Blogs from Madrid, District of Madrid, Spain, Europe - page 100

Dessa spanska Belen som finns att se överallt runt om i Madrid, är ganska unik under juletid. I närheten där jag bor så kan man se ett skyltfönster med Belen som Ni kan se en bit av på bilden ovanför, tyvärr så kunde jag inte ta ett foto på hela den för min kamera räckte inte till... men tänk Er en sån enorm Belen som får plats i ett skyltfönster som är mellan stor och i den så finns det dessa figurer som rör på sig... ja, dom rör faktiskt på sig :O) Det finns vatten och bäckar, ja, tänk Er en stad i mellan östern under Jesus tid, vad alla dessa människor sysslar med... bagare, fårskötare, snickare, romerska soldater som strosar omkring på gatorna... se det framför Er ... men tänk i miniatur och Ni ... read more

A short resume over: "Yo Nathali - Desde Madrid". "Yo Nathali - Desde Madrid" if you translate it to english is: "Me Nathali - From Madrid". This is the place were I live just now, but I had been living in Mallorca for almost ten years, the most beautiful island in the world (for me). Before that I had been living on another beautiful island in Greece, Crete for almost four year, but I got tired of it and moved to Mallorca - Spain and from there to Madrid. Actually Im from Sweden, Stockholm. I moved to Sweden from Thailand when I was four years old, so Im very Nordic with blond hair and blue eyes :O) With a thai mother and a german father I dont look at all scandinavian. That a short resume over ... read more

Moi! Ensimmàinen asia, mikà nyt tulee mieleen on tàà kylmyys! Ei todellakaan ole mikààn làmmin! Eihàn se haittaisi jos ulkona olis se muutama plussa-aste, mutta kun sisàlla on làhes samanverran! No kaikkeen tottuu, ensimmàisten pàivien vàrjòttelyn jàlkeen ei asia ole vaivannut. Vilustuin tosin, mutta siitàkin on pààsty jo làhes eroon. Lensin siis ensin Barcelonaan, muutaman pàivàn pyòrimisen jàlkeen suuntasin kohti bussiasemaa mielessà Valenciaan matkustus. Lòysin itseni kuitenkin Zaragozaan menevàsta bussista! Yksi yksinmatkustamisen hyvistà puolista, hetken pààhànpistot ei haittaa ketààn. Sainpas taas tuntea itseni vapaaksi:) Tosin yhden Zaragozassa vietetyn kostean illan (siis satoi vettà!) ja sità seuraavan pàivàn talsimisten jàlkeen huomasin, ettà pienessà suunnitelmallisuudessakin on omat puolensa. Hostelleja ei siis niin vaan lòytynytkààn ja jouduin tyytymààn hieman kalliimp... read more

So an opportunity presented itself for Ali and I to take a trip to Germany to visit her cousin and his girlfriend, and stay with his girlfriend in her house for free. We have a four day weekend approaching, so we figured "why not?" She lives in a small midieval town called "Villingen" which is about 60 miles southwest of Stuttgart. Everything looked great for us to fly out on Thursday the 6th and return the 9th, so we booked the tickets. It wasn't until I was reading the confirmation e-mail that I realized we accidentally booked the flight to leave on FRIDAY instead of THURSDAY. Well, for the price we paid, we figured only 1 full day in Germany wouldn't be adequate. Quite upset, I phoned the AirBerlin customer service line, and luckily the guy ... read more

Happy late Thanksgiving!! We arrived to Madrid yesterday around 3pm. The airport was such a hassle; we couldn't find our baggage claim, walked around the airport 10 times, no one spoke English. Took 3 different trains to get the hotel, FINALLY got settled in at like 5pm. I think we were both kind of grumpy and tired at that point! In any case, we met up with Greg (whom I met traveling in Munich) at 7pm and headed out on the town. We are staying in Puerta Del Sol, which is a pretty central location with lots going on. The main plaza has some pretty fountains and statues, and is bustling with people. I think most of our night was spent wandering and bar hopping, and getting lost. However, we did pop into some cool spots ... read more