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Viva Espana!
... Corpus Christie, and it happens 9 Saturdays after Easter. We watched women sew lace ( sounds boring, but it's actually pretty interesting). By the end of the tour I thought my legs were going to collapse because this week we've been doing so much walking ( burning off the Crepes thankfully). What I failed to mention is the food here is delicious. At lunch I got spaghetti, pork, and ice cream so it's not far from the typical American food. Good to ...
El Escorial Monastery
... to sneak a few pictures though, but some are blurry though since I was rushing to do the shot.
This place was built in austerity, no over the top adornments anywhere except in the crypt where the kings are buried and the altar in the basilica. That doesn't mean the palace is not impressive, it has a very simple elegance to it. The mere size of the building ...
La Ultima Dia en Espana
... the floodwaters of Lake Nasser following the construction of the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt. So, there you are in Madrid, walking through a park, admiring the superb views of the old town and Spanish architecture and you come across this Egyptian temple in the middle of nowhere! Strange, but fantastic as well!
Then it was through the parks of the Royal Palace for a bit of ...
First trip to Spain
... to see this...especially knowing how much I enjoy animals. Well, I found a lot out quickly...
As we sat in the arena and watched the first bull come out in a frenzy, I thought it was going to be great. It reminded me of the one rodeo show I saw in my life on a trip out west...except for the fact there wasn't anyone on the animal. I enjoyed watching the bull run through the cape...the men dressed in their little customes, blah, blah, blah. This is all ...
More from Madrid
... are getting richer and doing it off the backs of the hardworking lower and middle classes. Just over a week ago, prior to some elections, protests started and a tent city sprung up in the Puerta del Sol, one of the large squares in old town Madrid. The scene is reminiscent of pictures I have seen of the 1960s protests in the States. Of what we have seen, it's all very peaceful and is mostly young people that seem dedicated to ensuring changes are made and ...
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