Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 964

On arrival I realised I had done my back in from dragging the suitcase around :os Nevertheless I still had to get to the accomodation. I found the overground but it wasn't stopping at the stop I was told to get off at so I go off at Passeig de Gracia station. This bastard station is so big and had a walkway a mile long just to get to the line I needed. Plus there were not lifts or down escalators so I had to pull the suitcase down SOOO many flights of stairs I was afraid the handle would snap from the force! Eventually I got out at my stop, Sagrada Familia (The unfinished Gaudi Cathedral) and got my first real view of Barcelona since the airport..And what a view to make up for the ... read more

HI everyone!!!!! We are sorry that it has taken soooo long for us to write another entry but we have been crazed!!!!! Ok sooo here is the deal. Kyle an I finally made it to Bilbao to go to his friends wedding. The first night that we got in we met up with all of their old friends and had Punchos and beers at a tapas bar and just hung out all night. The next day the family of both the bride and groom an and a group of the grooms friends (me kyle and about 8 others) all went on a prvate buss to a residence where they shpwed us how to make paella, it was sooooooo good. We hung out there all day just drinking wine and eating amazing spanish food. The next day ... read more

With only a few hundred kilometers left of spanish coastline to cover, we enjoyed the day cruising through the small towns that lay between Finisterre and Baiona. We camped out just north of the Portugal boarder, deciding to tackle a new country and language after a good night´s rest. Our fisrt encounter with people from Portugal was at a carny...and yes there are even midgets in Portugal. We quickly discovered that portugese is not an easy language to fake. You should´ve seen us trying to order a round of hot dogs. Later in the day we pulled into a busy campsite in the town of Villa de Conde and rented a bungalo for two nights. Dan, Mike and I had a good jam night with people staying at the campsite. We came to this town in ... read more

Hello from the Madrid airport! I got no sleep whatsoever on the plane despite taking a tylenol pm. I didn´t go to the zoo as planned today :-( . I decided to just hang out at the airport since it took me over two hours to even slightly understand where I am in this place not to mention somehow exiting the security area and then when I went to go back through I somehow made the beeper go off and I had to be searched. Also I have no idea how to get a taxi. Besides no sleep the flight wasn´t bad. It is really weird flying into madrid.... mountains and hills and all these little towns... but barely no trees! Well, got to go, time is running out. Love yous mom and jamie- the information ... read more

WOW!! What an adventure in Pamplona! A group of us (9 total) went to the encierro... AKA the running of the bulls. No amount of study, knowledge, understanding of the culture, etc. could have adequately prepared me for the experience. It was absolutely amazing... something I think that every person should see at some point in their life. We left Salamanca on Friday afternoon as soon as classes got out. It was an interesting adventure getting out of town, but eased by the use of a GPS system that one of the girls brought with her. We traveled for about 3.5 hours through the most beautiful countryside I´ve ever seen. It even beat the scenary in Colorado! It was so incredibly green! The mountains were amazing, and we curved in and around them most of the ... read more