Finca los Llanos Capileira

... we have been invited back to my homestay to eat dinner with my host mother and my roommates. I am extremely excited for Mom, Torrey and Scott to see where I've been living and get a better sense of what a typical day is like for me here in Madrid. Though I'm sad to see everyone head out in the next 2 days I have enjoyed my week very much. Its hard to believe that in a little over 3 weeks it'll be me getting on the plane to head back to the states. I'll write again soon!

... experienced to be believed.

The Architecture, art, landscaping, and history of the fortress and medina are beautiful, but nothing can match the palace. The mosaics, sculpture, fountains, views, and stories are incredible. This was the place where Islamic Sultans ruled for hundreds of years. After the Moors were expelled, it was also believed to be the place that Christopher Columbus convinced Ferdinand and Isabella to fund his little voyage ...

... is typically Moorish; ornate archways, mosaicry, marble by the bucket load and water features everywhere. An absolutely enchanting and dramatic structure overlooking Granada. We spent the best part of the day there, and very much appreciated Amanda and Gavin´s jovial company (thanks guys). Following the Alhambra, we headed down into the old town and commenced a night of beers, accompanied by free tapas. Each round consisted of a beer with a ...

... tout de suite par de la montée. 2 heures avant d'arriver je commence les premières ampoules apparaissent et je constate que mes tendons d'achille me font mal. ils ont doublé de volume : tendinites ! l'arrivée au camping de trevelez se fait difficilement, il y a une dernière montée, facile en temps normal, mais les tendinites me forcent à faire 2 pauses sur le dernier kilomètre. enfin arrivé au camping, alex de ...

... basic reviews of Spanish and a little bit about the culture!! The first few days here were very difficult. I missed home alot and miss Jake alot!!! Thank god for video chat!!! That has made things soo much better because I am able to see faces and expressions and its free!! So if you have a web cam, hit me up sometime!!! Classes are just okay for now. It seems like everyone else speaks the language soo much better, especially ...

... dejando estelas de humo y de euros, para que en el atardecer comienze el espectáculo del encendido de luces, en la Alhambra y por los callejones. Y es que en la noche este barrio se transforma, sus candiles te remontan a una era menos delineada, como lo son los trazos de sus suelos y paredes; además de que por fin te envuelve el aire fresco. Tuve al llegar a Granada la suerte de que mi Esposa se encontrará ahí, y extrañamente me acabé alojando con sus tíos abuelos ...

... We descended down towards the village of Bubion, stopping every few minutes to admire the vast expanse of mountainous panorama. Then an idiot moment happened. The dog had managed to get itself stranded on a tricky looking bunch of rocks which dropped quite nastily underneath the side of the road. We thought he was okay at first but then he started crying. Pleading. That was it. I ...

When my boss announced that we would bridge the gap between Tuesday's holiday and the weekend I was thrilled. My parents were coming that week and I had already taken three days off work. This now gave me nine days off and I had some big plans. We would spend a couple of nights in Malaga and then head off to the village of Capileira in the Sierra Nevada before spending a couple of days in Granada. Our family has never done a beach ...

... and walked and walked up the snowless ski field for a few hours....where is this track? The brochure said a nice leisurely 2 hour walk, hey, we´re speedy, what´s going on?!?!?!?!?!? We walked some more and eventually we saw the top, but alas, we had to return to our bus at a great rate of knots..... no lunch, and we didnt even get to the top. We ran down and made the bus by minutes, meanwhile everyone else on the bus looked relaxed and ...