Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 98

So yesterday was a long day as well. I woke up late and that wasn't good, I ment to get up at around 10 and then head to the Royal Palace. But instead I woke up at like 12 then didn't head out till 1:30 and made it to the Reina Sofia museum at 4. In actuallity I wanted to see the Placio Real first because it closes at 4:00, but instead of taking the metro quickly there I walked. And when I walked I got lost for about half an hour. Kinda put me off schedule but I back tracked and just went to the Reina Sofia instead. The Reina Sofia is the modern muesum in Madrid, it is famous for holding Picasso's "Guiernica". Which I might add is really amazing to see. They included ... read more

So last night Ana, Angel, and I had dinner here at the apartment. Ana made a good salad with corn, white asparagus, crab, tuna, and tomatoes. I liked it a lot. Then we went out to meet a few of Ana's friends from A Corona, her hometown in the north of spain. We went to a bar called La Sueca. It is translated as "The Swiss Girl" or "I'm not Listening" ha ha. Either way its pretty funny. We went out around 12 and came home around 3. A late night in Spain is 6 so we weren't out for long but its was long enough for me. After spending the day walking around Madrid it was a lot to go out, I was ready to hit the bed, but I made it out and was ... read more

Today was my frist day of this visit walking around Madrid. It was a lot of fun, we first walked to a tourist station to get a map and when the girl could tell I was American she asked if we wanted one in English. Of corse I said no, I am a big girl and I have to try and conqure the langague barrier. So then we went to The Prado Museao. There we covered the basic Spanish painters Goya, Velazques, and El Greco. It was nice to see all the paintings person. I got to see a few Carravajio as well. That was totally impressive. Though it is all subject matter of kings and queens and fuit. There is also the all important subject of religion which is basically the only thing classical masters ... read more

Buenas I am here in Madrid and will hit the one week mark this Saturday. Flying in was a pain, only because 8 hour plane rides are awful! I had a 4 hour layover in Amsterdam and ended up taking a short nap on the floor at my gate because there were no benches nearby. My flight to Madrid was short (I actually fell asleep) and I did not have any delays. Once I stepped out of the airport a taxi whisked me away to Hostal Aguilar where the other student teacher Amanda was staying. I was SO tired that I ended up going to bed right after I got in, around 9:30 or so. Although I had a full nights rest I woke up feeling like I hadn't slept a wink . Amanda and ... read more

Moi, Viimeksi taisin olla viela Portugalin puolella, kun kirjoittelin. Sielta lahdin pohjoiseen, Santiago de Compostelaan, sinne mihin pyhiinvaeltajat kàvelevat Ranskasta. Luin muuten siita kertovan kirjan (Paulo Coelho: Pyhiinvaellus), voin suositella, jos Coelhosta pitaa. No joka tapauksessa kylmahan siella tuli ja viela kun ilmoittivat olahtopaivan viivastyneen viikon verran, niin otin 20 tunnin yobussin manner-Espanjan etelaisimpaan kolkkaan, Tarifaan. Mukava pieni kite surfing -kaupunki, Afrikka nakyy toisella rannalla aurinkokin paistoi valilla tosin siellà tuulee aina, siksi kai ne siella surffaileekin... No mutta sain kuitenkin yhden biitsipaivan alle. Tarifan jalkeen pyorin viela Andaluciassa (Malaga, Granada, Cordoba), mutta sitten tuli tieto, etta filippiinilaiset matkatoverini eivat ole pitaneet kiiretta laivan lastauksessa, laiva 3 viikkoa myohassa! Oli pakko aloittaa... read more