tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15027207456280017892024-02-06T18:22:20.096-08:00Spain!beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502720745628001789.post-30606439194563235522010-03-03T11:29:00.000-08:002010-03-03T13:57:46.995-08:00Lisbon!<div>So we had a 4 day weekend for Andalucia day so we decided to travel to that other country in the Peninsula that none of the Spanards really seem to care about: Portugal! It was once one of the richest kingdoms in all of Europe and now is basically riding on the back of Spain into the EU and is dealing with the same economic problems as the rest of the world. BUT they have really amazing old buildings, cathedrals, and castles, and of course they had amazing food, pastries, and wine. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were lucky to get really cheap flights from Madrid to Lisbon however that meant we had to GET to Madrid. When a group of us went to buy our bus tickets, we found that the bus was sold out. So half of our group was on the bus and another group of us took the train. We arrived in Madrid and hopped on our plane to Lisbon! We stayed at this really neat hostel (<a href="http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Home/Lisbon/15529">http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Home/Lisbon/15529</a>) that had a big common area with a Wii and movies and free breakfast! They also had a free laundry service where we could give them our clothes and they were ready in the morning! I would definitely recommend it if you are going to be in the area. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first day we went to a town in the hills called Sintra. We had to take a train there and then we hopped on a bus that took us to the different castles around Sintra. The first was the Moorish castle which was very Lord of the Rings and Robin Hood. It was fun because you could really get a sense of what the castle felt like when it was in it's heyday. Then the Palacio do Pena which was fantastic. Although it was raining and slightly miserable, the palace looked like it was straight out of a disney movie. I'm pretty sure they even had Cinderella's clock tower. After we toured the castles we got a bocadillo, went back to the Hostel for siesta then went to experience some of Lisbon's nightlife. </div><div><br /></div><div>Day 2: We decided that going somewhere on a train was so much fun, let's do it again! This time we took a train along the coast and went to Cascais. Although none of us could pronounce this town's name correctly the entire time we were there, I think we have it figured out now. This is a smallish beach town that is really popular in the summer for surfing and windsurfing. However it is not summer. It was really rainy and windy and the waves were huge! It was really cool to see them but I wouldn't want to go anywhere near the water! We also had a delicious meal here and some coffee and pastries when we wanted to escape the wind. I'm pretty sure we saw Prince Erik's castle from the Little Mermaid in this town. (side note, I also bought a really cute pair of boots here for only 5 Euro! It kind of made the wind and rain worthwhile) We returned to Lisbon for siesta and went to a sushi restaurant for dinner which was pretty weird and then we did the typical american thing and went to Hard Rock Cafe for a drink.</div><div><br /></div><div>Day 3: We went to a couple of museums in the morning because they are free on Sundays. So first it was the Contemporary art museum which was weird and just videos of nothing. And then we went to a design and fashion museum which was really cool and had exhibits on furniture and clothes of the 60's and 70's. (Mom, you would've dug it. It was like, so totally groovy) Then we hopped on a train to Belem. This is the place where Magellan and Prince Henry the Navigator set sail from and there is also a really cool Monastery there. They are also famous for creating the most famous pastry in Portugal (Pastels do Belem or Nata) so of course, we had to visit the site and sample, and I have to say, they are quite delicious. Then we returned for siesta (of course). That night we went out in search of a Fado bar. Fado is traditional Portuguese folk music. There are a lot of really touristy Fado bars so we had to search for one that we didn't have to pay a mountain to even get into. What we found was perfect and we enjoyed a night of beautiful music and Port wine and we even had some flaming sausage.</div><div><br /></div><div>Day 4: We decided to wander around Lisbon and do all the stuff that we hadn't been able to do any of the other days. We started out at the Castle at the top of the hill. It was so beautiful. It gave us a 360 degree view of Lisbon, and it was finally sunny!!! I was so excited to not have to wear my jacket anymore! From our hilltop vista we saw a couple of cool churches and ruins so we decided to go to them. After walking down the hill and up another and down that one and up another, we were exhausted and very glad to hop in a taxi and go to the airport. Once we got to Madrid we went to the bus station and got on a 1 am but that arrived in Cordoba at 6 am on tuesday morning. We all went home and then back to class at 9 am! </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a very long and really fun weekend. I can't wait to go back to Lisbon!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Elevator to give you a lookout of Lisbon, the view from the Castle was much better however.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC4PuhrUSZ-_H290JV9npA1rw3bY3FtFFOEqaNdzAtwmUJK3CA8RzTWZALl-FuoNMZljtPv_hRgGwS3exXR9dVUef52FAD5gWLvDpe3LAMJxja6BCng-b7sT_y3s7_Di1gcmJlDOmrog/s1600-h/Lisbon+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC4PuhrUSZ-_H290JV9npA1rw3bY3FtFFOEqaNdzAtwmUJK3CA8RzTWZALl-FuoNMZljtPv_hRgGwS3exXR9dVUef52FAD5gWLvDpe3LAMJxja6BCng-b7sT_y3s7_Di1gcmJlDOmrog/s320/Lisbon+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444517420837037858" /></a>Random plaza<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlBts9463175O7moDiehwyJCdR7jJSc4aDOtAyrVP4NxUVYQDcALXovIngHrcWmHe240Cngn8FSrgZ77hSZdOul3rxEVP0CzXdVmAqo1ARkGzpvZ3Ehao_891BXATttRx5WJYOD37Wxs/s1600-h/Lisbon+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlBts9463175O7moDiehwyJCdR7jJSc4aDOtAyrVP4NxUVYQDcALXovIngHrcWmHe240Cngn8FSrgZ77hSZdOul3rxEVP0CzXdVmAqo1ARkGzpvZ3Ehao_891BXATttRx5WJYOD37Wxs/s320/Lisbon+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444517417661022114" /></a>Foaming