Translation of gymnasium in Spanish

I fell asleep but woke up in the middle of the night. My stomach turned upside down and I could not hold myself anymore. I needed to vomit and ran to the bathroom. This occurred three times.
I told them that in Europe not everything was perfect. I told them that there were also very dark times in that continent and that even in peaceful times live was not always easy as they had thought.
One could see the animals from a distance. There were sea lions, whales and penguins, all very far away. In the evening we went on a boat for whale watching which was a really great experience.