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I´m putting some serious miles on my Doc Martins. I think we´ve done 15 miles around Seville today. Kassidy is some kind of medical marvel — the girl just never gets tired of speed-walking all over the place.
This place is beautiful. The weather is nice, the people are nice, and we keep running into Americans. There are a lot of study-abroad types here.
Still, I´m ready for home. Tomorrow we take a high-speed AVE train back to Madrid in a zippy dos y media horas.
Blogging from the Navegaweb internet cafe in Granada…
This morning we ate Chocolat con Churros (again…we had them in Madrid too). Basically they give you these long pieces of fried dough and a big honkin´ cup of melted chocolate to dip them in. It goes without saying that this is delicious, but I´ll say it anyway.
Yesterday we saw (yet another) cathedral, which was beautiful and also completely boring. I´ve seen too many. Next however, we visited the Alhambra, which is an amazing fortress left over from the days of Moorish rule. Think Prince of Persia and Aladdin and stuff. It was different and very cool. We also went up into the AlbazÃn district, to the Miradór de San Nicolas (a scenic viewpoint). From here we had a great view of the Alhambra, with the Sierra Nevada mountains behind.
Our hotel here was great. It was cheap, 65€ (with a 20% discount for having the Rick Steves book). It was also clean, centrally located on Plaza Bib Ramblas, and had an out-of-this-world view from the 4th floor terrace.
There are these totally obnoxious Gypsy women all over town who try to force sprigs of rosmary on you, claiming ¨regalo, regalo¨, which means gift. We have a feeling their next move is to make you pay for it, but we´re not going to find out. I´ve been tempted to scream English obscenities at them.
Kassidy begs me to mention Coca-Cola Light. They don´t have Diet Coke out here, they have ¨Light¨ instead. She claims it tastes more like real Coke, and I think she´s right.
Next blog entry will be from Seville. Hasta Luego.
Today is my second and final day in Barcelona. This is a pretty cool town. I´m pretty worn out from all the walking, however. I need to start planning a real vacation following every Kassidy vacation.
I accidentally broke a bottle of vino tinto (red wine) inside my backpack. That was fun. We´ve got a new backpack now.
Things we did:
- Arrived on a overnight train from Madrid. Sleeping cars are cool.
- Stayed in an overpriced hotel near Las Ramblas
- Saw the Picasso Museum
- Went to a crazy and chaotic outdoor market
- Ate very well and drank lots of vino tinto
- Saw Cathedral de Barcelona
- Saw a bunch of Gaudi´s buildings, including the bizarre but beautiful La Sagrada Familia
- Viewed some ancient Roman ruins
- Saw the inspiration for the Barcelona level on Tony Hawk Underground 3
We´ve got a reservation for a Spanish guitar concert tonight. Immediately following that, we´ll be on another overnight train to Granada.
Adios
- Smoking: Apparently nobody told the Spanish that this is unhealthy.
- Mullets: Seriously. I have seen a ton of these.
- Puma Sneakers: Everyone is wearing futból sneakers here. Kassidy attempted to try a pair on in a crowded shoe store. She accidentally kicked some poor woman in the head. We felt bad, but it was actually pretty funny.
Update:
- Perritos: I´ve seen, maybe 5 big dogs so far and about 500 sub-20-pounders. Emily and Sam would love it here.
- Bidets: Every hotel so far has had one of these in the bathroom. Spaniards must have very clean netherparts.
2nd Update:
- Chewing Gum That Tastes Like Medicine: I wonder if their medicine tastes like chewing gum.
As the plane touched down this morning, it was 10AM local time. Our internal clocks, however, still read 1AM. Nothing a quick nap and some caffine can´t solve.
We took the subway from the airport — it was quick and clean. We´re staying in Hostal Acapulco, which is very nice (their free internet access is great).
Most of the day today was spent exploring the city. We ate some Jamón sandwiches, and later on, tapás. We also attended a show at Teatro Zarzuela. The nose-bleed seats were cheap. It was entirely in Spanish, so we didn´t miss much by being so far away.
Incidentally, my web server and DSL connection rock from here. In other nerd-related news, this keyboard is totally crazy: ÑéºÇ€ªá.
Now that I´ve gotten that out of my system, it´s time for bed. Adios.
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