Lots of travels to update on!
Things have been wild and crazy these last few weeks because I decided to
switch my homestay. I was not being challenged enough linguistically and
culturally in my first home, and with two sisters (21 & 18) and a brother
(15) it is VERY different.
This week is Semana Santa,
and here in Sevilla, it is the biggest celebration in all of the world. But, we
get the week off from school (along with most workers and all other students)
so it has been a great week to travel.
First, Taylor and I went to
Madrid from Thursday- Saturday. We saw MUMFORD AND SONS who were absolutely
unbelievable. It was by far the best concert I have ever been to. And, not too
shabby..I ran into Megan Taylor!!!! Had no idea she would be there..she is
studying in Salamanca now! How wild.
The next day, Taylor and I
started the day with café in La Plaza Mayor. It’s a huge Plaza that has lots of
history and stories from the times of Franco. Next, we went to El Prado, which
holds the royal family’s collection of art. We got to see Las Meninas, Goya, El
Greco, Ribera, and, my favorite,
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Bosch.
The museum was HUGE and so overwhelming to try to see everything.
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| Parque del Retiro |
After El Prado, we met up
with our friends from school, TJ and Saletta. TJ’s sister’s boyfriend lives in
Madrid, so him and a friend showed us around the rest of the day to The Royal
Palace, Almudena Cathedral, Parque del Retiro, el Paseo del Prado, and some
different neighborhoods.
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| Pals by the Palace |
That night, they wined and
dined us with there Spanish friends. It was so fun to be translators for TJ and
Saletta the whole time and to get to see the city through the eyes of a true Madrileño.
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| Plaza Mayor |
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