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January 30th 2008

Published: February 1st 2008

Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing good! I have been super busy over here, so I guess I will fill you in on what has been going on! We got to Madrid at like 10:30 in the morning on Sunday, and the ISA directors met us in the airport. So, if you all want to know how weak the dollar is right now I exchanged money in that airport in Madrid and I gave them $46 and I got 29 euros back. How stup... Read Full Entry

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There is an inscription on here that says "tanto monta monta tanto" which was said by Queen Isabela and it means "Mine is mine and yours is also mine"

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The ceilign in the monestary

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The exterior of the monestary.

The courtyard

Gargoyles

Monestary

Monestary

Monestary

Monestary

the ceiling

In an old Jewish synagogue before the Jews were kicked out of Spain. When Napoleon came and invaded Spain he used it as a barn for the animals

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Toledo streets

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The cathedral

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The cathedral (it was too big to fit into one picture)

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Cathedral

Cathedral

Over the door of the cathedral

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Streets

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View from the cathedral

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Streets

1st February 2008

Misgana
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how are you doing?
how are you doing?those pictures were totally awesome! i can't believe that the pillas were there before Jesus was born i think thats really cool!! i miss you a lot . i hope your having fun and I LOVE YOU!!!! I MISS YOU!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!! have FUN!!! LOVE, Misgana Kurba

2nd February 2008

Aunt Darcy
non-member comment

Wow!
Spain looks great ... everything looks so clean and well kept. I thought Madrid would be more like an American city, but it looks so much nicer. Looks like a nice mix of Old World charm, but with a modern twist. Makes me want to move to Spain. Glad you're having a wonderful time. :)

6th February 2008

meghan saunders
Meghan

Hey Misgana! I miss you too! Are you having fun and doing good in school? Cuz you better be otherwise I'm gonna tell Esaw and you will be in BIG trouble :) I hope you are having fun too!

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