AMSTERDAM - BRUSSELS - LONDON - DUBLIN (camera died)
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Bullfights & Festivals!
It has been an AMAZING weekend in Granada. I probably should be writing papers or studying--but instead I have been out and about exploring. Well, I did spend a few days in bed but now I'm feeling better. As you can see, I went to the Festival de Toros yesterday here in Granada. There were 6-8 bulls and 2 toreros (bullfighters) on horseback and the rest on foot. They went in order of experience (usually old to young) and the last torero was going for the first time. It was pretty gruesome. The bulls bleed a lot. It's not for the faint of heart, but I honestly enjoyed it a lot. It was about 3 hours and 15 minutes in the sun--which was a bit long but definately worth it. The other pictures in this post are from the Festival de Gitanos (Gypsies) here in Granada. There was a really cool ceremony in which everyone threw flowers and candles into the river (which isn't much of a river right now-I know).
Check out all this pics here.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Marruecos!
We had an incredible adventure in Morocco. We started off in Gibraltar, which is actually the United Kingdom. We toured the rock of gibraltar, WW2 caves and got a chance to mingle with monkeys. Then we took a boat to Tangier where we started our adventure in Morocco. We stayed with a host family in Rabat for two nights and then stayed in the mountain town of Chefchaouen on the way back. Yeah, that's a mouthful of vowels, isn't it? The people we met were incredible. I snagged some artwork, bartered for a rug from a one eyed man and made friends in a country that surprised me. Oh, I also road a camel--though I don't think there is photographic evidence. Also, I had a payphone interview for a scholarship--which I got! Ha.
See all the pics here.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Las Fallas de Valencia
What an incredible weekend. Well, despite the crappy Italian food that I ate anyway. We went to Las Fallas with an Erasmus group of about four buses. It was SOOO much fun. They are pretty crazy, there are fireworks on every street corner. It's like fourth of july to the extreme. Father's teaching babies how to light and throw firecrackers..yes, seriously. Gangi and I were the first to walk into a firework. Who knew that that little old man saying "cuidado" was actually talking to us? Well, a few heart palpatations later and we survived the weekend in Valencia. You can check out the album to see pictures of families making Paella in the street. You'll see the huge statues that where lit on fire on Saturday night as well as pics of the AMAZINg fireworks show we saw. We got there three hours early and got the best view on the bridge. Yep, we watched it from a bridge with hundreds, if not thousands of other Valencians.
That's about it for 18 hours in Valencia. OH LA PLAYA. AMAZING! The beach rocked.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Italia - Fashion Shows, Pizza & Rain
Well, folks, I just got back from Italy and all in all I had a really good time. I met up with Jackie in Milan, Italy and we spent the day eating pizza, seeing the sights and just chilling in this huge urban city. We went to the Duomo or city center where there was a huge cathedral (see pictures in link) and stumbled upon a fashion show. The Fashion Show was part of Milan's fashion week and was pretty cool - complete with a lame, older pop singer. She tried to break it down. Anyway, we spent the following day in Milan as well, where we had the most AMAZING gelato and pasta. Instead of tapas, they are called Aperativos.
On to Venice, where we spent Sunday. Carneval in Venice really wasn't what we expected, but I am glad that we got to see this beautiful city--even though it was rainy and wet and cold. We need to make sure to check weather.com before we go next time.
VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEKEND HERE.
Next Stop - Excursion to Cordoba, Spain and possibly the beach this weekend!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sevilla and Ronda
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| From Sevilla & Ronda |
Highlights:
- Flamenco Show on Friday night in Sevilla
- Tapas with the IES abroad staff on Friday night
- The Seafood cake (sooo weird but sooo good)
- Gelatto in Sevilla
- Bike Ride Friday afternoon in Sevilla (and tour of replica america discovery ship
Click here to see all the pics from this weekend trip!
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| From Sevilla & Ronda |
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| From Sevilla & Ronda |
Jackie en España - Madrid y Más!
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| From Granada Dos |
What a great weekend! Jackie came to visit from Milan, Italy on Thursday and we had a jam-packed weekend. We started it off here in Granada with a tour of the city, where I showed her the statue of Cristobal Colón, Gran Vía and some of my favorite spots in the city. We finished the afternoon paseo (that's a walk here in Spain) with Gofres from my favorite spot near Corte Ingles. I got my gofre (a waffle-like treat) with Nutella and Jackie with syrup and ice cream. Yum! We then headed over to a live Flamenco show up in the "caves" of the Sacramonte. Que bueno! Friday we spent part of the day touring the outskirts of the Alhambra, the huge Moorish castle that overlooks the city of Granada.
MADRID
Highlights:
-Eating Pig Ears & Intestines
-Eating Shrimp
-Eating
-Did I mention Eating?
-Museu de Prado (saw goya and many other famous paintings including adam and eve)
-Went to see a show in the La Latina Theater
-Took a bus tour and saw everything
-Toured the Palacio Real (see pictures)
Below : Pig Ears
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