Caballero Errante Madrid

... each went around the table and said what we were thankful for. It was so nice. Everyone agreed that even though it was weird we weren't home Spain had become our new family and this was a perfect way to celebrate. Then we feasted. And when that was over we ate more aka dessert.... Apple pie, apple crisp, icecream, brownies, chocolate cake, pecan pie, and random assortments of cream pastries. When everything was over everyone was soooo fulll. The Irish ...

After a day and a half search for an Internet cafe, Iīve finally found one. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be...

Anyway, this is my first week in Spain, and I absolutely love it. Europeans are quite nice, and I feel very much at home here. Today, I had an interesting conversation with a man from the Dominican Republic who has been living here for 3 years. There are people here from all over. I have ...

... 9 so I was able to get some pictures with less people. I am impressed with how well Spanisards take care of their businesses. As I walked around this morning, I watched people cleaning windows, mopping floors, sweeping and scrubbing sidewalks. Madrid is overall very clean. I just wandered around today. I strolled through a few parks, one was massive! I took pictures and tried my best to speak Spanish to the few I came in contact with. I ...

... to some John Martyn, I finally did so last night. Obviously its something of a shame that the gentleman in question actually had to die in order for me to finally get round to doing so, but still... better late than never I say! Obituary cock-up of the month award goes to the Independent, who captioned a picture of him in concert with the sentence 'John Martyn live at the Albert Hall. He continued playing after losing a leg'. Don't think it came out quite how they intended ...

... a great place to wander around little streets full of bars and tapas restaurants. After Madrid we had a single night in Barcelona, just wandered up and down Las Ramblas and checked out the port area. Madrid was great, definitely worth checking out, it was not too hot while there which was great, and there were a lot less tourists there than in Barcelona. Highlights: Spain ** The Reina Sofia and Prado museums ...

... yet donīt! I later found out that my tutors are of similar opinion, which i found comforting! Today was an extremely cultured day. We also spent several hours in a museum of modern art which i enjoyed throughly! The result of all this culture was that we ended up eating way too many Patatas Ali-Oli and Drinking wine for a good five hours!

... after various incidents with Yvonne a few years ago, I did know that ... There were tons of people lined up for tickets. There were also tons of hotties at the fights - mental note: go to more bullfights! But only for the culture and spectacle, not for any other reason ... It was quite uncomfortable sitting on the stone seating - it reminded me of watching "Aida" in Verona last summer (see Euro 2006 blog entitled "She had the firmest ...

... first thing he said was a joke. "Lo veas, tu revolucion esta causando un divorce." (You see? Your revolution is about to cause a divorce.) Then, he said all my principles and rules and vows (example: my current vow to drink no alcohol but dark beer) were like something "Fascista", and that I should just go with the flow. He said he didn't think I was happy traveling. Mairin offered that she thought I was being "egoista con si" (selfish towards ...

... spanish as I had been before. Thatīs not a good sign, but when I try to speak to most native speakers they continue to speak really softly and really quickly so I donīt understand hardly anything they say. When the teachers speak here it is even worse. They are so fast and they always fall off at the end of their words so that I usually am simply guessing by their hand movements what they are trying to say. Well, that is enough for now.

... had been added. The Spanish players continued to apply pressure, actually missing on two good scoring attempts in injury time. And then, 7 or 8 minutes into injury time, the referee blew his whistle, signifying the end of the game. The jubilant Serbians all rushed to their keeper, and the dejected Spaniards all left quickly keeping their heads hung low. The Serbians had upset the Spaniards, playing to a draw in Madrid. As I mentioned earlier, there is no parking at the ...