Fountain<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZnKf6CLSsNPyolQQw2Q36II8voqD2d1SKyw_GYGkqwseIQxE8STzZLzE01XanGM89MEOeLBgnOpUnZvAclpZuaM-Mi6UIFdt1bKQxA3rTrk1_yzzl8tMrc2jCI-mNCk-RKZDTLdOgIA/s1600-h/Lisbon+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZnKf6CLSsNPyolQQw2Q36II8voqD2d1SKyw_GYGkqwseIQxE8STzZLzE01XanGM89MEOeLBgnOpUnZvAclpZuaM-Mi6UIFdt1bKQxA3rTrk1_yzzl8tMrc2jCI-mNCk-RKZDTLdOgIA/s320/Lisbon+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444517412505811202" /></a>Train to Sintra<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tVRSwOyLU-7ORdVmmtNCADby6VvF_amPpbpYYAJkCwBNw1RzlXRNpyMRPyeVkM3uMTesqV5QXf2pSGxMKiVQAfYFPtjPIdVC1E_q5hJ_Jgcc-p3WpMDDHtDyeQ2ceQxBpG0i0S1gmjw/s1600-h/Lisbon+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tVRSwOyLU-7ORdVmmtNCADby6VvF_amPpbpYYAJkCwBNw1RzlXRNpyMRPyeVkM3uMTesqV5QXf2pSGxMKiVQAfYFPtjPIdVC1E_q5hJ_Jgcc-p3WpMDDHtDyeQ2ceQxBpG0i0S1gmjw/s320/Lisbon+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444517408335256258" /></a>Castle on a hilltop<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAMAa2uvuunHphrD4al8zGXRD1DU_A-Y2IRvo3tSumssNqV_0AeEnklm6dhFHIcOHvPpB_YyDwrRRTlo_DTfs_gKnvoBuy_RkH8Y0YWH31Skai_jSRDEHKFSp4P4lcPhhq8NsaijRWm8/s1600-h/Lisbon+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAMAa2uvuunHphrD4al8zGXRD1DU_A-Y2IRvo3tSumssNqV_0AeEnklm6dhFHIcOHvPpB_YyDwrRRTlo_DTfs_gKnvoBuy_RkH8Y0YWH31Skai_jSRDEHKFSp4P4lcPhhq8NsaijRWm8/s320/Lisbon+013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444516574636983058" /></a>Me being Cinderella on the steps of a building in Sintra<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSSfWkhj8rWhtAy77ManuYXTo-M3GMhCPNFX2xaC-rdVPj-jhoc0j2Al59nhFMkAKacFXwFVX4N-P__UrlHSzu7Yx6wqOKl6u1jQGRAr-s0_hA1GskjsJ5S2lTyeqnrH4rV4iY_fFycg/s1600-h/Lisbon+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqSSfWkhj8rWhtAy77ManuYXTo-M3GMhCPNFX2xaC-rdVPj-jhoc0j2Al59nhFMkAKacFXwFVX4N-P__UrlHSzu7Yx6wqOKl6u1jQGRAr-s0_hA1GskjsJ5S2lTyeqnrH4rV4iY_fFycg/s320/Lisbon+038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444516567176186466" /></a>Lego Princess peering through her window<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL_e_etNYIZ4_xOwqSqsmwRLfZth7Fw80HJH7Ya9vbaRYQBY4OZ38RdaThmwSBmtTjyqyXF862nzT6lvwK6AdnsCTalAOEqeQURxBYVsQPAGOK7fAV5Sm3MZf6KvYgJOfOWERPLB2FSY/s1600-h/Lisbon+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL_e_etNYIZ4_xOwqSqsmwRLfZth7Fw80HJH7Ya9vbaRYQBY4OZ38RdaThmwSBmtTjyqyXF862nzT6lvwK6AdnsCTalAOEqeQURxBYVsQPAGOK7fAV5Sm3MZf6KvYgJOfOWERPLB2FSY/s320/Lisbon+042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444516562986111026" /></a>I like to think I'm Cinderella in this fairytale, but I fear I am actually the Giant. haha.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2TBzZFv7XWTBnspIOABAcppei1JvJZab_n-CLFvJX8z_27y9igw0aoD50NIcJJs1Rbr1_9RhduZ0ZQhr00EHhRI9Fg4ajkm8ryfxsOFJoXQc0c0vM3NN9tbzkVmJg4eu52Do55p63qI/s1600-h/Lisbon+066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2TBzZFv7XWTBnspIOABAcppei1JvJZab_n-CLFvJX8z_27y9igw0aoD50NIcJJs1Rbr1_9RhduZ0ZQhr00EHhRI9Fg4ajkm8ryfxsOFJoXQc0c0vM3NN9tbzkVmJg4eu52Do55p63qI/s320/Lisbon+066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444516558590511762" /></a>Park in Sintra<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYRU3lSSKXHm8d15AkfSxRxEEIPrYtRlO8p7nsqs5_EDyyIS3puFGmjgXUYef3PxWtofiFUYDuTcYIR6j7H_DrJ3_3z0yxZtdOcTnBk98ZUQ-OwLkdvd9ovH4RU0jERofSXS8QzKkGl0/s1600-h/Lisbon+052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYRU3lSSKXHm8d15AkfSxRxEEIPrYtRlO8p7nsqs5_EDyyIS3puFGmjgXUYef3PxWtofiFUYDuTcYIR6j7H_DrJ3_3z0yxZtdOcTnBk98ZUQ-OwLkdvd9ovH4RU0jERofSXS8QzKkGl0/s320/Lisbon+052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444516555388779234" /></a>Cats that knew how to work the tourists for food. I was not a fan of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA29PC_cceL8v5d7Z8xwe8FnupktK_4qd2LZKXAbjDK711fbNQIbG0U54lmmmubV0XxO8Gwa-g-g7B2mfRC6DJBaIQqI3eoCCgAXgFHg1PDDVw1pq9R1v0-MIM9-5AVol1wxqkVIXLG4k/s1600-h/Lisbon+096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA29PC_cceL8v5d7Z8xwe8FnupktK_4qd2LZKXAbjDK711fbNQIbG0U54lmmmubV0XxO8Gwa-g-g7B2mfRC6DJBaIQqI3eoCCgAXgFHg1PDDVw1pq9R1v0-MIM9-5AVol1wxqkVIXLG4k/s320/Lisbon+096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444515443261856818" /></a>Perfect place for medieval feuds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnK_vAFpKiyrd0a0t-sqp7adlmARfud6LczN5Ax3krgmMhxtSwYay9TQHtWZNlvXeIgDV70C3U6-vinkk9GewacmGz7MwsMMNqAhrA8KdPaQjFXYIoyqwUATIf9jGqIJvjQT3fwGVr28/s1600-h/Lisbon+109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnK_vAFpKiyrd0a0t-sqp7adlmARfud6LczN5Ax3krgmMhxtSwYay9TQHtWZNlvXeIgDV70C3U6-vinkk9GewacmGz7MwsMMNqAhrA8KdPaQjFXYIoyqwUATIf9jGqIJvjQT3fwGVr28/s320/Lisbon+109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444515432050616466" /></a>I think this is the mine of the 7 Dwarfs. Heighh hoooooo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdgxjO-pBTVDBNha_V-qzK6yhuLwrnzlm_Yra2gUWH3Xqk23kSZPiZbl-Kva7wX3uHRvccOoG8xwWmtfuz43gXpnicvBD29YiFO-KXbdGmGNipZKExcokvFMu31hzyujsCuh7bDeX6E0/s1600-h/Lisbon+116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdgxjO-pBTVDBNha_V-qzK6yhuLwrnzlm_Yra2gUWH3Xqk23kSZPiZbl-Kva7wX3uHRvccOoG8xwWmtfuz43gXpnicvBD29YiFO-KXbdGmGNipZKExcokvFMu31hzyujsCuh7bDeX6E0/s320/Lisbon+116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444515422621107746" /></a>I am raising the roof!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AgolTFWmV6AnMMaDK4wOlXfNS_g8VUzFvpJBf2bkotLXIQJF8hb4X2HIB2eCnkMx2VkbHheh9ZmMthFKcmL0wCDQRRBE_Hi9NV7UYgzTiw4LVk6SqBVRK2VgjgKvwBxh-KYs1LN3RI8/s1600-h/Lisbon+125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AgolTFWmV6AnMMaDK4wOlXfNS_g8VUzFvpJBf2bkotLXIQJF8hb4X2HIB2eCnkMx2VkbHheh9ZmMthFKcmL0wCDQRRBE_Hi9NV7UYgzTiw4LVk6SqBVRK2VgjgKvwBxh-KYs1LN3RI8/s320/Lisbon+125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444515419612710370" /></a>Delicious food in Cascais.