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9.1.2008
Just another big city

As we went to take a break for lunch, we realized we needed "quickly" rebuild our wallets. An hour later we were still in the streets wondering trying to find a bank that handles foreign accounts. Ewa estimated the Bank of Spain would be a "safe", however, when we arrived and gone through security (metal detector and all) have been deported. As we walked away feeling frustration and confusion to withdraw money it so hard, Jill saw the German bank and he saved the day. The money in hand we set out to find lunch.

Ewa was once again we are determined to find an authentic Spanish in order lunch we went to the famous Plaza Mayor, were ordered us a bocadillo de calamares (squid sandwich) and paella of Marisco (Pan seafood). We hunger and it is delicious!

We spent what remained of the afternoon relaxing in the park central Madrid (El Retiro). Jill nap and Ewa pamper his feet injured. (Apparently, the "Jesus shoes" are not exactly as incredible as they are supposed to be ... but it does claim the ark fantastic support for a "few-sores' shoes definitively doctor recommended).

With our second wind as we toured the Museo del Prado, which highlighted works such as, David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio, the Black paintings by Goya, and masterpieces by El Greco and Bosch. Surprisingly without photos can be taken in the museum, unlike France and Portugal, where he is a frenzy of camera flashes and people.

We spent the evening with a stick and cheese at the Temple of Debod who is an Egyptian temple located in one of Madrid's most beautiful parks. There were not too many overlooking the city to write about the house, however, there was a fountain that makes it useful.
11.29.2007
Madrid weekend, again
Walking 40 minutes with all your transition in Seville's windy streets of the station is a slow process. It's like a transition to a Huckepack rounded people, there is no reason to prolong the strain on the shoulders.

And which is worse, if you noticed how quickly seats on the train to Madrid fill, and you connect with a decision made by the decision extra 50 euros, or waiting in a train station in 6 hours.

And with sites to see and things to do, the comfort of a plush AVE Business Class massages remove no tightness, with a 41 degrees Celsius rise in Seville. Better yet, upon arrival in Madrid, my hostel was extremely easy to locate.

I have my magic shows grain prices / key to the reception and went to my room in my pockets. It is, if I stumbled upon Murphy's backpack of the First Act tourism: Regardless of the time of day, there will always be someone in the youth hostel sleeping bedroom. I watch to 1pm, and the 6 beds, 3 are occupied by indigenous people. To begin the art of extracting sent a 40 kg bag and silent, storage in a small compartment with the use of light.
10.9.2007
What a week!!
What a week! ! ! So many things occurred that instead of the feeling as I have right summer here during 1.5 week when it smells 3 rather…. It was a wild turn but I am finally at the point where I reached so happy very calm contents to be here state of mind. I had a first day very overpowering at Torres Quevedo, the school which I will help with for the 10 following months. There are 4 classes which I help with, with Nikki, the other American girl (of San.Fran.Cali) at my school (by Fulbright, different program), but it is assembled approximately to 80 pleurnichant, cries, twisting, nose-gathering 6 to 7 years - olds. And it is an atmosphere completely different in each part from class. The discipline misses completely, without Juan! Haces of That! ? Why do you do that? what will move then on Julia! Reyes! Oscar! Johan! …. these children are professional overs of runner of professor. Nothing really seems to obtain accomplished until the professor explains the directions with the children in the Spaniard, who is really counterproductive…. My name now changed Caroline as a Caroline but most of the time they call me TEEECCHHAAA! ! ! what a I is then followed, can want to go to the toilet! ?
My sight of my hostal, examining construction they make in the middle of the city for the subway… which they include/understand a small part of English and can sometimes write it if it them words are placed in front of their faces. There is a class which “is more avançée” that the others, it is a second class of category, they are focused only slightly more. I think only that they are as that because they are very frightened of their professor…. I do not blame them, it is kind of alarming. It was an interesting beginning and this week I think that I will have more than one occasion to as well as offer to suggestions with the professors the plan some lessons for the classes which if all is well will saturate their spirits and will start from an impression. The title of this blog is the name of this song which the first graders like to sing it… unfortunately is very involving and Nikki and I are to sing it when we walk to the subway, by Madrid, at the house, at the restaurants….yeeeahh.
Nikki, myself, and Iratxe (Txe) beginning our Thursday
we can make to make who occur.
9.18.2007
Madrid is great
Day two we made a visit to the museum Of the Prado. Not only they said to éramos this one to us the best museum of Madrid, but also it receives one of worlds most of the collection of art of the elite. They absolutely made an impression to us with the amount of the art, thats for insurance. It took good few hours us to obtain with him. In the end éramos a tired small piece to see the picture after the picture of the well. Jesus, but was tenth fifth-tenth eighth afterall of the art of the century. Afterwords, feeling arted-out of the small piece, vagamos around central Madrid during some time to obtain some things to eat and we directed again to the inn. For a inn, the Friends of Them very clean and are well designed, although he is more for the diversion of the function then. The place does not have any touch of is but that is towards outside/absolutely of the lights time in 11pm, that does not leave long time to socialize.

In our final day in Madrid we went to the museum of Art Queen Sofía. This one was a change of the passage of the museums that we have seen in this trip because it has a greater center in more modern pieces. Although we forgot to mention it, we visited the museum of Picasso in Barcelona, but the museum of Sofía of Reina had really much more of its more famous pieces, including the legendary Guernica. This was a piece Picasso did in the protest of the German bombing of the Basque city during the Spanish civil war in 1937.

Most of the museum was really interesting, but the superior floor had of which we have taste to call “modern extreme art”. Where a white canvas with the six black points in him is right and has certain significant name like the “judgment” or something strange. We obtained a backward movement of him nevertheless.

We planned our trip to the Spot and we prepared the following day for brief a stroll of the bus of the hour in the city of Toledo.
8.12.2007
my trip to madrid
First I wanted to write about trip to madrid . We landed in Toledo, from Toledo we directed upon the railcar to Madrid and to lead with the traffic who really we noticed that this is an important city.
Our site to encamp, Osuna that encamped, was around a long walk of 10 minutes to the meter and from there near 45 minutes in center of the city. We directed behind schedule in ours first to the true Palace, that was free Wednesday. This is an enormous building and very adorned - some of the quarters have amazing details. Hay armoury quite good with the games of amour and the similars, including some games for the cabritos!
The following day we obtained to a bus ticket open-top of two days that traveled around the streets with a commentary in your earpieces. A way quite good for moving around and for obtaining a sensation for the city.
We visited the gallery of Sofía of Reina, that is modern art with a good collection of Dali (my favorite) and Picasso. I really enjoyed this gallery and She even walked around “who graznaba” in some of the sculptures; -) Picassos famous Guernica is here but I must say that it was not really my thing. Also we visited Prado, who has one more a more traditional collection including the Greco and Goya.Behind the Prado is Park Retirement, that is beautiful a formal park with a complete central lake with the boats of oars. There were portions of hospitality inside including the Spanish sacador and Judy - a small piece that confused for the Frank …
It did not have great expectations for Madrid and I was surprised very pleasantly by how he is great, interesting and generally pleasant it was the city. All the this without the sampling uniforms nightlife legendary!
 
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