Destination: Spain

Gallery: 09/05/07 Mark and family in Pamplona

Wed, 9 May 2007 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Barcelona

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By adventuregirl | Views [1180]

After having so much fun, getting used to concentrating on school work is hard, especially since it is self paced and not in classes with other students. This class isn´t working out like I had planned due to the cancellation but I am trying to make ... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: Grenada (May 8-10)

Tue, 8 May 2007 | By ramsaym | Photo Gallery

Day 110 - Holy Toledo!

Mon, 7 May 2007 | By lani | Views [1328] | Comments [1]

Well, we don´t say the phrase `Holy Toledo`for nothing! Today I took the 1 hour bus ride from Madrid centro to Toledo for the day, stepping back in time to tiny cobblestone streets, small shop windows in cute little curving alleys and views of the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Valencia (May 7-8)

Mon, 7 May 2007 | By ramsaym | Photo Gallery

Day 109 - Discovering my new favourite artist

Sun, 6 May 2007 | By lani | Views [54595] | Comments [14]

Here´s a hot tip for Madrid - all the museums and galleries are free on a Sunday! So on Sunday, I hit the galleries - ready to be overwhelmed with fantastic art in Spain. I visited..... The Prado Museum: Without any doubt, this the Prado is one of ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Barcelona

Sun, 6 May 2007 | By applecrazy | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 06/05/07 Irati Forest

Sun, 6 May 2007 | By matsmith | Photo Gallery

Day 108 - Walking tour of Madrid

Sat, 5 May 2007 | By lani | Views [2319]

I came here to see the `real`Madrid and not just the lonely planet version. The first thing I discovered was that in Madrid you have a few options for seeing the city: Take the gringo tourist bus for 15 euros which takes a loop of the city, but makes ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Photos: Spain

Fri, 4 May 2007 | By lani | Photo Gallery

Day 107 - Arrived in Spain

Fri, 4 May 2007 | By lani | Views [1126] | Comments [1]

Q: How do you know you have left Brazil and entered Spain? A: When the portuguese becomes spainsh, the temperature drops from 30 degrees to 16 degrees and the price of a taxi to your hostel from the airport triples! Seriously, Spain is a cool place ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Barcelona (May 4-6)

Fri, 4 May 2007 | By ramsaym | Photo Gallery

School

Fri, 4 May 2007 | By adventuregirl | Views [670]

One of the additional benefits of hanging out at the school is I get to use their computer for free. This morning I joined two of the classes with the  April students. It was interesting and I think I did well for not knowing any of the material yet ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Settled in

Thu, 3 May 2007 | By adventuregirl | Views [717]

I am moved into my apartment! I went shopping today for groceries, laundry detergent and small little things that I needed like hand soap and a hand towel for the bathroom. It was hard not to buy a lot of things like rugs and little pretty baskets to ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

¿Donde esta el banyo?

Tue, 1 May 2007 | By applecrazy | Views [2252] | Comments [7]

****NEW PHOTOS FOR HARROGATE AND BARCELONA***** Hola mis amigos! Para el primero vez, yo estoy hablando espanol. Yo tene´ muchas anos de español en escuela secundaria y en collegio, pero no he tenido un opertunidad de utilizarla. Estoy muy optimista ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures