, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/614522555 It is a Lutheran cathedral, strictly speaking it is not a cathedral because it was never the seat of a bishop.
PHOTO by: me⚜️]]> 2020-06-06 20:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/614522555 Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, Platzl, Munique, Germany rafaelaabrunhosa09 https://padlet.com/rafaelaabrunhosa09/q7eepareqrwbzzat/wish/614523980 Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a beer hall that serves typical Bavarian dishes, such as pork loinand various types of sausages. The most tradicional type of beer is Helles.
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