Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1189

I can´t believe it! It´s almost time for me to go back stateside! I leave Spain in 11 days and Europe in 2 weeks. And, best of all, I probably have more work to get done now than I have had to do the past school year, but no worries. It will get done, one way or the other. Just to update you, this semester has gone so fast! I went to London for 4 days over Semana Santa (Holy Week) the first week of April. It was gorgeous weather the days I was there and I had a lot of fun strolling through parks and museums and seeing Spamalot, The Monty Python Musical. I took a siesta in Kew Gardens on a bench among the daffodills (something I hear not too many people get ... read more

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Brevísimas andanzas y desventuras de los licenciados Casado y Moreno y el Ingeniero Bernabeu por el Camino de Santiago, donde les acometió un extraño mal y donde se relatan algunos de sus hechos, conocimientos y soledades. Por el licenciado Casado Nota a esta edición. Rebuscando en la prolija y poco conocida obra del Licenciado Casado, he encontrado este escrito que data de ya de algunos años, de lo que parece ser una gesta heroica de tres peregrinos en el famoso Camino de Santiago entre finales del siglo pasado y principios del actual - fecha sin determinar. Parece que el tal Casado no pudo, no quiso o no supo terminar el relato y que éste quedó olvidado entre sus muchos (y curiosos) archivos. He tratado de localizar al autor pero parece que ha sido tragado por ... read more

Here we are, in Barcelona. AGAIN!! We checked out of our fabulous and tiny hostel around noon, after we woke up to the owner pounding on our door, telling us we had to be out in 15 minutes. Courtney headed up to the front to beg for more time so that we could take a shower before we left for a whole day of sight seeing. Our entire day of site seeing turned into an entire day of sitting at the train station. Being directed back and forth between ticket windows, and waiting in extremely long lines. The train that we were planning to take to Bern, Switzerland doesn´t run on Saturdays. We booked a train for tomorrow and set out to find somewhere to sleep. After wandering around Barcelona for 3 1/2 hours, we finally ... read more

Well, we had to say goodbye to Paris last night as we rushed headlong through the metro & streets to catch our night train. We didn´t have beds this time, so we tried reclining in a full voiture for 12 hours. My seat was broken, so if I touched the back of it it fell in on the guy behind me! Haha. All I could say was ¨desolee!¨I spent the night in various positions, like one in which my legs were against the window and my head was hanging off the seat so that people brushed my hair as they walked by. It really was hilarious. At least I don´t have a twisted neck! And it was a very cheap passage. When we arrived here in Barcelona this morning we were exhausted, and I at ... read more