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjVJx0IXdh__8529tzKlnhyphenhyphenk9lSzOLFCkINop8zFmJJHn1FpqVv5zcwXRyr-VWRKnmOvcmFZARNSuaHH-H3xzjcMIkXSneMM4vh-Wcgou3c4zKbdQ_JW-P23F7R8iVG5dlJ8WRZy2KSM/s1600-h/Lisbon+159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjVJx0IXdh__8529tzKlnhyphenhyphenk9lSzOLFCkINop8zFmJJHn1FpqVv5zcwXRyr-VWRKnmOvcmFZARNSuaHH-H3xzjcMIkXSneMM4vh-Wcgou3c4zKbdQ_JW-P23F7R8iVG5dlJ8WRZy2KSM/s320/Lisbon+159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444515415843234978" /></a>Cinderella's clocktower at palacio do pena<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYdZAV82bMkEFhzwJ_wqkOw62OzwhvH9cuMo68QdEKhnxi0avrwQ5NFYfXoKQLH8kRAEWnx-K-eTFZYpnrhMRczhaeVMstC3F_UyK99gzUuQjI2RvnhDypTBhNYtRWd3DPMiSgo3g4H4/s1600-h/Lisbon+152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYdZAV82bMkEFhzwJ_wqkOw62OzwhvH9cuMo68QdEKhnxi0avrwQ5NFYfXoKQLH8kRAEWnx-K-eTFZYpnrhMRczhaeVMstC3F_UyK99gzUuQjI2RvnhDypTBhNYtRWd3DPMiSgo3g4H4/s320/Lisbon+152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444514202433339666" /></a>Castle in the Sand<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQM4b4DmoxrMlfF3O1-_-I9jNcH6WHCo82WUfIHA1yT2XiUkJvKhoCuhRbtORRW5hey1ZzrFH1FUnhQ54zkSAfF-kU1maZlPiPJDEHn1EXAdEFrdCy-0tSmCjSKGeebQ2uLp9vGImtYY/s1600-h/Lisbon+191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQM4b4DmoxrMlfF3O1-_-I9jNcH6WHCo82WUfIHA1yT2XiUkJvKhoCuhRbtORRW5hey1ZzrFH1FUnhQ54zkSAfF-kU1maZlPiPJDEHn1EXAdEFrdCy-0tSmCjSKGeebQ2uLp9vGImtYY/s320/Lisbon+191.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444514198451942642" /></a>Prince Erik's Castle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lhnylo4l72C59Z8y9f3QXKGTDN07Yu38-faKSRgX-HVlcM3r3BUWVdAf4_foyRuC5KZj6M4Uq03t18EN3_RYZG1mA3a4V1zRajrslvSU2VmEtA3xvgQFeEMj3kGHpe1t4lc3JCgiKAo/s1600-h/Lisbon+184.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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Delicious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mFFvZiH4-j6z6_OzlmtxcB1uw7OqMrTazohvpLUORjDQ1C26a_la1UbdthNInU6WopvrdJYVBLEthyphenhyphenQtshHUDKm-YosHKTKiucYlwCK0tIUFwbG6I7wv_vNIowQQOWYF2FZ4TLMm1vs/s1600-h/Lisbon+315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mFFvZiH4-j6z6_OzlmtxcB1uw7OqMrTazohvpLUORjDQ1C26a_la1UbdthNInU6WopvrdJYVBLEthyphenhyphenQtshHUDKm-YosHKTKiucYlwCK0tIUFwbG6I7wv_vNIowQQOWYF2FZ4TLMm1vs/s320/Lisbon+315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444501308677920370" /></a>Fado bar<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6msnes8uPdZZ9Ostd_HhpUIRyIseQgqLsaU81dzwIXcb7lZjq-ZXxf61BMsifpAM5F9E42APfyxBqugirMASHzA75D5tZ38JMNqYIkjOKYDHvhsOmZ6Ghh_7b0AKP8x1xk6Cq75xb2vw/s1600-h/Lisbon+327.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFZ5Y1aVMpMwaQCqqrvGtYhrCoeh550ob3-haizfFp-FFgohmRI6w7CPjosy2-n9qAJdD7LNfNBZklcwXvonHTEZmA1Yf-4904bTc4XMiGXBZLZCUVkO3XFnQQ_LktpePvMgdo3RYS8U/s320/Lisbon+378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499331359625442" /></a><br />Portuguese Peacock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4WqjmPK2ka8WKuO5_BKJcg_VlJuKSqbhPvmp8fu4DEOZ9-lFk5dMoWunx8gUxoKBYm99qDK_4GamaTcZzG5FjSM8VNQbRtb9wDOeet62zkCWUhRjZDe2TL35wxzEjBRapnH2czHSnB4/s1600-h/Lisbon+386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4WqjmPK2ka8WKuO5_BKJcg_VlJuKSqbhPvmp8fu4DEOZ9-lFk5dMoWunx8gUxoKBYm99qDK_4GamaTcZzG5FjSM8VNQbRtb9wDOeet62zkCWUhRjZDe2TL35wxzEjBRapnH2czHSnB4/s320/Lisbon+386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499322678379298" /></a>More Ruins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPCDbdlPTT_oFD9zJQFrBIxI-k17N0Aq15a5AlrwuaNMTipgw6IokasQP5s2_60VKslTdB4ffe7Agjp52rzRUrVq4-e27lspgr_brvQPwbsT_NdCYF097EPcF2AOaC56mX8JCYv7_P5E/s1600-h/Lisbon+394.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPCDbdlPTT_oFD9zJQFrBIxI-k17N0Aq15a5AlrwuaNMTipgw6IokasQP5s2_60VKslTdB4ffe7Agjp52rzRUrVq4-e27lspgr_brvQPwbsT_NdCYF097EPcF2AOaC56mX8JCYv7_P5E/s320/Lisbon+394.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499312029964722" /></a>Delicious pastry. It was a whole apple that was cored and a cinnamon stick was shoved through the middle. The whole thing was wrapped in pastry dough and then baked. It tasted like an apple pie. Sooo good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSOC_5rXCE4C9PMh1wiAI-MsZkjG14sYFXpHS_xU0lWCwy2iDoqX6nF13HNez-O-KGl6L8raYVnuKCmA7R09KEOcoN2w0zRHH3KOvpXdUwJITW7Lz2JTZQjxaUdYxZu_BcKNFcym0YEo/s1600-h/Lisbon+403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSOC_5rXCE4C9PMh1wiAI-MsZkjG14sYFXpHS_xU0lWCwy2iDoqX6nF13HNez-O-KGl6L8raYVnuKCmA7R09KEOcoN2w0zRHH3KOvpXdUwJITW7Lz2JTZQjxaUdYxZu_BcKNFcym0YEo/s320/Lisbon+403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444499309903677986" /></a><br /><div>That's about all of Lisbon. It was so beautiful. I would definitely recommend it for anyone in the area. Don't skip Portugal, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited! Stay tuned for more travels in Spain!</div>beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502720745628001789.post-88948620782547293282010-03-03T10:43:00.001-08:002010-03-03T11:10:38.076-08:00Granada!<div><br /></div><div>We had a trip to Granada on Friday with our program and we went to the Alhambra (in the rain) and then had a huge buffet lunch that included Paella and ice cream! Then we were set loose in the city and we stayed for the weekend. The first night we went out and sampled the free tapas. The next day my friend Jackie and I met up with my friend Adrienne (from Federated Church) who is studying in Granada for the semester and we went to the Parque de las cincias and then an Arab Tea House. On Sunday we went to mass at the Grand Cathedral of Granada and got some delicious pastries for the bus ride back to Cordoba!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a picture when we first got to the Alhambra in the mist and rain.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2Z14PPcbIlzY5Q2K7tS8qRO8dQJ9f5O_VwcbWfn0R79ePl0Qj6dpMUvflGV4ArUbNKdRrxnUsMSgpLkE41jXNKhhl4tVTECFjkTGt7fMF2OcH5OWDeanJ6TuYBFsnVM5qvqe21mhVs4/s1600-h/Granada+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2Z14PPcbIlzY5Q2K7tS8qRO8dQJ9f5O_VwcbWfn0R79ePl0Qj6dpMUvflGV4ArUbNKdRrxnUsMSgpLkE41jXNKhhl4tVTECFjkTGt7fMF2OcH5OWDeanJ6TuYBFsnVM5qvqe21mhVs4/s320/Granada+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484536397114642" /></a>View from the Alhambra<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQploaaiIAAQRhJXTJti7k_WXl3ySZ08HMvGk7il2IIp79FTUw8eXKH-jdzyoUl-tY7bZEQo5c4zE3F0_JQDsekn1hFIVrfc63zv6iD-KfXam5du0pWI91dmaC6CtkL-MJY1vvzVXYWEY/s1600-h/Granada+007.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQploaaiIAAQRhJXTJti7k_WXl3ySZ08HMvGk7il2IIp79FTUw8eXKH-jdzyoUl-tY7bZEQo5c4zE3F0_JQDsekn1hFIVrfc63zv6iD-KfXam5du0pWI91dmaC6CtkL-MJY1vvzVXYWEY/s1600-h/Granada+007.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQploaaiIAAQRhJXTJti7k_WXl3ySZ08HMvGk7il2IIp79FTUw8eXKH-jdzyoUl-tY7bZEQo5c4zE3F0_JQDsekn1hFIVrfc63zv6iD-KfXam5du0pWI91dmaC6CtkL-MJY1vvzVXYWEY/s320/Granada+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484529536968802" /></a>Fountain<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwW_F_APOKooPF5yhzXpYHZtI7eHFCz_GpOeDX81F2gPmEq2IoTr5eH_l4-iUKV2CTxd4lvWqkj1t8MeKHJV6E4QmMaPge7iYj7eEJn3y1BIe-RxEbwm1vh8R8Ov-P_Sbx3l4WYOVhw0/s1600-h/Granada+022.