Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1082

hey everyone! Wow its been so long I am SO SORRY! THings have been really busy for me the past couple weeks on here...so I apoligize for not writing sooner! So since my last blog lots has happened. We are still in the Med, but are 9 days away from being in Boston and ready to start our New york route....which I am quite excited about. It will be nice to get back to US dollars and people that speak English. Dont get me wrong I love Europe but Im over the Euros and I hate paying 10 bucks to eat at McDonalds:( I sure have seen some amazing places. I took a train into Rome and had a great time there, saw the VAtican and the Coliseum...apparently we missed an appereance from the Pope....but got ... read more

Hola!!! Hope everyone is well back at home. We have been spending sometime on the coast (Costa Del Sol). Spent sometime in the mountains near Granada but the temp was droppng to 1/2 degrees at night. Bought a big quilt from Carrefour and some warm p.js for James then came down to coast and haven't used them! Temp rose to 25 deg in the day, not falling below 15 at night! Spent sometime looking at the Casa Ceuvos (cave houses) of Grananda. These houses are abundant in this region and quite fascinating. Some look like proper houses with extensions on the front, others are literally a rock with a couple of doors and windows at the front but inside can contain 14 or 15 rooms, dug out from the mountain they sit in. They are ecologically ... read more

ARGH... ok, start off, very nice, arrived in the morning, went to my hostel easily and settled down a bit, I doubled check my time on the internet for the Alhambra, then went off around the city. Walked around the Catholic quarter, the latin quarter, then the Arabic quarter... didnt seem as big as the map! haaa....t was very nice, reminded me a lot of Morocco...coz there are lots of North African here... The main cathedral was very nice, and next to it is a gothic chapel....the mix of the different styles made the gothic one stand out!! WAHAHAAAA..een tho the cathedral was larger...... lots of monasteries around.... The arabic quarter was high up on the hill.........so high!!!! the walk was....ok.......the markets and narrow streets up there got me lost for a while!!!! Nice view of ... read more

Saturday in Barcelona. Wow. I can't believe it is only our third day here. I went for a quick run down La Rambla to the beach. The buildings on the coast were beautiful and very ornate. I finally feel like I know my way around the city a little bit. One of our goals with our whole time here in Europe was to teach the kids that they can get around any city if they can read a map and that if they are calm and logical they can get their way into or out of most situations. I think this trip has really highlighted their acquisition of some of these skills. Again, Emma astounds me with her ability to recognize places. We were about to walk right by our street one day when she pointed ... read more

A cheesy title? Yes. But it was entirely appropriate for our day of Gaudi hunting. Two weeks before we went to Spain I did a little homeschooling lesson with the girls on the letter G and on Antoni Gaudi in particular. I thought they might appreciate this rather interesting architect and it would also help to get them excited about another big trip. It worked and their excitement was unabashed during our whole day searching for Gaudi buildings. I was up with Emma & Eliza around 7:30. The girls had yogurt, muffins and oranges for breakfast. I took a short run and got everyone dressed. In typical travel fashion we then went out for our second breakfast at a local cafe where we fully enjoyed the coffee and pastries. We walked to La Rambla, which is ... read more