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Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga September 16th 2005

"Mei, wia de Zeit vagehd!" Nach 14 wundervollen Tagen voller Sonne, Wind, Meer, neuen Freunden, kiten, tanzen, schlemmen, surfen, schwimmen, entspannen, feiern, Cocktails uvm geht es nun weider auf in den Freistaat. Trotz Flug ist der Transfar ganz klar Tarifas Nachteil: 4,5h bis zum Flughafen Malaga mit Bussen, 34mins vor Abflug angekommen ("Puh!"), Flug hatte dann doch Verspätung und so kam ich dann gerädert von der Reise und meinem frischen hämorrhagischen gastrointestinalen Infekt (Marokko?) bei Dunkelheit und 10 Grad in München an. Wär doch ich nur dort geblieben ;) Das aufgegebene Gepäck ging verloren, wurde dafür am 4 Tage später an die Haustür geliefert. Für meinen Geschmack ein schier perfekter Urlaub! Um es mit den Worten des T800 zu sagen: "Ei will bie bäck!"... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 16th 2005

¡Hola amigos! I just finished taking my first exam here in Spain. It was okay, not too hard, but I had to study for it. Just wanted to give you all an update on my week.... Monday, Maggie Holmes, Kate Keegan, and I went exploring around Madrid. We went to Plaza de Espana (and saw this HUGE statue of Don Quijote, he´s everywhere in Spain...), los jardines del Palacio Real, y el parque del oeste. At el parque de oeste, you can look out over the city. Plus, the park faces the west, so we watched the sun set behind the mountains, SO PRETTY!! Then Wednesday right after class, I went with the other Furman students to see a movie- "Las Princesas." It was about these two girls who are prostitutes in Madrid...very depressing, but it ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Pamplona September 15th 2005

Huevos Numero dos: Hola! A blog a day keeps the doctor away! We found an internet gaff which uploads the photos PDQ so am taking advantage of this over next couple of days. Drive through the 'pair of knees' was totally amazing. We stopped several times to savour the fresh air, take in the splendid views and listen to the Heidi music coming from the ( what sounded like) millions of cow bells chinking along. I could almost see Clara in her wheelchair, Peter with his twisted little face, and the old Alm Uncle whittling away at bits of rough edged wood, turning them into works of art with his ancient gnarled arthritic fingers...... The roads through the pair of knees are fairly treacherous alright, and Mister McCabe had to keep the foot on the gas ... read more
Up in the clouds
Chillin at 1709m
The hills are alive.......

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 15th 2005

I must apologise for how slack I've been, since returning from Spain I've been on the go but now I will complete what I had started. Basically arrived in Madrid and trekked my way to my hostel. Still not to well I wasn't really in the mood to talk to many people and go out partying so I settled myself in and wandered around for a little while checking out the area. My hostel was located very close to the Opera house and the Palace. While sitting in the Plaza de Issabella I met a lovely girl from the USA who had been living there for the last year. She gave me a few tips of places to go including all the obvious sightseeing spots and a couple of places I wouldn't of considered going to. ... read more
Palacio Real
One for Fern
The Chapel

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Algeciras September 15th 2005

Den letzten Tag wollte ich unbedingt am Kite verbringen. Am besten bei mittelkräftigen, konstenten Poniente; sprich einfach ein bißchen "Genußfahren". Doch Mutter Natur und der "Kitegeist" hatten anderes mit dem kleinen Blondschopf vor. Denn es prügelte ein sehr böiger Levante auf uns ein und niemand hat sich raus getraut. Gegen 16 Uhr wurde das Warten zu lange und ich hab nen 6m² Kite startklar gemacht. Am Meer wurde ich von 30-40 Knoten und 5+ Böen ins Gebet genommen. Mit "gute Figur machen" war da nicht viel und eigentlich gab es auch ein Sprungverbot. Eigentlich... Diesen Tag am Wasser sehe ich als meine Kite-Tarifa-Abschlußprüfung an. Ich bin bei Levante gefahren, Höhe gelaufen, gesprungen, hab alles unverletzt überstanden und von Zeit zu Zeit sogar ein bißchen gestylt. Und dabei was gelernt und sicherer geworden. Paßt! Abends bin ich ... read more
TRYing to fly at Levante

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 15th 2005

I have been here for 2 weeks and have fallen in love with the Spanish way of life. Madird is such a beautiful city with plenty of galleries, museums and other interesting places to visit. The Museo del Prado for example is the art gallery where you can admire the works of Goya and El Greco to name but two. The city is vibrant and great for young people. There are several parks where you can hang out,or if thats not your scene then there are plenty of coffee shops and the like where you can watch the world go by and chat with friends. At night the city really comes to life. The madrilenos, like vampires, are creatures of the night. They pack into bares and discotecas, which incidentally stay open until 5 or 6am!! ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville September 15th 2005

i was told that seville is the ole capital of spain - and i reckon they're right!! it's a pretty cool place. i'll go back to granada though - that was pretty good too. we did end up getting to the alhambra - much easier than we thought it would be. we got up at 7ish and wandered up to stand in line to get in early. we got up there at 8ish and only had to wait for 20 mins before we were in!! much better than expected. we'd heard horror stories of people having to wait for 4 hours, then being told that the palace had already taken the maximum capacity for the day. lucky that didn't happen to us. well.... the alhambra is an amazing building. it is soooo intricately carved - it's ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 14th 2005

Madridig mar sikeresen eljutottam :-) Az ut nem volt esemenytelen, tobb dolog is szinesitette. Peldaul az, hogy marmar a Marburg-Giessen vonatuton (20 egesz perc) tarsasagom akadt. Egy bacsi csapott le ram, latva a hatizsakjaim. Kiderult, o Kanada es Nemeto. kozott ingazik. Ennek ellenere Del-Amerika hallatan megkerdezte, hogy ,,ott lent meg milyen nyelvet beszelnek? Angolt?''. Ezek utan Kolnben a 18-as villamos, amire felszalltam, 2 megallo utan 16-a valtozott. Tetejebe, elalaltatando ebredezo gyanakvasom, a helyi kozlekedei vallalat szakemberei olyan helyre tettek a kijelzot, hogy csak a 6 es 8 szamjegy kozotti egy vonalnyi kulonbseget nem lattam onnan, ahol ultem. Ennek ellenere elertem a gepet, sot, a repteren meg volt idom kiszurni es leszolitani egy barna leanyzot, potolando hianyos (=0) felkeszultsegem Madridbol. Jol sejtettem, Erasmusos spanyol, segitett is :-). Ba... read more

Europe » Spain September 14th 2005

just a couple other shots from other camera...... read more
rooftop in Valencia
street in Valencia
countryside from Montserrat fennicula

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 13th 2005

Craig and I decided to venture out today to El Escorial and El Valle de Los Vaidos, located 50 minutes Northwest fo Madrid. Felipe II built the Monestary of El Escorial as a gift to God and to commemorate the victory of the Spanish over the French at the battle of San Quintin in 1557. The monestary contains several sections. The Palacio Real, where Felipe II lived in the summer and evenetually died. The Panteon Real was one of my favorite parts. It consists of several rooms which contain the tombs of most of the Spanish monarchs and their families. I felt like I was entering a vampires lair when I entered the main room where all the kings and queens are buried. The tombs are stacked one on top of each other from floor to ... read more
Spanish King and Queen Tombs
El Escorial Monestary
El Valle de Los Caidos




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