http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Britt347/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Britt347 en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:56:01 UTC Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:56:01 UTC Well I haven't written in forever and I have a free hour now so I figured I would give a brief overview of the ohhhh past month or so of my life. Well first of all we have Semana Santa Fallas and Mom and Aunt Cyndi's visit First of all Fallas was crazy and I loved every minute of it. I have never seen more crazy party people running around anywhere in my life and it was fabulous. Nee http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/blog-266348.html Just a really quick entry because I have some good photos...we took a daytrip to hike the ancient roman ruins and castle of Sagunto yesterday and it was fabulous Loved all of it even the train ride out because we got to see some of the Spanish countryside and the train ran along the beach so that was amazing as well.A little background on SaguntoThe resident's of Sagunto are said to be Spain' http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Sagunto/blog-254318.html Hey everyoneThe events of this past week are that Molly and I took a side trip to LONDON The flights were really cheap on a student airline called RyanAir and we got to stay with one of Molly's friends from her university in the US so it was relatively cheap to go...which was a definite plus. It is also a place that we are not going to be able to make it to when we do the Eurotrip at the end http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Balham/blog-252720.html Hola a todos I hope everything is great with you all everything is fantastic here This last weekend i went to Barcelona with the ISA group for our only really big excursion and it was fabulousWe left Friday morning at 8 AM too early in a bus for the 4 hour ride to Barcelona. I didn't mind the ride at all because not only do i love road trips but i also got to sit next too a group of sup http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-250039.html Hola a todos I realize that I haven't written anything substantial in awhile so I am going to try to cover the last week in this entry. I can not believe that I have already almost been in Spain for a month the time is seeming to fly by Everything here is good Molly is moved in and settled with our family here and it is so much fun in the household Laudi is hilarious and we all have a go http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-244871.html I found this list of things you know if you have lived in Spain and I thought it was hilarious that I already know what they are talking about in half of the things. Thought I would share it with yrsquoall so you can get a little taste of some of the Spanish oddities that I am experiencing1. Mullets are awesome for men and women.2. You know what a croqueta is.3. You've eaten more fish and vea http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/blog-242708.html hey everyoneok i haven't written in like 5 days but that is just because there is so much to do here and who wants to be cooped up inside writing when i can be outside exploring.but ok...so the last 5 days... oh Molly moved in to my host house Her host family was HORRIBLE and so she just couldn't take it anymore and so she talked to ISA and they moved her here She just moved in yesterday http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-242038.html Ok so I know that I arrived in Valencia a week ago but vengacome on i have been doing a ton of things since i got here and finally feel situated in mi casa here and my espaol is improving immensely. A downfall to this is that sometimes now I forget the English word for things or even worse spell them wrong...its driving me crazyBut ok I am going to try to cover this last week in one blog http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-240472.html After our little day trip to El Escorial and Valle de los Caidos we had a 5 hour bus ride to TOLEDO I most definitely slept for that whole thing too. When we arrived in Toledo we were all awestruck. Toledo is absolutely the most gorgeous place I have yet to see in my life We were let out of the bus at the top of the hill before going down onto the peninsula of Toledo to take pictures. I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Castile-La-Mancha/Toledo/blog-239622.html Ok. So when we left Madrid after like 2 hours of sleep we took about an hour bus ride to a little town outside of Madrid called El Escorial. It was crazy beautiful and a tiny little community in the mountains. Here is some info about itEl Escorial the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real also known as the Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial is located about 45 km 28 mi nort http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/District-of-Madrid/El-Escorial/blog-239613.html Hey everyoneWell as you probably already know I am now in Valencia Spain which will be my home for the next 4 months I am so excited to finally be here but this last week and a half has been beyond crazyI left the states on Tuesday January 15 and with a 4 hour layover in Philly which by the way is most def NOT the city of brotherly love i ARRIVED IN Madrid at 10 AM on the 16th. Th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-239406.html