Blogs from Castile-La Mancha, Spain, Europe - page 14

i think this is one of the most unique experiences yet. in toledo you can be walking down the street and you will see actual shining suits of armour, swords, its like walking down a medeival street. the cathedral in the middle of town was a unique blend of cultures.... read more

Initially we thought we’d go to Toledo on Monday the 24th since it’s approximately 45 minutes from Madrid, but read in our Spain book that the Alacazar (the main draw in Toledo) was closed on Mondays. So, we decided to go back north to Madrid after Sevilla to drop off our backpacks in the train station lockers and immediately head to Toledo to visit the Alcazar. We arrived in Toledo Thursday, 3/27 (Happy Birthday, Kyle!) Adam was really excited about seeing El Sid’s sword and part of the cross Christopher Columbus brought to the New World so we were off to figure out how to get to the Alcazar. Immediately out of the bus station, was a bus stop with people climbing aboard, but with that little amount of time, we felt too rushed to board ... read more

¡Hola a todos! Well, now that things have returned to "normal" I don't really have much to update. Yes, I know, I still need to add the pics from Rome...I'm just being a little lazy these days! Yesterday was a bad day. And no, it's not because someone played a bad April Fools joke on me or anything (they don't celebrate April Fools Day here...actually, their equivalent of April Fools is in December a few days after Christmas). Without going into the whole story, I will just say that I had my first experience with an over-eager/perverted spanish man (actually he was moroccan) on the bus. I left the experience very upset and traumatized, but I am ok now, and the next time anything like that happens to me, I WILL be opening up a can ... read more

Today was a sad day :( I woke up and headed to the hostel to pick up my mom, eric, and S.G.N.Mike to take them to Madrid. Eric really wanted to see the Picasso painting Guernica, and fortunately, the Reina Sofia Museum is located right by the Madrid train station. UNfortunately for us, it is closed on Tuesdays (who the heck is closed on a TUESDAY??). I felt bad for him. We didn't have anything else to do in that part of town, so we took the metro to the Hard Rock Cafe in Madrid. That's right, we've eaten at HRC 2 times in the last 4 days.....and yes, it was amazing once again! Our waiter gave us free pepsi refills, and he even gave my mom a free coffee (she almost cried since she has ... read more

So, not everything is absolutely fabulous in Spain (we can't all stay in 'Stage One' forever!). I have decided to make 2 lists, one venting about what I hate/dislike in Spain, and one about what I really like about Spain. Basically, I am just really bored.... :) Things I HATE..... -the 2nd hand smoke...I am pretty sure my life expectancy has decreased by at least 5 years already -the fact that people don't clean up after their dogs on the street (apparently that's what the street washers are for) -all the hills....my legs are sore! -people staring at me whenever/wherever just because I am "different" -people thinking I don't understand what they're saying -the stupid obreros (construction workers) who cat-call when you walk by -how slow people walk (or how fast my friends walk!) -how being ... read more