Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 111

Hola Finally! Sorry for the incommunicado since I left. I'm sure the anticipation to know how things are going over here was just killing all of you. Well, it's been a good trip. I have lots to report, so here's the story... 11 & 12 JUNE - Monday & Tuesday • We left for Spain in three groups. Group 1 was small - two chaperones (me being one of them) and one student. Group 2 was a student who flew over by herself. Group 3 was the other 23 people, including our group leader. The three of us flew from the CLE to the ATL and then straight in to Barcelona. No real issues, other than a 1.5 hour wait on the runway in ATL because we couldn't go to our gate, and in Barcelona we ... read more

Today I atteneded my first day of class and it was great ! Mis profesores son muy buenos ! My entries may switch between spanish and english, it is hard to learn spanish all day and then change back to english so bear with me :-). I am so excited to be in Madrid and I am really looking forward to taking full advantage of all the city has to offer. My classmates seem cool.....so having people to explore the city with shouldn´t be a problem. Madrid is quite wonderful. It´s an upscale city wiith the perfect mix of old world charm and contemporary flavor. Yesterday, I had the chance to visit the Pardo Museum and the Botanical Gardens. Although I could not take pictures in the museum, I took plenty of photos in the gardens. ... read more

Torej, konec ugibanj. MADRID IMA NEDELJSKI AZIJA-STYLE MARKET. I LOVE MADRID. Poleg tega ima tudi churrose s čokolado. Burek is so last year! Ob 4h ponoči se tu je churrose. In točno to sva z Nino naredili v soboto zvečer. Najprej sva šli v "njen" bar na sever mesta, kjer sva zvrnili nekaj clar (clara = pivo + limonada, torej neke vrste radler). Ta bar je res fenomenalen! Menda je bilo man folka zaradi fuzbala tisti večer, saj se je ravnokar končala tekma med Zaragozo (od koder je Ninin fant) in Madridom, zato so bili vsi na drugem - fuzbalerskem koncu mesta, ampak meni je bilo vseeno bajno. Šefe in kelnar sta z Nino povsem pobratena, zato sta bila izjemno radodarna s tapasi (ampak menda manj kot ponavadi - huh?): jedli sva jamon (pršut) pa ... read more

Sedim za mizo v Nininem lušnem mičkenem stanovanjcu (hej, samo da je njen, velikost ni pomembna!), skozi jašek slišim sosede, kako nabijajo mariachi-style muziko, sonce naiga ... Welcome to MAdrid! Menda sem bila prva od obiskovalcev, ki ni imel zamude na avionu in ki ga je pričakalo takole lepo vreme. Tisti tam zgoraj očitno e vedo. ;) Po klepetanju in obveznem dohitevaju kaj je novega na sceni girl talk do 3h zjutraj, sva se ob kakšnih pol 12h sprehodili do mesta. Ninino stanovanje je v super predelu po imenu Moncloa in do centra - Sol in Plaza Mayor - je kakšne pol urice hoda. Seveda če nisi v drubi nekoga, ki vsake pet metrov slika sila zanimiv detajl in mora videti vsako bedarijo. Podobnost z avtorico zgolj naključna. Vmes sem Nino malo zgubila, da je ... read more

UntitledAmanda Robinson Today is our last day in Madrid, and it is very bittersweet. Madrid is like the New York City if Spain, so everything is more expensive, but also there is always something going on. Today we visited the city of Toledo (Tol-lay-do) and went to the Cathedral, a synagouge, and a couple other historic buildings. Toledo has been preserved since the Medieval times, so you walk along cobblestone streets, etc... At one point, the Christians, Muslims, and Jews all lived together in harmony (that sounded really cheesy?), but it is so cool, because all of the buildings are a mix of their designs. It was soooo sunny and pretty warm there too, which was a nice change from Madrid where it has rained at some point everyday (luckily not at night when we go ... read more