Parador de Alarcon Cuenca

Vale por fin tengo un itinerario mas o menos claro....seguro que lo cambiamos en menos de 48 horas...esta es ya la segunda versión...he tenido que sacrificar algunas ciudades como Baracoa...es difícil y toma tiempo llegar hasta allí..además, hay que dejar algunas cosas para poder tener una buena excusa para volver!!

Vale, ya tenemos todas los visados!!!! He mirado billetes a Santiago y nos cuesta 120 EUR cada una solo ida....Entonces he pensado en el tema de alquilar un coche visto lo visto....eso nos daria un poco mas de flexibilidad en cuanto a los horarios y no nos sald'ia mucho mas caro....Esta noche, reunion de pastores..Eso cambiaria la ruta, pero que mas da!!!! Lo malo es que condenaria a mi hermana a conducir todo el rato.. :S vamos a ver....

Last weekend, I went to Huesca and Jaca, which are both in the north in the Pyrenees Mountains. On the other side of them is France. I went for a school trip with my civilation and culture class. We saw some Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals, but my favorite was the Castle of Loarre, which was originally built on the border of Christian and Muslim lands. It was so cool. The land it was in is beautiful ...

... agency for a year. That night, the synagogue was hosting a party at a club, so we exchanged numbers and I went home to change and meet up with Debbie, and we were going to all meet at the club.

We got to the club around 11:30 and it was PACKED! We managed to find Alan and Allie and ordered our (free!) drinks, and spent about half an hour just scoping out the scene. There were for sure more people at this party than even at Ne'eilah, and this was just young ...

... ago, has more non-Spanish art, such as some wonderful Degas' and Monet's and things, and even a beautiful Georgia O'Keefe. I really am more of a sculpture/antiquities kind of girl, but the Carmen Thyssen collection blew me away. I highly recommend a visit. They also have a fantastic gift-shop there, which some really cool, interesting things. Poor wallet.

After my museum marathon, I was craving coffee, and wanted more than the standard 2 ounces they ...

... trainer, of course you have big muscles. Also, he loves to come up to me and ask me if I need any help... but only when I am on the treadmill or the stationary bike. Ok, seriously? What could he possibly do for me? All you have to do is sit there and move your legs!! One day, I am going to say yes, just to see what he does for me. I'm also considering the possibility of asking him his name one day. But I don't want to take things too fast, you know?

... every families has its own litle cave where they make there own wine. We went to his "bodega" and ate tortilla de patata that his mom had made and wed brought along, and we cooked lamb and sardines over the fireplace. All with homemade wine out of the porron (a pitcher type thing with a long snout that you pour directly into your mouth.) At first it spills a little, but by the end I got the hang of it!

... crazy!!!! Sooo many people running the streets screaming and fireworks going off in the city is soooo loud!!!! Ahhh!!! GO SPANA!!!!!woop woop!! Alrighty well we leave for home in the morning sooo i better keep this short and sweet... Good Night Madrid, Spain!!!! We will miss you!!!!!!

... budget hotels with private rooms). The first hotel had a single room for 27 euro, but of course I had to walk around to compare the prices. Anyhow, it was great to know that my spanish was good enough to ask the prices around. Thanks for Hector my Peruvian flatmate. The second hostal was peculiar. It did not have a entrance or reception desk, but only a sign outside of an apartmnent building ...

... Already, some high school students from Minnesota were asking me to bargain for them in Spanish. Trying to speak a different language on no sleep was like turning on a computer without any power. However, I managed to get them a good deal on some souvenirs. Later in the afternoon, some people went to see a bullfight while my limpid body recovered from sleep deprivation back at the hotel. It was a good sleep. Such was my introduction to Europe.