... of the park in 2011. I exited on the north east end of the park into the elegant and stylish residential area called Salamanca, aka the Brentwood of Madrid. All around me were innovative and pricey restaurants, I chose one for the beautiful display of ...
... quite a long day travelling from Lisbon to Madrid but the journey was broken in the afternoon for a visit to Salamanca. On to Madrid the capital of Spain, but a fairly laid back capital. Our hostel had a very social atmosphere and even flamenco dancing ...
... to his stunts.
In the Columnatta hugging the lagoon we sat down watching the ducks and the people rowing by. A guy from Salamanca named Juancho came along and sat with us for a chat. He told us he was working taking care of kids in the Madrid Book ...
... our Sancho Panza-like tummies we hurried to the University.
So this was the first University of Spain (although some are still unsure if the University of Salamanca came first) Founded in the 15th Century by Cardinal Cisneros, the regent in Spain at ...
... by leaving things half-finished.
So, here's The Top 5 Worst Things About Spain!:
1. MADRID -
The life here seemed tragically dull. Colorless clothes and boring fabrics created a style that depressed. People traveled to work in the ...
... goes later this week, and the other 2 have one more week off. They are going out to one of their country houses in Salamanca tomorrow though, so things will be pretty quiet around the house. As the plan stands right now, I will stay with the family for ...
... 're not planning much, perhaps checking out a palace to the west of town. We´re planning a night in Salamanca, a big university town about halfway between here and Porto in Portugal, tomorrow night before we head to Porto for a few days to kick off our ...
... numbness by the end of our cold, drizzly picnic. We met up with some others from our group and drank tea in a café until catching the bus back to Salamanca.
I'm already excited to go back to Madrid at the end of the semester to explore it even ...
... lots of beautiful looking beaches that went unexplored. So at the end of all that I came to understand why the Spanish people in Salamanca were laughing at me when I told them about this itinerary. I was happy at the thought of re-joining Sara back in ...
... Jorge was up from Seville and it was a long weekend because of San Isidro - the patron saint of Madrid. Of course that means partying and a fiesta in Spain, so on Sunday night we joined the street parties until the early hours and on Monday went to the ...