Emperador Hotel Madrid

Hello all!<br><br>Finally back in London for awhile after our ten day break. It will probably be easiest if I go through city by city...<br><br>Madrid: Probably my new favorite city. For such a small city there was still so much to see and all of it was so beautiful. The people there were also so friendly and helpful which was greatly appreciated as we ended up getting a little turned around a lot! We were only in Madrid for two days ...

... lots of trees, and very pretty, Old European-style building and roundabouts with pretty fountains the the middle. We get to Retiro Park, which is already my favorite place in Madrid, and decide to sit in the shade for a while to avoid the stifiling heat. After about 2 hours, we decide to head home, so Kaitlin and I walk the 3 blocks to our apartment. <br> We had signed up earlier that day to go out to tapas with a few other people from the program and ...

... last night.... There was some boys from Colombia who loved to talk :) I dont know what to expect today only maybe to contiue to get lost so i can find myslef again. Life on the train is fun and I loook forward to the next 20 days... I send my love to you all.... and will write tomorrow from portugal :) I cvant belive I am here..... It is the best thing I have ever done.... I think I am finding my feeet¨:)

... to see as much as we could, even though we were really tired. This is about the time Erin realized that she left one of her bags on the train. So, we headed back to the train station to see if we could find it. After 5 different "customer service" desks we finally found them. We headed back to the 'hotel' to drop it off and then we were on our way ...

... How funny was that? Just out of the blue, very random, and very sweet I think. Sweet for me anyway, not for Scott as I was instructed to hit him if he didn't carry me. Anyway, it's a nice comment/compliment to take away... So, in short, here is what we feel about Spain. If we were European and could live there, we'd have lived there yesterday! It is easily our favourite European country. If you can't live there and you haven't visited, go!! And make ...

... Steve's self-guided tour. We saw the Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace and their Gardens. We also stopped into a tavern that was full with bull decor. Having pictures of Matadors getting gored surrounding bull heads. It was quite interesting to see this. In Madrid we did not experience a bull fight because the dates didn't work out but still was undecided on whether or not we would want to. Yes, it is a cultural experience, but a very gruesome one. And there is Madrid... Adios.

Drove 5 hours from Denia to Madrid airport and it ****** it down most of the way and then started snowing. Anyway, when I got to the airport I was told that I need a return ticket to get into Venezuela. Thought as much. So I got a return reservation and then found out that there would be a 4 hour delay. Some people have all the luck :-)

... tiempo) Se fue a centroamerica a vivir con los indios, despues a Colombia a cosechar cafe, y asi hasta llegar a Chile...al final nos fuimos a una plaza...o mas bien, la plaza de un estacionamiento de autos, para esperar algunas horas el vuelo de coneccion, el de ella era a las 6pm (llegamos a las 1pm) el mio teoricamente a las 9:30pm...al final me quede dormido en esa plaza por un par de horas, a pesar de que estaba repleta de hormigas...la espera se me hizo eterna...

... one. Luckily, there was a Pizza Hut right by our hotel that was cheap and filled us up. Pizza Hut always seems to be where we go when we travel when we need a break from the local food. After Pizza Hut we went to the the Museo Nacional Centrl de Arte Reina Sofia. History buffs will appreciate this museum because it´s where Picasso´s Guernica is. Art lovers would really appreciate the Picasso and Dali rooms. They were my ...