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwW_F_APOKooPF5yhzXpYHZtI7eHFCz_GpOeDX81F2gPmEq2IoTr5eH_l4-iUKV2CTxd4lvWqkj1t8MeKHJV6E4QmMaPge7iYj7eEJn3y1BIe-RxEbwm1vh8R8Ov-P_Sbx3l4WYOVhw0/s1600-h/Granada+022.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwW_F_APOKooPF5yhzXpYHZtI7eHFCz_GpOeDX81F2gPmEq2IoTr5eH_l4-iUKV2CTxd4lvWqkj1t8MeKHJV6E4QmMaPge7iYj7eEJn3y1BIe-RxEbwm1vh8R8Ov-P_Sbx3l4WYOVhw0/s320/Granada+022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484520488162642" /></a>Arches made to look like stalactites.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX3B9yJ60za9mwwJ0nGZaNjAa_y0hRqIi7fBBTVP-O7X08q8dI0Wmj6j0Ynlm3ycVqKhmQ1n6xtMZWa_dcI3xZNG4hCF3FMUsYOm1-gwrXcCHjik6TyXXliQhhfwpfRpwLM0gSybmRUM/s1600-h/Granada+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhX3B9yJ60za9mwwJ0nGZaNjAa_y0hRqIi7fBBTVP-O7X08q8dI0Wmj6j0Ynlm3ycVqKhmQ1n6xtMZWa_dcI3xZNG4hCF3FMUsYOm1-gwrXcCHjik6TyXXliQhhfwpfRpwLM0gSybmRUM/s320/Granada+041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484514316882370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJIriw1mOhU4Tif6pf6lVM3hcXMKNXGnf-nSIFvGyOBXIHBfu1a1glpoXciteaRsHQB_oL46bAjc6mLMrF9C5ORM4Vd8lYEol6lkRE33-dh_-8wCa9Bqc5TjvyOLXouJk1dFu2RQbVlU/s1600-h/Granada+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJIriw1mOhU4Tif6pf6lVM3hcXMKNXGnf-nSIFvGyOBXIHBfu1a1glpoXciteaRsHQB_oL46bAjc6mLMrF9C5ORM4Vd8lYEol6lkRE33-dh_-8wCa9Bqc5TjvyOLXouJk1dFu2RQbVlU/s320/Granada+046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444484507532726114" /></a>This was a room where you could talk into the wall on one side and the person on the other side could hear you as if it were through a speaker. 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Apparently I have good posture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9SJ_fmJKvHIb9b6eOKV088OxbNyQrtwPp-gieeC-RP1JbXq0RrqZntyhcDN0nSWI5jbmmcM0Gq6baTAud-17dZ1TUe1q5X0ssZ7KO1aN6JXRdfmtajWemj3CE5uC9i0mC-hgHioqHvY/s1600-h/Granada+140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9SJ_fmJKvHIb9b6eOKV088OxbNyQrtwPp-gieeC-RP1JbXq0RrqZntyhcDN0nSWI5jbmmcM0Gq6baTAud-17dZ1TUe1q5X0ssZ7KO1aN6JXRdfmtajWemj3CE5uC9i0mC-hgHioqHvY/s320/Granada+140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444482386504267058" /></a>The Sierra Nevada Mountains with a tower in front with giant ants crawling up it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKPtLFepRZljeJTrtWbkNHt4tMVxhJ_Hgapuabp1LTo6NoOlOTEx8yxxhQ1yeMiwKlHnkIzMICJFt_Sw6Qi044fcTKOhfb0WilZCGjJelTJRyV2jCI6Gysukp5M8R0OCVAaMdZmxBfuE/s1600-h/Granada+148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKPtLFepRZljeJTrtWbkNHt4tMVxhJ_Hgapuabp1LTo6NoOlOTEx8yxxhQ1yeMiwKlHnkIzMICJFt_Sw6Qi044fcTKOhfb0WilZCGjJelTJRyV2jCI6Gysukp5M8R0OCVAaMdZmxBfuE/s320/Granada+148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444482379379967410" /></a>Federated Church in Granada!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kTkZHS9SBh1UVwbPkbSAfPgAs2cCyYcc10m8CMpEG7DDIFYT-B4hX0DfKQMDvvcKCxNMN4Nd9NPPW_nEzqUFb7B_yRy5WdIN0E9cIqmoDSjj65JqTTzGZ_iRDxXSYN1n_cQKX4dDv5g/s1600-h/Granada+151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kTkZHS9SBh1UVwbPkbSAfPgAs2cCyYcc10m8CMpEG7DDIFYT-B4hX0DfKQMDvvcKCxNMN4Nd9NPPW_nEzqUFb7B_yRy5WdIN0E9cIqmoDSjj65JqTTzGZ_iRDxXSYN1n_cQKX4dDv5g/s320/Granada+151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444482371682012962" /></a>Free Tapas!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiszhrdywYqwu79DeCcVvIqbOHS65fsmUsvnjLwER7d43GN6NJ72KJ08VdZbE7EQPUuzuy3gG758fW7C8fKOcs2_6RiCiUsQ12GRdRj_7UaiHtED3mkp42gCp4b5C69k4e_V3tZDUPhE/s1600-h/Granada+161.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-Z-dNjnP2qzJl1Rlad0_LkvliDQ_asCSmv8kPTZAM7pYrvJnuHarbKkQK1nGie29ncUDDdMwNY1TgwEmjo_Qm08AEj109Zmp2pGydvQY-NCArAXsAOWHCBwUvZT8XwW3DhuH0ViKSFw/s320/Granada+171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444481151024567874" /></a>Really cool weathervane<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUkfa0HMGRJqLu69Zu7E1hjXnLhEmY5-wr4VvSSKTDmNSAk9kjj4hNusluxFaC8htyc5uLQrNRlbR2RLeEIGgu_ACaTYc_j05169EjbP9QGYM-ZUa-ojkY8YkNevhjltRfTNs1vUKLzY/s1600-h/Granada+184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUkfa0HMGRJqLu69Zu7E1hjXnLhEmY5-wr4VvSSKTDmNSAk9kjj4hNusluxFaC8htyc5uLQrNRlbR2RLeEIGgu_ACaTYc_j05169EjbP9QGYM-ZUa-ojkY8YkNevhjltRfTNs1vUKLzY/s320/Granada+184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444481140830745954" /></a>More Alhambra<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfKRv002UN3sr3iareKB-9GJ5XT8zhq0FUyBI1JS35tIabVuwEgloyAyasKe8dAdMFezB_vrBXz14Mpf_GK1b0nRUuw9qH3gSdOIiQ1SPLcKDucWVieRikrXkjofLLSD8MGKIvISyG8s/s1600-h/Granada+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfKRv002UN3sr3iareKB-9GJ5XT8zhq0FUyBI1JS35tIabVuwEgloyAyasKe8dAdMFezB_vrBXz14Mpf_GK1b0nRUuw9qH3gSdOIiQ1SPLcKDucWVieRikrXkjofLLSD8MGKIvISyG8s/s320/Granada+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444481131720894802" /></a><br /></div>beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502720745628001789.post-32972101967781117382010-02-21T09:43:00.000-08:002010-02-21T09:58:19.977-08:00Carnival!So here is a quick update with pictures. Last weekend, we went to Carnival in Cadiz. It is supposedly the second largest Carnival in the world after Rio. The logistics were as follows: we met these people after school and gave them 15 Euro. They told us where to meet them. We got on a bus at 6pm on saturday night. We drove to Cadiz and got off the bus. Then we met the bus at the same spot at 6 am. Then drove home to Cordoba and got home at about 9:30. Along with the freezing temperature and the amount of urine on the streets, its hard to believe that this was a great time, but it was so much fun! Did I mention it involved costumes?