Ibis Alcala De Henares

... m not actually a "profe" but an assistant, so the kids literally admire and mimic everything we do. They are intrigued by the fact that I slap on some kind of green slime called "hand sanitizer" after every class and wonder how on earth I learned to speak such "good English". On my first day, I had a boy get extremely excited when he found out the he and I share a common ailment: cat allergies! One of the girls came to school with a new chapstick after noticing my addiction ...

... got on the flight (yes, it was delayed for about an hour) to Madrid, everything was easy for her. International flights use jumbo jets, so the students had extra head room and an extra bathroom to use. Everyone was super-excited. I was nervous because so many students slept on the flight to Miami. I was hoping that they would be able to sleep on the flight to Madrid. Well, most of them were able to sleep for at least a ...

... lonely people here, and this is one way for them to pass the time and connect. Today seemed like a long hiking day (for us). Some youngins´ can hike up to 30-45 K; we don´t compete. We all have our issues, feet, knees, etc., but mostly we are well and eager for the hiking day. We are now starting to see a lot of hórreos, the rectangular structures on stilts that measure about 5´ wide and maybe 20´ long, that protect grains ...

... lost...but we weren´t and we arrived at our accommodation OK - though so much for the promo tagline "only 5minutes from the city!" Seville (and what seems most of Spain) is quite busy at the moment primarily due to Easter and their subsequent Catholic celebrations; Seville proved quite difficult to get accommodation even though we were there the week before Easter and prices were inflated above normal rake rates...but we had a roof over our heads, a kitchenette, air-conditioning ...

... itinerary in a choice of eight languages. The modern tour took in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which is possibly the best value stadium tour I have ever done. You get to see everything - and in a club with their history there is plenty! Unfortunately there were huge queues at the Prado but we shall certainly return to Madrid to visit the galleries which are among the best in the world but also to travel to the towns around the capital and ...

... which is the "0" kilometer mark in Spain. The major highways in the country start counting distances from that point. He asked if he could join me, and I said that would be fine. I didn't feel weird about it at all, because it was light out and there were lots of people. Also, he was a theoretical mathematician. I really didn't think he would do anything bad. We walked down Gran Via to Puerta del Sol, where there was no ...

... Poetry, Short Stories and Essays, and Theater. Right now Theater seems to be the most popular because it's the shortest list.) KC seemed pretty happy to get the notes and also bought some of my books. The rest of the week was pretty much just going to class and relaxing in the evening. On Tuesday evening several of us went to the "Restaurante del Sobrino de Botín." It claims to be the oldest continuously open restaurant in the world - though there are a couple of other ...

Alcalá de Henares is a city just 30 km's away from Madrid. Friday noon my Dad came home early from the office and we drove to this old city. The traffic was horrible and what was worse, the dark clouds forming above us spoke of impending rain. We figured we had to take the chance anyway. When we got to Alcalá de Henares I noticed the little houses and old buildings, and in contrast, the amount of young people walking around. This seemed more of a town to retire ...

... holds the works of tons of Spanish artists, my favorite was Goya. One thing that happened while in the mist of our touring was we accidentally walked through the line of fire of a protest. I almost got hit with an egg and of course I couldn't do anything but laugh...so I almost got hit with another. Definitely was the highlight of that day. I think the protest was something to do with a hospital. Next we traveled to ...

... expiring mid-trip. I didn't bother with traveller's checks. From what I've read, everyone says they are most unnecessary as long as you got debit and credit cards. - Browsing around the internet: This is BY FAR what has taken the longest. There's just so much to learn, so much to be aware of when planning a RTW. Plus I've never been the adventure type of guy, so I really had some heavy researching job to do. I found the best information tools being backpacking-specialized internet ...