Albayt Country Club Estepona

I got back to the car this morning and sighed a breath of relief that it was still there. That quickly turned to brown trouser time when I noticed a €50 parking ticket. I´ll get round to paying that about the same time I get a job. :-) I didn´t do much today, seen a wee bit more of Sevillas city centre, but I´m waiting on Rosa and her friend arriving so we can all do the touristy ...

... is not a coincidence, since it marks the 500th anniversary of Columbus' departure from this city, setting out for what he believed to be India and turned out to be the Americas. We visited the overwhelming cathedral in Seville, which houses amongst other things, Columbus' tomb. We have found it quite interesting, since it is built on top of a mosque, whose main remains these days is the 12th century Giralda tower ...

... the day and at night. To start our visit of the city, we decided the best way to go about things was to do the oh-so-touristy hop on, hop off bus. This way we were able to get a full perspective of the Old Town part of Sevilla, and the neighboring town across the river Triana. Along the way we saw the location where Sevilla hosted the World's Fair in 1992, numerous churches, gardens, and even the Bull Ring still used today. The tour we purchased also ...

... our plans slightly as we both love Seville so much and feel we want longer here, we are staying for an extra week to get that extra time and also so we can see Semana Santa. Semana Santa is a huge religious festival which celebrates the week before easter, in Seville it is celebrated in a big way with lots of processions which often involve marching bands, incredibly ornate floats, men on horseback and perhaps most famously men in ...

... another 1 credit class called "Cultural Realities of Spain" which is basically just to talk about differences between Spain and the US. My professor has a really laidback "no pasa nada" attitude which makes the class a little more enjoyable. And I've learned a couple interesting things, since I did pretty much no research before I left. But anyway Spain has an illegal immigration problem like the U.S. because of people immigrating from Africa and is ...

... M & A with us, unfortunately they brought their Philadelphia weather with them to Spain. It rained some part of every day and grand plans of day trips were washed away with the rainy conditions. We had fun though. So many laughs and drinks and meals. Desma was so psyched to have her buddy with her in the country they both love so much. We cannot thank M & A enough for spending a portion of the vacations with us here. We will never forget it. After all of our ...

... late, like its normal to stay out until 5 or 6 in the morning or even later. That's like how they socialize and its just part of the culture. I don't know whats up with my family. Other people's senoras come home at like 2 in the morning or later! So I'm really ****** about that because I always have to leave way earlier than anyone else. So I think I'm going to talk to someone at CIEE and see what they suggest. I may change families but I feel bad doing that because ...

... were persecuted by the Muslims of Sevilla before it was reconquered for being Christians. The 2 of them are fabled to hold up La Giralda when there are quakes. There are 2 bells up in the tower that are named after these 2 saints. All the bells are named and these 2 bells are side by side. Finishing with our Cathedral visit we eat lunch nearby and then head off searching for internet and ...

... bath, which sprayed almost directly onto the side of the tub, so here I was with my face pressed up against the white porcelain bathtub, trying to rinse hotel-grade shampoo out of my hair, and the soap was slick and I didn't feel like it cleaned anything. It was quite comic. Later that night, we wandered around with a big group, looking for a bar where we could have some tapas or sangria. I just wanted a drink before bed and to get to know these new people, and it suited me just ...

... tuve mas que sol, ecxepto algunas nuves, y calor mal, todo el mundo esta aca sorprendido que estamos a mediados de Octubre y hay 30 grados. Tanto calor y sol y a 2 horas de tren de Cadiz, me voy para la playa. Claro que hoy es un dia de mierda, llueve, refresco y anuncian lluvia toda la semana, pero me voy igual y que se vaya a tomar por culo (frase de aqui). Esta noche me voy a un hostel que parece buena nota, pero de ahi veo que hago, ni idea cuantos dias me quedare. Recien en la ...