Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1106

24th September 2007 The drive from Madrid to Nerja took us south through the centre of Spain, via dry, open country with millions of olive trees (no wonder the food is drenched in olive oil), then via spectacular granite hills and mountains. On the news we had heard that part of the Costa del Sol area had been declared a disaster zone. This was due to a huge downpour of rain and a hail storm which then resulted in some terrible mudslides. As the news report was in Spanish we were not sure of exactly where this had happened. We soon found out! When we made it to the coast we drove through some towns that were covered in mud. There were cars barely visible from the muck and lots of debris in the streets. There ... read more

As many of you may or may not be aware, I am something of a homey gee. When I am not chilling with my peeps on various stoops in various countries, I can be found wandering the streets aimlessly, cassette boom box on shoulder, blasting the likes of Jazzy Jeff and the occasional track from Kool Herc and the Hercoids. Growing up on the mean streets of Regina taught me the importance of vandalism and grafitti, and though not much of an artist my self, I became a local afficionado of Saskatchewan's up and coming grafitti scene. From the aerosal cans of K-Pas, T-bone, and UK came inspired tag's belonging to the 'quantity over quality' school of street art. I was a convert, and remember being immensely impressed by the notion that these people were capable ... read more

Last night, I went down the street to have dinner. I took a mental note of that restaurant you suggested, Eileen, Troubador. I saw it when I was walking. I peeked inside and there were Filipino people working there. I went in and sat at the bar. I had sangria, more tapas and yumm Catalan Creme Brulee. I was stuffed. Definitely been eating more than normal here in Spain. I chatted with the bartender who was filipino and he actually spoke Spanish very well but not English. Anyways, he was real nice. I ended up chatting with the couple next to me who were from Ft. Lauderdale. I told them about my trips to Boca and we ended up keeping each other company for the rest of dinner. It felt good to finally have a normal ... read more

The wine festival last night was great! It was actually only 6 euros and you get a wine glass and go to all these different tents. It was right by the waterfront on Moll de la Fusta so it was a great night out. After like 5 glasses of I don't even know what kind of wine I was drinking, I was pretty satisfied. hahaha. You should have heard me try to ask for wine in my spanish accent. Hola! shar doh nay por favor? It was pretty funny. After that, La Merce began. Lots of fireworks and parades in the street. I walked over to La Placa Reial and they were having Tango and dance lessons. There were like hundreds of people there. OF course, I jumped right on in and met some cool Spanish ... read more

Okay, so I typed a long entry a few days ago, but for some reason the internet died right as I was posting it and all was lost. I had an interview the other day and have a job teaching English four days a week in the morning paying 17 euros an hour, and I have another interview on Monday at 1 for a job teaching at businesses, I'm not sure how many days a week...but now I'll be earning enough money to pay rent and other random expenses each month, so the money I saved up during this last year will probably go toward travelling around Spain, and a possible trip to Morrocco my friends and I are talking about. In the near future we are taking a trip to either Toledo or Segovia for ... read more