Hey all! I made it safely to Faro. It was a boring day of travel. Waiting in the train station, on the train, cab to the bus station, waiting at the bus station and then on the bus. I got here just fine. Lots of time to sit. It wasn´t very conducive to napping though. I wrote in my travel journal and that was about it. I checked in at Faro, have a great room, it overlooks the sea...or whatever it is. Its called a seaview room! Needed a shower. You know how travel is...sometimes you just need to relax. I [View Full Entry]

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So all of you following along, I am not sure of computer access as I continue my journey. Tomorrow I take a train to Seville and then a bus to Faro. I will spend my night there. Then I take a train to Lisbon for two days. Then I go to Porto, followed by Leon, Bilbao and then the week in Barcelona and then ending the trip in Paris. SO not sure what the access will be as I hop my way across the country of Portugal....Just so some don´t worry if you don´t hear from me! [View Full Entry]

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So today I woke up thinking it would be better then yesterday but I was wrong....it was raining. I know I shouldn´t be complaining given all the snow in the States. I ended up going to Cordoba and seeing the Mesquita. Mi Julia....I was thinking of you! You would have loved it! It was such an amazing mix of the musulmanes y christianas. It was so pretty. I walked around for a while after that and then headed back. It was a fun little day trip out there. [View Full Entry]

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To begin with...I know you will all love this. I calculated the time wrong as to when I had to get up. I got up WAY too early. I had a taxi coming at 4:45 to take me to a bus stop where I was being picked up for a day trip to Morocco. I got to the bus stop and met two nice guys from England. We definately hit it off and spent the day together. The bus went around picking up people and then we were in Tarifa. We took a boat which was about 30 minutes to Tangier. [View Full Entry]

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Christmas Eve was amazing. I had a great dinner and really enjoyed myself. It was a great treat. Then I surprised the folks back home...I called Mom and Grandma V. That was really fun to talk to them. So I decided to take a lazy day. Like the US everything is closed. I went to the lobby and read for a while. Then as it was becoming afternoon, the sun was out and I went for a walk. Although things were closed it was so much fun to walk around. I went to this place called Constitution Plaza. It was so [View Full Entry]

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At the new place it is taking some time to get used to it. Mom you can let Grandma know there is plenty to eat for breakfast :) This morning I went on a sightseeing tour. I could have gotten off at different stops but only one or two places intrigued me enough that I can come back on some of my free days. Tonight I am having dinner at the hotel. They are having a special menu for Christmas. I figured it would be better to eat here then try to find something. Tomorrow not quite sure what I will [View Full Entry]

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This morning after a quick breakfast, I loaded the last of my things in my bag and said good bye to my makeshift home. When I checked out, the security guy/breakfast guy said bye to me. He and I got along good...Se llama Marcos. A few days ago Jon sent me pictures of the snow. I showed him one of the pictures because it doesn´t snow there. He really liked that. So I got on the Metro, then to the train station. I left at 9:35ish and got to Malaga at about 12:30. I enjoyed the train. No idea what it [View Full Entry]

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Today I got an early start and went to the Puerta de Sol (I am near La Puerta de Toledo). Its a big shopping area. I spent a few bucks on gifts for close friends. I also got my brother his birthday gift. Corey will love it! I saw something awesome for dad...But I couldn´t see the size. It was a Caterpillar train set, it didn´t say if it it was ¨O¨or not. Oh well. Next time. It´s 12:45ish here...my day is part in already. I have to figure out what to do this afternoon and then pack. Tomorrow I leave...the [View Full Entry]

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So Grandma is worried about what I am eating and I thought I´d share with all of you. First, I am being very good about saving on food. I eat a big breakfast before I leave. I mentioned to Kath that I try one new thing a day. I usually have eggs, a piece of bacon, a piece of some kind of bread, a yogurt (plain and then I add honey), then a churro (yummy deep fried goodness) and fruit. It switches between kiwi, watermelon, and oranges. Today I tried this yummy looking thing I later saw at a pastelleria and [View Full Entry]

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Today I didn´t have access with the Madrid card so things were less chaotic. I slept in until about 8ish. Then had some breakfast. I didn´t have anywhere to be so I wrote in my Travel Journal. Then I decided to check out some shops and see if I could find anything for anyone. There were a lot of cool things but nothing I had to rush out to get. I went to the Plaza Mayor and checked out the Christmas venders. These were pretty cool....I did see one thing for mom but it was WAY too expensive for her tree. [View Full Entry]

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