Blogs from Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, Europe - page 10

I have this whooping cough I can't shake. My host mom actually spoon fed me jarabe (cough syrup) the other morning. It was like being 8 year old again. I've had more cough drops than I can count. It must be bird flu or something. :) I went running today around Ronda because with all these carbs, full fat milk, and red meat, I'm bound to be the fattest fat that ever fatted. I ran to the edge of the city and then climbed the path down. Oh yes, it´s a blast going down but GOOD GOD going up was horrible. It's full vertical! If I do that everyday, I'm going to have buns of steel! I'm super excited because Jamie (a girl I go to school with at KSU who is now studying in Sevilla) ... read more

I bought a cell phone in Spain! It completes me. I have my US phone here and it made me sad to look at it in its useless state. Anyway, my number is 034-692847122. Woo..that´s a lot of numbers. If you call me, it´s free for me or I can call you and it´s free for you! I slept for 12 hours last night. I was exhausted! I went to bed at 7 and then suddenly woke up. I saw light still in my window and heard the family in the living room. My clock said 10 and I had no idea if it meant am or pm (I can´t work the damn thing). Class started at 9am and I was afraid I was late. I ran out of my room and asked my ¨mom¨if it ... read more

Today we tour Rondo, a much larger Andalusian white-washed village than Casares, but with more sights to explore. Here we oooh’d and aaah’d the not to be missed view of the El Tajo (the gorge) and its 18th century gorge spanning bridge, the Puente Nuevo, which connects the older Moorish part of town with the more modern section. We also viewed the oldest bullring in Spain, built in 1784, still used for bullfights today. The place was packed solid with tour groups when we arrived, and so our tour seemed somewhat hectic, but then we had some free time to explore on our own, find lunch, and do some shopping. It was here that I purchased my second, heavy and breakable object, another plate (Peggy dared me). After our decent headed back towards our resort, there ... read more

Cruising through the clouds in an airplane is pretty cool. Doing it by car is even cooler. A visit to the mountain town of Ronda allows you to do this. Going back towards the coast on the mountain roads at dusk, the view with the mountaintops and the clouds below is a magnificent sight. The idea that you have to descend through the white stuff to get to the bottom is quite exciting. But first we have to stop and wait for the sunset, and take the obligatory pictures. The altitude is high, it’s windy, and it’s chilly. But it’s definitely worth a few moments of cold sensation. Watching the sunset from above the clouds, in the reddish mountains of southern Spain is a near magical experience. A true Kodak moment...... read more