<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlj0Q_lT1O62_PTuBj77N1N1nRKzhXjzoy3k10NnpkF7daZvGR1UA0MshAdufecPmDZyU1WD5Fl6cjpNIeP2Rf2Zui6SvBE4CWhr1y8nRX2PQ0sLY3JNK5v-_RUgQmte3uFu7cqzQ_eI/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlj0Q_lT1O62_PTuBj77N1N1nRKzhXjzoy3k10NnpkF7daZvGR1UA0MshAdufecPmDZyU1WD5Fl6cjpNIeP2Rf2Zui6SvBE4CWhr1y8nRX2PQ0sLY3JNK5v-_RUgQmte3uFu7cqzQ_eI/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440756468131007234" /></a>History among all the craziness<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAuSvv6tvm3683AAHVUBnMHlU8o62Bi98V0g1B_LCFrNwVb6rHrFhSRGYp4UaILSbu4PvGWiL_E2kHsS5kE49vviqYCQ5hBSeJQ1kzfn2ZhfqGpjJ_ykJ1OCuzVe1OIRwAPfvVq2mdik/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAuSvv6tvm3683AAHVUBnMHlU8o62Bi98V0g1B_LCFrNwVb6rHrFhSRGYp4UaILSbu4PvGWiL_E2kHsS5kE49vviqYCQ5hBSeJQ1kzfn2ZhfqGpjJ_ykJ1OCuzVe1OIRwAPfvVq2mdik/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440756463471465074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xjmnKSrgh7ibB4LJmt5R4mDmtc_lNhQpRslyJpXda8suKfypI8a2jNe7EO2cHYp3AQa61N6RUa3s378vJ6PjBjhVVHSIzIKozHaX0lMftGHGP5qGS4bytTaLeTwLGj-LJ5tcO_0gDsI/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xjmnKSrgh7ibB4LJmt5R4mDmtc_lNhQpRslyJpXda8suKfypI8a2jNe7EO2cHYp3AQa61N6RUa3s378vJ6PjBjhVVHSIzIKozHaX0lMftGHGP5qGS4bytTaLeTwLGj-LJ5tcO_0gDsI/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440756455678237666" /></a>Atlantic Ocean<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfRinFhbqeeEGjZ57WRgHnHzgu-_iFx6AN-1WJtK9KnmOw1dOGPbu8RE04NCg4VytVUbgCPjvPXbgeK4OoQz0zdvDF22w9fhhr1OR6uha66jRjrcJPuMlWIYSVtwR0rhr0__7VoNv0jg/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfRinFhbqeeEGjZ57WRgHnHzgu-_iFx6AN-1WJtK9KnmOw1dOGPbu8RE04NCg4VytVUbgCPjvPXbgeK4OoQz0zdvDF22w9fhhr1OR6uha66jRjrcJPuMlWIYSVtwR0rhr0__7VoNv0jg/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440756447547448994" /></a>Zorro! (and Andrew)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcUZ-tIaNeCuqiAxqfBgZ_zCXK7uOjihtNxKJ1Xcm032B9rLU1KMa0GwaaRlqc1Gi5hjzB8076uvbE43bVzLwf5O-Mmp_y7ye-NrmgITkeUX2xvitf1wIjHN1EzYStj3YmFrAAUP5QL8/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcUZ-tIaNeCuqiAxqfBgZ_zCXK7uOjihtNxKJ1Xcm032B9rLU1KMa0GwaaRlqc1Gi5hjzB8076uvbE43bVzLwf5O-Mmp_y7ye-NrmgITkeUX2xvitf1wIjHN1EzYStj3YmFrAAUP5QL8/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440756438185358066" /></a>"If my music makes you feel bad, you can vomit here."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRnYk_Y71nNIf4pQECUu4AthZzDf52oqrRrbuzzVsXDs53Bd74WNXcZloMpSEFB6pg1SyR1s3zbU7_YPCoCfgD7v-W0y4WvYkyeFEi2KpWCalnrdB45KQQwsJfTiFY-gO5548-mXTFe8/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRnYk_Y71nNIf4pQECUu4AthZzDf52oqrRrbuzzVsXDs53Bd74WNXcZloMpSEFB6pg1SyR1s3zbU7_YPCoCfgD7v-W0y4WvYkyeFEi2KpWCalnrdB45KQQwsJfTiFY-gO5548-mXTFe8/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440755361491515218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hewRbbf5jVBa1H_64X6ckZ6-dX2Wh_cYdsRzCJeCFrJAcfgrP700TqB8ZOwSxokxdcSv00NZ3aPeBfJNBCSILoQh-bqvuZj_GKHFhfQKEpNxqhzh72mLFuCaQjzdz9BCfsl2_8BY4k/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4hewRbbf5jVBa1H_64X6ckZ6-dX2Wh_cYdsRzCJeCFrJAcfgrP700TqB8ZOwSxokxdcSv00NZ3aPeBfJNBCSILoQh-bqvuZj_GKHFhfQKEpNxqhzh72mLFuCaQjzdz9BCfsl2_8BY4k/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440755354937224210" /></a>They had different lights on every street. I think these were my favorite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLI4-8dR-SBBAHGDB7VbBflKOdWAZTQJxG_9URJ1TzaPemnPMTyLWsSpUTENXQvnfOk-StlypSDcdAOXzNbMRUFDCxa4I6UiVZpBU_DEWt-wwomdQaPazjoQsiwwmoEbkn_WobhJFQ-c/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLI4-8dR-SBBAHGDB7VbBflKOdWAZTQJxG_9URJ1TzaPemnPMTyLWsSpUTENXQvnfOk-StlypSDcdAOXzNbMRUFDCxa4I6UiVZpBU_DEWt-wwomdQaPazjoQsiwwmoEbkn_WobhJFQ-c/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440755349360239106" /></a>Two of the boys from my program who dressed up like a Matador and a Torro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSmDsFsSh4JrqoCySb0llYK-3Qr06DG1Q5z7_4D0CkIKNldGu4iAoHlt2LVzOuQKNmOyklFCO9F4laXYXqngmVcAi99yxZzjhVZYQipaXstzSJ8eDD7AUBt3c-9SfM-MRQKEdjRxr-Ss/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSmDsFsSh4JrqoCySb0llYK-3Qr06DG1Q5z7_4D0CkIKNldGu4iAoHlt2LVzOuQKNmOyklFCO9F4laXYXqngmVcAi99yxZzjhVZYQipaXstzSJ8eDD7AUBt3c-9SfM-MRQKEdjRxr-Ss/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440755338509056834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja74lW13lTGGlfJxY6EukZ3LeCCGAS0A_Lbj6ZSkZMgTfPWP27ILxpS5oixzBB3LCsK5wiS-SqWaVbCRoV6Eyua7ocd4t6w-Wj_FpQN2_HX040vX2T9gsskq4WohOSrANaVcjsplEao0U/s1600-h/Carnival+in+Cadiz+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja74lW13lTGGlfJxY6EukZ3LeCCGAS0A_Lbj6ZSkZMgTfPWP27ILxpS5oixzBB3LCsK5wiS-SqWaVbCRoV6Eyua7ocd4t6w-Wj_FpQN2_HX040vX2T9gsskq4WohOSrANaVcjsplEao0U/s320/Carnival+in+Cadiz+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440755332821646178" /></a>Before we got off the bus, I was dressed as Alice in Wonderland but it was so cold I didn't really take off my jacket and you couldn't really tell.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a great time and we all slept all of Sunday after we got back!</div>beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502720745628001789.post-82930563283326614822010-02-06T03:21:00.000-08:002010-02-06T04:17:15.123-08:00A day in the life...So in this post I will tell you about my typical school day here in Spain.<div><br /></div><div>Thus far every day has started with me waking up before my alarm. I think its because of jet lag and I'm expecting it to stop soon but for now I am mostly enjoying it because if I wake up 6:30 Spain time then it is only 9:30 pm California time and I get to talk to my friends that are living in the past. Then I get out of bed and I have to make sure the hot water heater is on so that I am able to have a warm shower. I shower in my super duper pink bathroom. Then I eat a breakfast of toast with strawberry jam and coffee with my Senora, Trini. We eat a lot of fruit after every meal which is totally cool with me. I told Trini that where I come from we have very good Fuji apples and she went to the market and bought some Spanish Fuji apples. They are good but out of season so it is difficult to judge them.</div><div><br /></div><div>It takes me about 35-40 min to walk to the university from my house which I think is the longest commute of all the students but is definitely worth it. I live in the old part of the town so I get to walk through narrow cobblestone streets with really cool old architecture on my way to class. </div><div><br /></div><div>At school we start at 9 with 2 hours of language class. Then at 11 some of us have a break so we go sit in the cafeteria and drink a coffee or something. Then at 12 I have a Communication class which is a supplemental language class and is very helpful already. Then we have history of Spain at 1. I took a history of Spain class at Cal last spring and I think it will be very useful because I won't have to worry too much about translating the Spanish so I can pass my tests. I am looking forward to that class though because we are living in one of the oldest cities in all of Europe. