Blogs from Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 93

Spain has a number of municipalities that fall into the category of “Spanish Town with a Castle and a Cathedral.” Although we had already visited what is perhaps the most famous of these towns - Toledo, we also had been strongly recommended several times to also visit Segovia, another one of these towns. I must say, that we were not disappointed. Segovia is a really pretty, clean, bright happy town. I took lots of pictures just of the streets and surrounding countryside, which seemed nicer than Toledo. We walked down one of the main avenues until we found our first destination, some Roman aquaducts that were in nearly perfect condition. It was really cool to see something so impressive and so sturdy that was not just centuries, but millenia old! Amazingly enough, the aquaducts were built ... read more

After a painful two hour bus ride (painful because I had zero sleep the night before and couldn't sleep on the bus possibly due to excitement, or the loud laughter of the kids in the back of the bus watching Dave Chapelle... in the seat behind me and to the back end) and a quick stop at some little "truck stop" town, we were greeted by the Rio Tormes and sight of the Catedral Nueve y Vieja. "Ooo"s and "Aah"s filled the bus. Pointer fingers seemed to be strangly drawn to different sights, buildings, and people. I felt the urge to bust out of the doors and run off the bus. 'Finally! Our destination!' The bus took us through a few cobble-stone streets before pulling off to the side of one where we were to meet ... read more

have had a lovely and relaxing few days here in salamanca. off to madrid this arvo for a few more days now. salamanca is a very picturesque university town, with lots of sandstone buildings and cobbled streets (of course, cobbled streets....) lisbon was a great city too. had heard a few bad things about it before i arrived, but it managed to outdo it's expectations for me. it's quite a sprawling city - so i had to walk lots!! went to a nice castle that overlooks the city and also did a day trip out to sintra. a very quaint little town with lots of palaces and castles!! a very nice day out. had a bit of a crazy night on the last night in lisbon - a friend's birthday. good fun though. i put some ... read more

what a lovely summer this has been. now i am in salamanca, and it has been nice being away from the big city of madrid. i spent the afternoon laying out by the pool, and tonight by pure chance we found out that thievery corporation was playing in this small town. i just got back from the show, which was pretty sweet. good music, great vibes. i have been in such a relaxed mood here, i don't even have pictures of salamanca. so check out this postcard shot from avila. now this, i think, is what every summer should be like. okay, so it's a little hot. but nonetheless. que magnifico!... read more

Und schon war Sonntag. Diesmal schlief ich bis 14.00 Uhr, somit ass ich Fruehstueck und Mittagessen kurz aufeinander. Da es wieder mal so schoenes Wetter war, ging ich noch in die Stadt, um wieder mal einige Fotos zu machen. Ich spazierte ueber zwei Stunden und kam ganz erschoepft nach Hause, abgesehen davon, dass ich vom Tanzen Muskelkater hatte :-) Die Halbzeit ist erreicht, und das Fazit bis anhin: die erste Woche ist schwierig, aber dann muss man aufpassen, dass man nicht zu lange hier bleibt, sonst koennte man zuviel vermissen. Es ist echt mega genial hier und ich koennte noch viel laenger als diese vier Wochen bleiben *sniff*! Montag morgen, ach wie schade! Und schon wieder nicht gelernt... Der Schulstoff wird immer drastischer, mein Deutschunterricht liegt nun doch schon 10 Jahre zurueck, wie soll ich denn ... read more