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Day out at science museum
... from the lower pool to the higher pool so the toy boat could get up just like on real canals which we have done with Val, Paul and Peter and the the McCarters. We will be seeing them all again next Easter in America.
Upstairs there was lots about the brain and we learnt there were three main bits, the 'reptile' bit' which controls things like the heart and lungs, the 'mammal' ...
Science Museum
... hardest job so far - walking past MacDonald's. The museum was good. Many more museum guides (10 ) than visitors (us plus 1) which raised a few questions about the viability of the whole enterprise (the museum as well as Spain). I expect we'll pay for it one way or an other, sooner or later. We got back to the hotel, without stopping at MacDonald's, for a snack lunch. The kids had their obligatory swim in the pool and we headed into ...
Please let this homestay last longer!
... We ran into Julia and Taylor there and with them we explored and took photos, then came home for a snack (can you see my Spanish sentence structure going on here...or at least bad English sentence structure?) Finally, we went out por la noche and sang around the neighborhood. I feel like my only problem now is social awkwardness...it´s not, but I want to overcome it. For some reason, buying popular European clothes and accessories helps ...
Yo soi Ninja Frog.
... this city was the capital of Spain.
However, due to strategic and geopolitical reasons, by the 1560s the capital was moved to Madrid and funds for architectural projects were largely cut.
Today it contains a rich musical archive housing 6000 works, a 16th century altarpiece by Juan de Juni(a wonderful artist) and a marvelous place where sitting down to sunbabathe for all afternoon..."
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Spring's Here
March 22
After class today, a bunch of us girls got together and to lie out on the beach and study after lunch. It's not quite swimsuit weather, but everyone in Valladolid is out and about enjoying the first full day of spring. The flower gardens down by the river are starting to bud, and hopefully this sun means we’ll be putting our umbrellas away for ...