Category Archives: Spain
The Mall
I spent much of my last day in Barcelona at the mall. Yes I went to the mall. No, it was not one of those high fashion type malls either. It was the type of place locals go to to get new shoes and blenders and the latest Avril Levien CD. There were no obviouse
Nerds in Spain
I guess they are everywhere. Nerds that is. Yesterday I stumbled into a plaça that every Sunday there is a stamp and coin markert. It was just like the baseball card shows I went to in my youth. Lots of tables with all about the same thing. Lost of men (amost exclusivly men) standing around
¿Dónde estoy?
(Where am I) You will also note that after 4 weeks I have finally figgured out the European keyboard and now can make accent marks. Very exciting! (Okay so it is early and just being awake is exciting at this point.) Last night I did one of my favorate activities. I sat in a bar
We all look the same
Last night I was laying in my hostel bed reading about 9:45. One of the guys who was staying in my room walked in. Hostel are so weird. You share the same space and many times you don´t say a word to any one. Always looking with suspition. Hoping your stuff doesn´t leave when the
Ahora, algo completemente diferente
(And now for something complete different). Greetings from Barcelona. One of the problems of putting off writting something is as days pass they loose thier energy. I will try and get to more of what got me here, if I have time. Montey Python Last night I was poking around Valencia and I came accross
Greetings from Valencia
Yes I am in Valencia, which was not the plan. Valencia is on the East coast of Spain, and about a 4 1/2 hour drive from Granada (which took me many more hours, but we will get to everything in due time). The last three days have been some of the wackiest of my life.
Weekend Travle
Spent the weekend doing the tourist thing. Went to Cordoba to see a Catholic Church that became a mosque that became a Catholic chruch as the verious rulers changed. The really amazing thing, was the fact that they ´just kept adding stuff to the old structure. In the middle is a typical 15th centrury Catholic
Two Quick Notes
1) Line dried socks are just no good. 2) I am actually going to do some tourist stuff this weekend. off to class
Learning a Laungage
I have come to the realization that I am never going to learn Spain. What i mean is really learn Spanish. I am around a number of euoropeans who speak wonderful English. I one day dream of being able to speak Spanish as well as they speak English, but there is so much I say
Odd Place
Granada, Spain is such an odd place. It has a very unreal quality to it. We live in the Albizen, which is the old Moorish city center. The whole neighborhood is a UNSCO international haritage site. All of the buildings are over 400 years old. Every guide bnook that mensions Granada talks about the sites