El Cocheron 1919 Aranjuez

... Yay. I will try to remember to give you that address and phone number in the next blog as well. Oh, yes my luggage---I JUST got it. So that was over 24 hours in Madrid with nothing!!! It was not fun... All my love to everyone. Thanks for reading about my adventures. I am sure it will only get more interesting. Love, Keshia PS-Now that I got some rest--and clean clothes--I feel better----------MOM!

... the bottom compartment was half empty and saggy because I had thrown away my backup shoes. I would have noticed the empty space otherwise. I did not suspect anybody who was in the room of taking it. The hostel had this stupid system where there were 4 people in a room with only one key. This meant that the room remained unlocked most of the time. Anybody who knew the system only had to go around checking the doors to see ...

... in appearance to Buckingham palace and as grand as Versailles inside. We did an unguided tour around it and got to see 50 of its 2800 rooms, the banquet hall was particularly impressive, it was nice to visit a palace that is still being regulalrly used, just two days before it was used for official ceromonies to do with the Spanish elections which are currently happening. We also got to see the royal ...

... A vew highlights for me were Caravagio´s (Sorry to Mrs. Scheller and all who are greatly offended by my miss spellings of famous painters) David and Goliath as well as one of the pieces by Wegner that showed Jesus being removed from the cross and mary passed out in an almost identical way. It was incredible I stood and looked at it for a good 5 minutes before noticing how long I had been there and moving on so I could at least glance at everything. I REALLY want to take an ...

... day you stop eating meat you're going to go hungry in my house.) Fortunately, I eat meat; as many animals that die, I'll eat 'em. During my stay, Gerardo or his girlfriend cooked: a simple but delicious sandwish in fresh, grilled bread, with mayonnaise, Spain's packaged flimsy bacon cubes, and lettuce; a lunch with those same bacon cubes - well, not the SAME ones - in an alfredo pasta, with a salad containing shrimp and huge tomato ...

... Although I did grow up in Paris, Texas, I just think that it is going to fail in comparison to the REAL thing....Haha. Well, I am not so sure how much, if any, Internet access that I will have in Paris, but I will be writing in my blog everyday & I will post them as soon as I can. I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend!

... hot to remain in their normal palace of residence. Their Summer home was farther away from Central Spain, in a cooler location from the infernal Spanish heat. Pretty sassy kings : one fabulous palace for each season. We reached the little town of Aranjuez located on the valley between the Tajo and Jarama Rivers. When we arrived at the palace gates we found out we had an hour before the guided tour started, so we decided to take ...

... and the noisy passengers and the cramped seats were totally worth coming here...it´s so beautiful! Although I didn´t spend much time here I definitely know that I´m coming back and the next time I´ll get to see more than the airport and the back of peoples` heads in the customs line!

... about a month now. We reunited as soon as I picked her up from the airport and we have been spending time together. Some of the pictures this time are from a day trip we made to Aranjuez, about 30 Km south of Madrid. There is a palace there used for royal retreats and it has a great garden we got to walk through. This weekend we are going to Escorial ...

... I'm telling you-I didn't think I was going to ****ing make it home!! I got to the airport (after taking the wrong train and having to switch over halfway there!) about 2 hours before takeoff. What a mistake! I should have gotten there about 4 hours in advance so that I wouldn't have to stress out. First, I had to take a bus to the right terminal. Then, I had to wait in a line of at least 100 people to check in to Air Canada, while *1* ****ing person was at ...