Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 1377

Hola Amigos! I have finally found me a hard drive and i bought another camera (with a case). Barcelona rocks!!! Its by far the best city i have been to...although i heard some stories about Ibiza...but will believe it when i see it. A city thats alive, close to the beach (i got the burn to prove it) and happening clubs that dont get goin till 1 am. Do these people sleep here? Probably not...they take midafternoon naps, something we need in the states! My days here are spent on the beach, gazing over countless number of topless women (better than france), and listening to the incessant amount of indian peddling "Agua, Fanta, Cerveza, Cold Beer" (w/ indian accent). But anyways enough about the topless women, wait what am i saying....forget the last part. Las Ramblas, ... read more

espana has been treating me well. apart from intense heat and euros that just seem to disappear into thin air, i am having a great time. apparently, i speak spanish well enough to not be laughed at. so there are about 50 of us in the program here in madrid, and about 80% of us ventured out on a group trip the other day to the palacio real in the city. needless to say, i remembered why i like traveling alone or in smaller groups. so yesterday about 5 of us took off downtown again, walked along the labyrinthial metro system, explored el plaza de espana, ate a fantastic meal, and so on and so forth. so down in the plaza there was a statue i guess saluting the glory and power of spain, and at ... read more

So today was amazing because I got some sleep and alone time. I did my homework on the terace by the pool, then laid in the sun, ate lunch, took my seista, took a walk, took a second seista, dinner, and then the fun began. We didnt really do much, we just walked to the palace and drank 2 bottles of wine (between 6 of us, so nobody was drunk drunk) and did our homework. It was so much fun, even if it wasnt super touristy. Anyways, its bedtime! Goodnight!... read more

English: finally we found a computer again in order to send you this report! We decided not to go to Cape Finisterra because of Peters legproblem and Carinas damaged rib and went by train to Bayonne, stayed there over night, made sightseeing next morning and finally: we got really good food again!!! (we are in France!). Then we took a local train to Saint Jean Pied du Port and spent another night at the "dutch" auberge, which we rated as the best on the whole camino in all respects: hospitality, quality, food, cleanliness, spirit (spirit they share the rating with the brasilians). Our car was ready with new windshield, washed and inside the hall... It couldn't have been better. He got 2 bottles of wine on top of the very competitive price for the job. Then ... read more

Oh how I love you Madrid! The people, the weather, the fountains...the chupitos. I traveled to Madrid to study Spanish and discovered an entire culture surrounded around all the things I love...talking and meeting with friends, enjoying good food and dancing. Que bueno! Sure, I learned a little bit of espanol, but more importantly I learned about a completely different culture, which turned out to be not so different in the end... This was also the moment I decided I must learn more languages. My friend and I hung out with a group of guys from Senegal and Nigeria and was astonished at their vast knowledge of languages, and became utterly jealous. And yes, these boys were the best dancers in the club, and thus we were attracted to them. Apart from the vibrant nightlife, it ... read more