Palacio Eugenia de Montijo Toledo

... He explained that the cave has tunnels they believe go through to the cathedral. They are still building and apparently this cave is rated one of the top 100 in the world. It was incredible. Mike chatted with Javier and got all details - I was busy keeping an eye on Shae making sure she didn't climb any of the racks or pull any bottles out. It was a great evening and a nice way to end our trip.

Hey Everyone!
Just wanted to update you all on whats has been going on. School is going well. We just had our "midterms", which were a complete joke. One of my teachers actually told us that her exam wasn't worth studying for. It is a very welcomed change from the academic work at K College. During our free afternoons I still tend to take a lot of siestas. But also, me and a few people from my group have ...

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We also saw lots of overweight naked women painted by Reubens. The ladies appeared Reubenesque, I guess. Nick was sorry that he had not brought some yellow stickies, to improve the general level of modesty.

There were Old Masters by the roomful - and there were really no crowds. We hit it exactly right, as we had the Louvre. No line ups at places that are supposed to be choked.

So now ...

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know how everything is going. Last weekend me and 7 other students rented a couple cars and took a road trip! ROAD TRIP! haha, i know. We headed for Toledo, about a four hour drive north just south of Madrid. lets just say that taking a drive through spain is beautiful! i couldn´t believe it! that and it´s the first time that ive seen actually greenery for a couple months! We had such a ...

... I got was 2 pieces of bread with cheese in the middle, just regular cheese, not grilled. The first thing I thought was "I could have made that in five seconds." But, I figured out that bocadillo meant sandwich (basically) from that. The cheese was very dry. I asked for some salsa and the waiter(in Spanish) asked if I wanted it spicy. I said I didn't care, but he basically insisted on knowing so I said ...

... we weren't sure. Lots of cops out and about to keep the peace and coordinate traffic. Checked out a bunch of knife shops, for souvenirs for Marc, who is an expert on cuchillos. ;) Every single tourist-souvenir shop sells them, along with crazy swords, shields, replica pistols, and various ninja gear. He finally settled on getting some good quality stuff from a real knife ...

... on a back alley in this little room. The city has a cool history as one of the only places where Muslims, Catholics, and Jews lived in peace for hundreds of year. Each religious group has their little barrios in town and their influences are prevalent throughout the city.

... am Staat, der nicht genug verschiedene Mülltonnen zur Verfügung stellt. Was ich bis jetzt so gemerkt, habe ist das WG-Leben hier ziemlich sozial. Wir kaufen zwar unsere eigenen Sachen ein, doch wird zusammen gekocht, oder kann auch mal etwas vom anderen nehmen wenn man selber nichts mehr hat. Ich hatte die Wohnung am Mittwoch gefunden und konnte gestern Freitag einziehen. So hatte ich noch ein bisschen Zeit um einen Sprachkurs zu buchen. Da es in Toledo keinen gibt, muss ich ...

Besides sorting out all the issues with the theft, I have actually done a few other things since coming back to Madrid! Antonio took me shopping to some of his favourite spots, though it was a window shopping trip since my stuff had been stolen the night before :) Luis came and met us for drinks, and later we went for dinner with some very funny friends of Antonio & Maria's. Despite the ...

... theatre to see a Lorca play: La casa de Bernarda Alba. This was a very intense way to start off my Spanish practice--lots of screaming, crying, rending of clothes (and angry folding of sheets, strangely). And whenever the actors would raise their voices, they spoke about ten times more quickly, and especially since it was a Lorca play, I was completely lost. I did get that they were mad at each other, though. Eight women in one house? Crazy. It was fun just to listen and guess ...