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Aranjuez
... had a wonderful lunch for just over 45 Euros for the three of us. We ordered a carafe of red wine to go with our lunch. Shortly after bringing the wine, the waiter brought some fresh bread. A little later, he brought three small slices of bread. Each one had cream cheese and smoked salmon. They tasted great. For the first plate, Leslie had a type of chicken soup, Tyler had Sopa Castellana, and I had Consume de Jerez. It was a consume into which ...
ANDALUCIA!
... from the fundación! And It was a blast!
We left on friday and had a 6 hour bus ride:( I slept the whole way because we had to wake up at 5 am! We were on our way to our first stop...Córdoba.
In Córdoba we went to see La Mesquita (an ancient mosque) which is now a Cathedral. This town is so cute and the quintessential European neighborhood. There were narrow streets with white houses with blue detailing. The neighborhood is called la Judería. There are ...
Estoy aqui!
... yet to sleep and it is now 6PM. I did meet a very nice girl from California on the second flight that was studying abroad in Madrid though, so it wasn't all bad.
So once we were through the airport, our trip advisers from la fundacion (the residence hall I am staying in) met us and we got on a bus that took us on a 45 min bus ride to Toledo. (Oh, and Spaniards have a slight lisp, so la fundacion- ...
Fine Art and Fancy Clubs
... many of Europe's finest sculptures and paintings from the 12th to the 19th centuries. I've always enjoyed historical art more than modern, so it was very interesting for me to walk through and finally see in person the exhibits of Goya, Velasquez, Rembrandt, and many others that I've learned about in art classes throughout my education. Again, photos were prohibited. After seeing what we deemed the most important pieces, we called it a day ...
Well THAT was interesting...
... uneventful...i had my own individual tv, became overstimulated by the choices, and chose wrong (Letters to Juliet is NOT a cinematic masterpiece, by the way). I was afraid if I watched Date Night, my obnoxious laughing to myself would keep everyone up and/or afraid of me. I sat awkwardly in between a high school aged italian couple and their teacher/chaperone, who continued to talk over me in italian while I tried sitting there ...


