Hospederia Castillo Papa Luna Hotel Zaragoza

This town was really in the middle of nowhere. There was a huge windstorm and the town was super dead, except for a bunch of seniors at the bar down by the beach. We hung out there to use their internet and to watch an episode of Frasier in english. Not our most exciting day. We tried to rent mountain bikes at our resort but they had put them away for the winter... it was like 20 degrees out!

... sans poids sur le vélo... j'ai l'impression que je vais m'envoler!!! quel bonheur, cette légèrté!!
Peu de gens parlent francais ou anglais ici, c'est bien je pratique mon espagnol!! Je chinoise un peu, mais j'apprends chaque jour de nouveaux mots! Je me rends compte que dès que je communique un peu avec les gens, je me sens beaucoup mieux. Et quand on se sent bien, on rencontre des gens bien qui nous font du bien!!

tentative de mettre du poids à l'avant de mon vélo... infructueux.. j'ai l'impression qu'avec les suspensions, je dois mettre encore plus d'énergie pour avancer.. me sens trop lourde à porter!! Je réfléchis à la prudence... les gens ont peur de beaucoup de choses et souvent me mettent en garde... mais cela tend à attiser mes peurs... et attirer les mauvaises ondes! c'est le mauvais oeil!!

Ma nuit a été chaotique... beaucoup de rêves, les émotions du jour précédent sont toutes ressorties pendant la nuit... approcher mes angoisses me rend plus émotive, je me réveille en larmes... Je me rends compte que j'ai beaucoup de chance car toutes les personnes que j'ai rencontrés se sont occupés de moi avec une gentillesse incroyable... et moi j'ai l'impression de faire tout et n'importe quoi. Je me suis totalement oubliée dans ce ...

... was followed by a breakfast of warm UHT milk, cheap cornflakes, sand, and salt eaten in a metal tin. Umm. Well lets go to the police station and leave Peniscola for ever.

We found a nice little spot on a farmers field about 20 miles away, no more beaches, no more robberys, no more cola, and certainly, no more penis.

... ourseves to sleep. BIG mistake. Had we learnt nothing from Barcalona. Olly woke us up in the night because onece again we had been robbed (except me). Alex lost his phone, passsport and for some reason a wind up torch. Olly lost the Charger for his Camera.... which he didnt need...... because someone else robbed that in Barca. Then something pretty disturbing/hilarious happened whilst Alex was searching through his stuff ...

... by Alex called ´boobs´. I don´t think I need to explain the rules. We then cycle on to a national park where we were hoping for a different nights sleep. Unfortunatelly, by national park they mean miles and miles paddy fields and as a result we slept in what was pretty much a car park. Although a ten kilo water melon for just over a euro takes the edge off any situation.

... those guys). Despite the heat and bugs, the ride was definitely a highlight so far of the trip. Upon returning the bikes, we then hopped into Venetian Gondola-style boats for a little river cruise. The catch: we had to pilot them. My canoe skills came somewhat in handy but we still spent a lot of time in the reeds on either side of the river. Also, we were attacked by a goose and almost flipped. The scene was as funny as it sounds.

We docked our boats ...

14.11.2007 So I've had quite an exciting week this week. I went to the hospital on Tuesday, which was an adventure and a half. I have art class on Tuesday evenings until 8pm and when I was walking home I was feeling a little funky so I walked really fast and when I got home my family was like 'wow you look bad-are you okay?' Apparently instead of answering that question I collapsed on the floor. I don't remember too much of the next 30 minutes but I ended up on the bed some how then ...

... and flowers--it is one of the most recognized celebrations in España and is known throughout the world. The cultural events last throughout the week and each day there are different activities to enjoy; the people from Zaragoza wear traditional clothing during the celebrations so you can certainly tell who is from the city and who are the foreigners! I arrived at noon on Wednesday and didn´t ...