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Monday night was supposed to be the start of la fiesta de San Juan with bands and fireworks, but it started to POUR!!! I can not explain to you how crazy town was. Everyone was scattering and running as if they'd die. It was definatly an experience. I ran 15 minutes home in the pouring rain. Everything I was wearing was soaked: hoodie, tshirt, bra, capri's, underwear, purse. I had to wring my clothes out. My mom was having a party for the fireworks since we get a really good view of the aquaduct from the house, so I ran into the house soaking and everyone in the basement was staring at me laughing. They were all dry, and I was just soaked. Ah what a moment. I got home around 11:30 pm and my mom ... read more

It is a miracle of God that we´re still alive!! We drove from Sevilla to Cordoba with at least five different maps - none of which we could really read. Everyone we would ask would give us a map and highlight the route, with pen, drawing through the names of the streets. We decided to throw away most of the maps and just go by intuition. That mostly served us well. We arrived at the tour point in Cordoba at exactly the moment the tour was to begin. They were waiting for us! Each tour has been such a treat. Usually we just like to explore on our own, but the tours and guides have been great and we´ve learned so much! Much of our time on the tour yesterday was spent in the cathedral/mosque, the ... read more

hello everyone!! After leaving the hostel this morning, I walked the entire way to the train station to drop my luggage. I knew that it was going to be a long walk, but it was a nice opportunity to see the city. The green spaces in Madrid are beautiful. The train station was an interesting experience. I stood in a line for about 45 minutes waiting to purchase my ticket. I ended up buying a return trip while I was there because the thought of doing that again was ridiculous! I was also able to leave my big rolling bag there and can pick it up when I pass through on my way to Salamanca next week. One detail to share, the train station in Madrid has an indoor rain forest! It is really neat, full ... read more

See text in English below 22 de enero de 2008. Martes La revuelta irmandiña fue una revuelta popular. La nobleza gallega llevaba mucho tiempo cometiendo abusos e injusticias, especialmente contra los campesinos y al final llegó un punto en que llegaron a estar molestos. Unos años consecutivos de malas cosechas y pestes terminaron por tocarles definitivamente las pelotas, y no aguantaron más. Bajo el liderazgo de algunos miembros de la baja nobleza (que también por lo que se ve estaban hasta las pelotas), se juntaros a los campesinos otras gentes de las ciudades, otros hidalgos y hasta algunos miembros del clero. Los 80.000 irmandiños que se juntaron, llenos de rabia justiciera y antiseñorial, atacaron a los nobles dueños de castillos y encomenderos de las principales iglesias y monasterios. Llegaron a destruir 130 castillos durante los dos ... read more