Hotel High Tech Arturo Soria Madrid

... place that had enough room to hand you a beer was difficult, but eventually we found a spot that even had a table where we could sit and have a pitcher of Sangria. We had it in mind that we should just go around and have 1 drink at each place so we could see more in one night, which I didn't think was too bad of an idea. However, at bar 4 we ran into some interesting and animated Spaniards who chatted us up for quite some time until asking us ...

... looking stained glass and some art. I'm not sure about that. I then stayed for mass. I didn't stay through the whole thing because I was getting antsy and I couldn't understand what was going on anyway, but I did stay through the homily. The main priest was a cardinal I think (or a bishop?). I don't know but he had a little red cap on, but then put on one of the big cool hats. There was about 20 priests up at the altar. After I left, I ...

... elegant columns, ancient statue in the middle of the entire thing. It's very difficult to explain, so maybe I'll post some pictures to make it easier. I had a lot of fun taking picture of the statues of lions because they are very representative of SAE and our current situation, let alone our mascot. We chilled there for a while as the sun began to set. A couple of the girls on our program were on their way to meet us, and then things got a little interesting. We hung with ...

Allright yoll, So a city as big ass as Madrid, one would think that crime rates would be high and that people are just waiting to knife each other sown at sundown! Well, crime abounds...crimes that are known as Jaywalking!! This, dear all, makes me a criminal. So i am at the Gran Via, Madrid´s central boulevard lined by fancy shops selling among other things clothes, American fast food and sex, yes, sex. More on that when we meet! But ...

... wasn't even completely free, the reservations on the train were 6E each direction, it was only the ticket on the train that was free. Karla got a little bit of sleep on the 9 hour train ride to Lisbon, I think I got a whopping 20 minutes of sleep near the end. When we arrived in Portugal we both decided to fly in and out of Ireland rather than take the train. So far it was good for day trips, but overnight trains without sleeper cars are for the birds. More as it develops.....

... Discutían quién pasaría primero el control. Intercambiaron
algunas palabras con la policía. Han pasado. Me toca a mi. Con una
sonrisa de oreja a oreja me acerco y digo "buen dia". el poli saluda,
toma el pasaporte con el ticket aereo de vuelta, la papeleta de
inmigración....TIMBRE! papeleta cortada. me entrega el pasaporte.
Listo!. Sería todo. no me preguntó nada, ni siquiera a qué iba. nada!.
Ya estoy en la comunidad europea.

... colored flags that get close to the bull and then place the flags on the bull as the animal charges. The third stage the matador comes out again, with the bull charging his cape for a while until he is sufficeintly tired and then the matador summons his sword and attempts to kill him. basically they try to place the sword in the bulls back as he charges and if successful other men come in with capes and wave them around the bull until the bull drops ...

... in, made sure she was okay, and went back out for a little bit. We came back within an hour and went to bed ourselves. On Sunday, we made sure Katie got up and on her way to the airport. Meredith and I bought some bread and I bought some cheese for the bus ride back and made our way to the bus station. The ride back was easy, and I slept most of the way. I had two days of class before we took another bus back to Madrid for our trip to Prague and Vienna, but that's a separate entry.

... seated ourselves comfortably at the bar, ordered our pints of beer, and observed the amount of fellow country men of all ages assembled in the pub. Now, I am a person who does not usually watch soccer. I become a fiercely patriotic soccer fan only once every four years during the World Cup, watching all the games with my Dad. When we lived Singapore, due to the time difference, we would have to ...

... time. The next day we did laundry (WOOHOO), most exciting time I have ever done laundry in my life. Then we did some exploring around Madrid in 36 degree weather, ridiculous. The locals were not even breaking a sweat. Then we had some fun exploring some bars and clubs. All in all a good night, leaving for San Sebastien tomorrow, should be fun. -Sean