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March 27th 2008

Published: March 27th 2008

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a great and relaxing Easter Holiday together. I can imagine that everyone was pretty busy having some great food, staring intently at their March Madness Brackets, and oh yeah, celebrating the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Spain does not have March Madness, but they do have an entire week dedicated to the last week of Christ’s life called: La Sema... Read Full Entry

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This is the Palacio de Cristal, next to this little pond.

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This is the Palacio de Valazquez, also in the Parque del Retiro

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You could rent a boat and paddle across this shallow lake in the middle of the park.

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More beautiful architecture in the park.

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City streets of Madrid at night...kind of like Time Square

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Ok onto Sevilla...our first encounter with Semana Santa processions

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The streets are jammed with people trying to get a look at the Trono (float) as it passes

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Here are 2 of the more than a thousand marchers with their traditional costumes and long candles

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Here comes the trono...incense leading the way, music following behind.

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There are almost 100 different tronos that pass through the streets. Each bears a different scene in the last week of Christ's life.

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Also, each trono of Christ is followed by another procession and trono of the Virgin Mary.

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This is the tower of massive cathedral in Sevilla.

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29th March 2008

Mom
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Beautiful!!!
I love the blog Jim. You did a great job!! The pictures are breathtaking....I can't imagine what it felt like to be there but you did a good job describing it. Love Mom.

2nd April 2008

Andi
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Green with ENVY!
Jim! the pictures are so beautiful, I feel as though I need to get on a plane and come and join you! I hope all is well, we missed you at easter. Aunt gail forgot the asparagus in the back room, so we had it with dessert. It was quite a scandal. Keep in touch. I can't wait for you to get back to albany, no worries though. I got a new car :) -Love andi

16th April 2008

Mrs. P.
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amazing
Hello Jimmy, your blog is amazing. Both the narration and pictures. I can only imagine what it must be like to be there and experience all you've done and seen. I'm glad I finally sat down and took the time to view it fully! Take care and try to fit some school work in there. We miss you! Oh yeah, Mr. P starts at the course on Monday - he's the new Justin.

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