Blogs from Basque Country, Spain, Europe - page 48

This has nothing to do with my trip in Spain, but here are some pictures of Rachel's Graduation on Sunday! She looks so beautiful and Blake looks adorable too!... read more

Vale, another fun filled trip with Ms. Camille. We took to the streets of Madrid to start our adventure and watch some bulls get destroyed. The purpose of Madrid was the bullfight and meeting up with one of Camille’s friends Louis. After a quick lunch with Louis and dropping our stuff at the hostel, we hit the bullring. We originally had the intention of getting a little tipsy, but after that first seven euro drink we had enough (poor college students). I have never been to a bullfight before, nor have I watched one on the TV, so the initial hits were a little vicious to me. The first time the bull hit the horse, the horse hit the ground and stopped moving, I thought the horse was dead. About five seconds later it jumped ... read more

¡Hola! Today we took an excursion with our group around the Basque Country. We went to Guernika, which is the ceremonial capital of the Basque Country. Back in the day, this is where all the leaders of the towns would meet and decide on the laws. Outside this building is an oak tree, which symbolizes peace and some other stuff I forget at the moment... They have the original tree enclosed in a monument because it has died. The grandchild tree still stands though, they take acorns from the original tree, so they will always have an ancestor standing. Then we went down the coast to a town called Zumaia. We had an amazing traditional lunch of salad, paella, and some amazing cake for dessert. After, we met with a geologist, who wasn´t too bad ... read more

On my trip, we have encountered many strange things and I have learned many things that I will remember for the rest of my life, such as: It is not socially acceptable in Europe to go to a restaraunt and order only desserts and alcohol... they took away our silverware, napkins, and bread... so we finished our Sangria too fast... If a bathroom door does not close easily, you should not force it close, because then you will get stuck in the bathroom... yesss it happened to me. I was at my friend´s apartment, where she was staying with a family. I got stuck in the bathroom, so she asked the grandma for help, she got me out really quick, but then she wanted to show us why it got stuck, so she sent me back ... read more

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