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then after school I walk home because it is almost lunch time. Lunch here is around 2:30-3 and is the big meal of the day. The whole family gets together and you have a lot of really delicious food and sit around and talk for a long time. I am lucky to have the daughter of my Senora live upstairs with her 2 kids so i get to eat with a 4 year old girl, Julia, and an 8 year old boy, Enrique, as well as the other 2 women. So far the food has been really good although most of the time I have no idea what I'm eating. I do know I like Patatas which are french fries. </div><div><br /></div><div>After lunch and talking it is time for siesta! This is the best spanish tradition ever. All the stores close here for siesta so you can't go buy some shampoo or some pens or anything. In fact, in our safety warnings they said not to go out by yourself during siesta because there are no people on the streets and you could get into trouble. Siesta lasts for as long as you need it to and then I have kind of just hung out with the family or by myself. Julia and I bonded yesterday over silly faces and a discussion of our favorite disney characters. I also showed her my iphone and she played piano on it for a while and then spent a really long taking pictures of me and her Abuela on my phone. It was all very entertaining.</div><div><br /></div><div>We eat dinner around 9 and then watch a little tv and go to bed. I have had good conversations with Trini about spanish politics, Don Quixote, and how much she likes Obama over dinner. The other night I was supposed to meet up with people but Trini and I both fell asleep watching a Novela at like 9 so I decided that going out was a no go. Apparently the teenagers like to stay out until 5 or 6 in the morning here. I don't know if I can handle that. I prefer the couch and Hannah Montana en espanol. jaja (that means haha in spanish)</div><div><br /></div><div>Last night most of us (american students) met up and we went to a tapas bar. There were 2 spanish guys that went with us who live next door to someone in our program? I'm not quite sure how we met them but they are very nice and we got to practice our spanish and they got to practice their english. So we went to the bar and they ordered for us so we got some typical Coroba food. They ordered pitchers of a drink that is red wine mixed with lemonade. It was really delicious. Then we had a dip that was cheese and tomatoy with eggs and bacon in it. I think. And then Fried Eggplant, like tempora eggplant, Fried fish bits, and this thing that looked like a sushi roll but was bascially pork wrapped in turkey and then fried. It was weird but really good. And they use mayo as a dip. They fry a lot of foods here in Olive Oil and they tell us it is healthy. I'm not quite sure how true that is, but for now I'm going to go with it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Other than that, I have walked around the city a bit taking pictures and it is very old and pretty. There is a lot of arabic influence in the city (which makes sense because the Arabs took control of Iberia for a while and they allowed for other religions to stay when they were in control so it makes for a neat combination of all different religions and their influences). I definitely live in the prettiest part of town and I get to literally live right in the middle of history. It is pretty neat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures of my life:</div><div><br />La Mezquia at night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO031dn6E_PQdsjxOz1PKuZoRclBxpoQ7-NXH7qxKH5YyKVg3Wpa-jd_nhlgSiTy1j2wjw3SOa8TbsfptX1lcqHmxiv_aHO2VVHDhkTMgg_pZSKIAPU_rNZx-f1gQlrMzezmB58gsGw2Y/s1600-h/Cordoba+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO031dn6E_PQdsjxOz1PKuZoRclBxpoQ7-NXH7qxKH5YyKVg3Wpa-jd_nhlgSiTy1j2wjw3SOa8TbsfptX1lcqHmxiv_aHO2VVHDhkTMgg_pZSKIAPU_rNZx-f1gQlrMzezmB58gsGw2Y/s320/Cordoba+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435093512239112370" /></a>La Mezquita across the river and the Roman Bridge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1xrAUPegVqIpdRkWO1cKQGupwhPClZifqCI7x2yx10rtisktd43lw3FXOodtyan5u91D-31rD1AZrZGByEHmfzBuFcRh0MaghJsYJmWwZPkXxx0FoFI_mGUjH_PrTCuWLTh6KJASLT0/s1600-h/Cordoba+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1xrAUPegVqIpdRkWO1cKQGupwhPClZifqCI7x2yx10rtisktd43lw3FXOodtyan5u91D-31rD1AZrZGByEHmfzBuFcRh0MaghJsYJmWwZPkXxx0FoFI_mGUjH_PrTCuWLTh6KJASLT0/s320/Cordoba+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435093502082220786" /></a>My super pink bathroom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLTFIGBE4KTweJ3e5AxUVv0YX1utQI1ManR1b0KZL8YFvvOFZPw1Rqcnw1FCiCl5xPo5OvLiNDGtXs6zTbwXduWMckKjIeWtptEOsE1F62LgKq5xBEEdv08W3ScTLn7TI_jMBzMRSZ4k/s1600-h/Cordoba+110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLTFIGBE4KTweJ3e5AxUVv0YX1utQI1ManR1b0KZL8YFvvOFZPw1Rqcnw1FCiCl5xPo5OvLiNDGtXs6zTbwXduWMckKjIeWtptEOsE1F62LgKq5xBEEdv08W3ScTLn7TI_jMBzMRSZ4k/s320/Cordoba+110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435093489401369090" /></a>I gave my Senora that apple hot pad and she thought it was the coolest thing ever because it had silicone on one side.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMCNDckiL-kbkdQa8wITjbq_L5JCknWqw983-DfFDBZoNDrSjZ0pWIKVTtimf2GoYLXrvEVQrmQrUJKajx-2E2ynSl2D4K1ag0LcFTNMrFFHbuUv1CXfoJ6VJ6cZAFrst4sm8eazvfj8/s1600-h/Cordoba+112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMCNDckiL-kbkdQa8wITjbq_L5JCknWqw983-DfFDBZoNDrSjZ0pWIKVTtimf2GoYLXrvEVQrmQrUJKajx-2E2ynSl2D4K1ag0LcFTNMrFFHbuUv1CXfoJ6VJ6cZAFrst4sm8eazvfj8/s320/Cordoba+112.