Hotel Palacio de Mengibar
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Consuegra, Almagro Santa Elena
... you can ponder along this way, the malinos de vientos ( windmills ) are the most obvious, for it was these monstrous giants that so haunted El Quijote and with which he tried to battle.They flank the 12th century castle which is still being restored. All these mills have ben named, the first one being called Bolero. the second one has been transformed into the local tourist office and canteen. You can also climb the steps to the top of the mindmill. ...
Capella!
... experienced, torrero and handed me the capote (just asked my host brother what the red blanket thing was called :) After this there were some hurried instructions in Spanish, which I think I understood, but basically the idea was to stand really close together with the capote in front and then jump apart and lift the capote when the bull charged. I think the bull charged maybe 3 times or so, each time with us jumping apart at the last second. It was a ...
No School, Free Friday!
... crazy I know, but I have a lot of friends and family...) plus Washington Irving´s Tales of the Alhambra. We read one of his stories in class in Spanish, so I thought it would be cool to read the rest, especially since I´ve been to the Alhambra (though actually, I was just so releived to find a book in English that I prob would have bought A History of Toadstools it was in English). Reading in Spanish is nice and all, but when I want to relax, I have to read something in my native ...
Jaen: The Parents meet Spain and sleepy fountains
... like the lottery....and sometimes you got junk, other times you got something really good.
We ended up getting some croquetas (chicken and garlic poppers) and little sandwiches with our next round of drinks, plus a tapa of ensalada ruso (sort of a modified potato salad), so the tapa reputation was salvaged a bit. We wrapped up the night at one last bar, where they stuffed us with baguettes, ham and cheese. By the end of the round, mom and dad ...
The beginning of the end
... like I had definitely drank more beer than I ever had at work before, and was sort of amused as to how my next two classes (1st and 3rd grade) would go given that all of the teachers were now mildly intoxicated.
Then I was reminded that this is Spain, and if the teachers are a little too tipsy to teach and it's nice out....the solution is simple! We just don't have class.
Instead, we all went outside with jump ...
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