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435093483237126898" /></a>The view out the living room windows<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VRPy79z6rngeau8R319U7d6I5sF5HdqLn_AjKqgXPeOEgwLUTWlV8ogexghmtM-OZvyRJ7jwjZo4htt3wPiHLeN-azek5SAwxllJF5Myxz2RJXFOWUCAP1nu4yDFG2aYeuJOBmMxKLo/s1600-h/Cordoba+109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VRPy79z6rngeau8R319U7d6I5sF5HdqLn_AjKqgXPeOEgwLUTWlV8ogexghmtM-OZvyRJ7jwjZo4htt3wPiHLeN-azek5SAwxllJF5Myxz2RJXFOWUCAP1nu4yDFG2aYeuJOBmMxKLo/s320/Cordoba+109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435093482275305522" /></a>The living room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0xyJG2uqhVzEp7LKdS3JFphPr0UoRfOyG1V-IK7r70DfbhkJEo4QXhGq24yq0gDx5LSUJOtNBEXMrMxkqxQRr8rBCieqfzyH6RTiMYSTIWdP58EfqWng3ec9QIg9Ub2UtznGr6A600k/s1600-h/Cordoba+107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0xyJG2uqhVzEp7LKdS3JFphPr0UoRfOyG1V-IK7r70DfbhkJEo4QXhGq24yq0gDx5LSUJOtNBEXMrMxkqxQRr8rBCieqfzyH6RTiMYSTIWdP58EfqWng3ec9QIg9Ub2UtznGr6A600k/s320/Cordoba+107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435091836733597394" /></a>So they have tables in the living room because they put lots of tablecloths on it and a space heater underneath, so when you sit down you lift up the tablecloth and put it on your lap and it is a nice little warm area for you legs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsM_LV750_zCL9m6uz3AwmqJUNixCGLcr1MuJQZThbC0sfVdXyonghkw8x7B131F6E6mosuZgLwplsifMa4jaGw8EGS0290-AomfOtz6jHrPFQHOt8uSfLn052y4lVMK5cegXZ_yNVDd8/s1600-h/Cordoba+106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsM_LV750_zCL9m6uz3AwmqJUNixCGLcr1MuJQZThbC0sfVdXyonghkw8x7B131F6E6mosuZgLwplsifMa4jaGw8EGS0290-AomfOtz6jHrPFQHOt8uSfLn052y4lVMK5cegXZ_yNVDd8/s320/Cordoba+106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435091828534587954" /></a>Kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM0PyKr0pQxYI4CEMK5CF2E_NLedENZbP8oJ-L8_gaevPtttA4P_ty7Y_0ftHEVnyRIFP4BHQBNorMG7mwB_nhCeNNDnL7KYhI9I43tlUr0Wb1vHKe7mRnZosT_BKxMXthlKuQfX3KLg/s1600-h/Cordoba+105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM0PyKr0pQxYI4CEMK5CF2E_NLedENZbP8oJ-L8_gaevPtttA4P_ty7Y_0ftHEVnyRIFP4BHQBNorMG7mwB_nhCeNNDnL7KYhI9I43tlUr0Wb1vHKe7mRnZosT_BKxMXthlKuQfX3KLg/s320/Cordoba+105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435091821068899794" /></a>My bedroom is right off of the kitchen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6WMZSwdVsFy3NXXnBXSOQ1cqIGSTx_f5h9R-TpJSiYa19lsy-_gPvRIeiAUvgcESoYI_PRlCjsX0WaqEhh33Qbgl8ipN-rmDFLQxnTzQIj-Uec-zRb8RIaKf2zi6ch-19hltHJgGQlY/s1600-h/Cordoba+104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6WMZSwdVsFy3NXXnBXSOQ1cqIGSTx_f5h9R-TpJSiYa19lsy-_gPvRIeiAUvgcESoYI_PRlCjsX0WaqEhh33Qbgl8ipN-rmDFLQxnTzQIj-Uec-zRb8RIaKf2zi6ch-19hltHJgGQlY/s320/Cordoba+104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435091820000003938" /></a>The sign that Enrique and Julia made for me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2THocddZvW9q3h4Qbr5CljJB4rfNx2bIZyetkEzIHyCKWOHjaUCOjPqu9xbbhks72UnioTaTOE65KY2q26YuPGR_n4ay-SXfoIOujs6cBEmeNxRrWxdHt8pqtcwuasiXKlrbXeRcgrc/s1600-h/Cordoba+103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2THocddZvW9q3h4Qbr5CljJB4rfNx2bIZyetkEzIHyCKWOHjaUCOjPqu9xbbhks72UnioTaTOE65KY2q26YuPGR_n4ay-SXfoIOujs6cBEmeNxRrWxdHt8pqtcwuasiXKlrbXeRcgrc/s320/Cordoba+103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435091811997152402" /></a>The most important part of my room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hw9BNxQXZzhAQWv1dNvF4_YbdOK5NVIKFwG6Ao938ebJx26tr33nchVndmhjOF8n62vSL8LaRj5Pp0Q3XVIupL4T43vjxPIZSmMgExam1tqoe3b8iMRQpR3-togmHF7gbAKY9vLASv0/s1600-h/Cordoba+102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Hw9BNxQXZzhAQWv1dNvF4_YbdOK5NVIKFwG6Ao938ebJx26tr33nchVndmhjOF8n62vSL8LaRj5Pp0Q3XVIupL4T43vjxPIZSmMgExam1tqoe3b8iMRQpR3-togmHF7gbAKY9vLASv0/s320/Cordoba+102.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435090910366583202" /></a>My room! My bed and book shelf.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaRWbI_tk_XzPBoTL-Tzz18HN88obf2b3SoWBNSgQ4_tU8o_WjuF2LNkReC5zEEOT7V4sYsxkEe5zyogQjj9a1k1iDjB5BCnJ965vrGG4qcDXIy8jHHIe7ou07A4PqniTGR5yNyTgUNU/s1600-h/Cordoba+100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaRWbI_tk_XzPBoTL-Tzz18HN88obf2b3SoWBNSgQ4_tU8o_WjuF2LNkReC5zEEOT7V4sYsxkEe5zyogQjj9a1k1iDjB5BCnJ965vrGG4qcDXIy8jHHIe7ou07A4PqniTGR5yNyTgUNU/s320/Cordoba+100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435090904198442146" /></a>I am super lucky to have internet at my house. I thank God every day for it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfsfgdhehSA-jfdO1Ob0sToGi9y-GutuE3Yy5ZJTl9Q8AEylLW2rnCWlXVluIRWcP1TC2ahLuGfoTEYl7bTfBTH3ACn15dD_5DQo2uQ3RhbvmjlmUHOf8w1cjbSUwM_AoPSorm92iVZc/s1600-h/Cordoba+101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfsfgdhehSA-jfdO1Ob0sToGi9y-GutuE3Yy5ZJTl9Q8AEylLW2rnCWlXVluIRWcP1TC2ahLuGfoTEYl7bTfBTH3ACn15dD_5DQo2uQ3RhbvmjlmUHOf8w1cjbSUwM_AoPSorm92iVZc/s320/Cordoba+101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435090898764851570" /></a>The Mezquita during the day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2jsj2a2BI27QXePwspdv4Y-GX3_WGAde_QVeKP3FZJxxEcpY3RQrZClxUEhbsO6adktOLPJ-xqCd8N6CYBiREs9FviH3SzB1zvFKkAIGIbqBT66AawsoixqqHCWEAWa3zhSFzNAuoWo/s1600-h/Cordoba+061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2jsj2a2BI27QXePwspdv4Y-GX3_WGAde_QVeKP3FZJxxEcpY3RQrZClxUEhbsO6adktOLPJ-xqCd8N6CYBiREs9FviH3SzB1zvFKkAIGIbqBT66AawsoixqqHCWEAWa3zhSFzNAuoWo/s320/Cordoba+061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435090892758065442" /></a>My family. Elena, Trini, Julia, Enrique, and friends Sarah and ____ who I forget her name but she studies English with Trini.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIC5KkEC88xxgetn_KHUx6AJ1Fnfbcw6OGJcWoWPx2qfAdY5et6BECjzO_emqihYsgZtA8QkQsMBY9n0bxhkBY2khkCbg4Gqr19kiFYcraSL2rD8uNZcI3qK1yFS5k909xbKVIXT4nMfk/s1600-h/Cordoba+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIC5KkEC88xxgetn_KHUx6AJ1Fnfbcw6OGJcWoWPx2qfAdY5et6BECjzO_emqihYsgZtA8QkQsMBY9n0bxhkBY2khkCbg4Gqr19kiFYcraSL2rD8uNZcI3qK1yFS5k909xbKVIXT4nMfk/s320/Cordoba+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435090888613442002" /></a>Besos!</div>beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502720745628001789.post-34511060093923606672010-02-02T09:52:00.000-08:002010-02-02T10:34:34.191-08:00Hola From Spain!Hola a todo! Bienvenidos a mi blog! I will be using this blog as a place to share my travels and observations while in Spain and traveling around Europe. This is especially for those of you who aren't on Facebook and want to know what is going on here. I hope you enjoy it!<div><br /></div><div>For the first 4 days of my journey I was in Madrid. I decided to go to Spain a few days early to:</div><div>- get over jet lag</div><div>- get used to spanish culture</div><div>- get used to spanish language</div><div>- have something to do because I was bored at home and everyone else was in school already</div><div><br /></div><div>I accomplished none of these things while I was in Madrid. I did very little sight seeing until the last day there. I also only got about 4 hours of sleep each night due to jet lag and limited my siestas (in vain) in hopes of sleeping through the night. Needless to say I didn't really enjoy my time in Madrid because I was jet lagged, lonely, and homesick. My hotels were right in between Plaza Mayor</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XZivRGuWDP89dJf1nJFZAFobDTUVOKBm40NuayvdS3TYx1LLhm8eJP2aRL8Bv0jXrakfWVuZbJCb6Qgs1f1kWHVb9V-BF3eXNvCTOwU7ZERB8aKpLwQDVnVEsErDOEvuRXTcN7aJMxM/s1600-h/Madrid+010.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XZivRGuWDP89dJf1nJFZAFobDTUVOKBm40NuayvdS3TYx1LLhm8eJP2aRL8Bv0jXrakfWVuZbJCb6Qgs1f1kWHVb9V-BF3eXNvCTOwU7ZERB8aKpLwQDVnVEsErDOEvuRXTcN7aJMxM/s320/Madrid+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713221417295762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div>and Plaza del Sol.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGOgATXeILROCrxAhDsgQYdob9wCUIJs-1GTsZPnr1MxO2f48xJfGlYcaPQSJShIWe-xEFH-cu7LSKwhLL6rgBpvVCfH_rWhNhw5WM7JZJ6fVk-o3bxLZTIjWeIeB9zSwnUkHh8J2YkI/s1600-h/Madrid+021.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGOgATXeILROCrxAhDsgQYdob9wCUIJs-1GTsZPnr1MxO2f48xJfGlYcaPQSJShIWe-xEFH-cu7LSKwhLL6rgBpvVCfH_rWhNhw5WM7JZJ6fVk-o3bxLZTIjWeIeB9zSwnUkHh8J2YkI/s320/Madrid+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713543454320098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><br /><div>Both of which were very beautiful. I spent some time walking around both of those. I also go to spend some time in El Corte Ingles which is a big department store (it seriously has everything) because my computer cord stopped working. Eek! Fortunately, they had ones that worked for which I was very grateful.</div><div><br /></div><div>The day I went out sightseeing I took the Metro (only 1 Euro per ride and so much nicer than BART!) to El Retiro which is this big park (think Central Park) that one of the Kings built.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiK_OBApjZMUTDM-R2vJQ94t6WLBsq3dStRJ5s_zdk1b0eWf5HcnEJBBlhN7BYcplPEwWO2RN2SAfx6mB52nI4p-ijbKcKToY76J6qIaq6Rk0DP0zvqXfbgHmB7niWmkI_S5s21rAVx8/s1600-h/Madrid+032.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiK_OBApjZMUTDM-R2vJQ94t6WLBsq3dStRJ5s_zdk1b0eWf5HcnEJBBlhN7BYcplPEwWO2RN2SAfx6mB52nI4p-ijbKcKToY76J6qIaq6Rk0DP0zvqXfbgHmB7niWmkI_S5s21rAVx8/s320/Madrid+032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433713881504177074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><div>I walked around for about 2 hours mostly people watching. There were lots of street performer type things going on as well as a ton of cute kids, dogs, and old people.</div><div><br /></div><div>My people watching observations in El Retiro:</div><div>-Full length fur coats are a must for any mature woman</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4GqhyomHfNIas5cDVvrEkxD9kHjVo6Va7rBXyhiBF0KwHYVl2DkVTY4vv2_vq1WfbZwwzzLcDCqemHOcRVr8u6MNLP5193oX0rBmDD4ZvpcdpdDfdtWCVUCx1oJpcO0y1AuWfk3I6RU/s1600-h/Madrid+038.JPG" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4GqhyomHfNIas5cDVvrEkxD9kHjVo6Va7rBXyhiBF0KwHYVl2DkVTY4vv2_vq1WfbZwwzzLcDCqemHOcRVr8u6MNLP5193oX0rBmDD4ZvpcdpdDfdtWCVUCx1oJpcO0y1AuWfk3I6RU/s320/Madrid+038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433712736308216866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div>-Not pants are just as popular here as they are in the US</div><div>-People do but should not wear multiple articles of leather clothing that are touching each other.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>ex. pants + boots = malo</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> jacket + boots = bueno</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> pants + jacket + boots + gloves + purse = too intense</div><div>-All of the super cute kids clothes are put to good use here (on super cute kids)</div><div>-If you have 2+ children who are close in age it is fashionable to dress them the same. (also applicable for dogs.)</div><div>-People touch each other a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>So during my not quite so fun stay in Madrid, I hopped on a train to Cordoba. The train played Slumdog Millionaire en Espanol! We had our orientation in a hotel in Cordoba and then our host families picked us up. I am very lucky and I get to live right next to La Mezquita which is a Mosque turned Cathedral after the Moors got kicked out of Spain. It is very beautiful.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few other funny pictures from Madrid such as</div><div>El Museo Jamon</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUng1yAI-z2iYF8GDmquuDAsSk2hf5A4f34hPCCXs4H_5eZVYvZWVqcXPXXPZO_oexwWEShIlhCNNwqwdnAXdm2TiDBa20ISSnm7el54R_JQl1Rgjvj1Vk6QBxVSyZzDJehZPn5wLMrW4/s1600-h/Madrid+014.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUng1yAI-z2iYF8GDmquuDAsSk2hf5A4f34hPCCXs4H_5eZVYvZWVqcXPXXPZO_oexwWEShIlhCNNwqwdnAXdm2TiDBa20ISSnm7el54R_JQl1Rgjvj1Vk6QBxVSyZzDJehZPn5wLMrW4/s320/Madrid+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433714353820874338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div>Fat Spanish Dogs</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOA0wdP7LlMAP5OjgJ0W2vE50dm3Qca4X9ISHfmoKpalqDs6Z4Nkn16vm5bP_TQ1Ab_uxlyT61gL_By6fp0BuCmGjF-6y437Ue65_2dfdP-qoTRDQa509ShXguZvILbLKeUoA91tCRKs/s1600-h/Madrid+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOA0wdP7LlMAP5OjgJ0W2vE50dm3Qca4X9ISHfmoKpalqDs6Z4Nkn16vm5bP_TQ1Ab_uxlyT61gL_By6fp0BuCmGjF-6y437Ue65_2dfdP-qoTRDQa509ShXguZvILbLKeUoA91tCRKs/s320/Madrid+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433715066548333746" /></a>A Rose Garden without any roses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oYl1Fwf3ZWQU08YKbjx03vnb2d5yvCIO_ZFszDW5rQ_YvNbZ1HhwyD9X8Blq42JtYntp9BVAYD-o-Fmj57G0Sc-Y2c0KiLCUBroHmvUuMfjqP_qNQ_SzuFsEIe6ApJGK8aAaiSh4E9Q/s1600-h/Madrid+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oYl1Fwf3ZWQU08YKbjx03vnb2d5yvCIO_ZFszDW5rQ_YvNbZ1HhwyD9X8Blq42JtYntp9BVAYD-o-Fmj57G0Sc-Y2c0KiLCUBroHmvUuMfjqP_qNQ_SzuFsEIe6ApJGK8aAaiSh4E9Q/s320/Madrid+040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433715060312408562" /></a><br />The Crystal Palace<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBds8_wHHZndA-30WjP2sHkGcLAQHdCLjzIrPYrRYiLElz2TMYjgDKpygFxSY_5ad65gQuzN0l-S9rxwr1hCxIRV1HpCU1HT5WxljQxtY6fkBWsJkAmW8JzLhOzsl8E7TGvNe9Sl8RTE/s1600-h/Madrid+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBds8_wHHZndA-30WjP2sHkGcLAQHdCLjzIrPYrRYiLElz2TMYjgDKpygFxSY_5ad65gQuzN0l-S9rxwr1hCxIRV1HpCU1HT5WxljQxtY6fkBWsJkAmW8JzLhOzsl8E7TGvNe9Sl8RTE/s320/Madrid+039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433715055598747794" /></a>Hasta Luego!beckyinspainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03866914394305065041noreply@blogger.com1