tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8386873317386720262024-03-05T00:23:41.402-08:00Aventuras de los BentleySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953706869968675315noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-68942509598653220962019-08-18T19:18:00.002-07:002020-07-13T10:34:24.662-07:00Apache Kitchen RenoOur favorite part of the Apache is by far the kitchen! Our Yuma has a slide out kitchen so you can use it inside or outside. Very convenient. Who knew that running water in the outdoors could be so life changing?!<br />
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The kitchen was in pretty rough shape when we got it, not to mention covered in snake skin. So Jordan took it apart piece by piece and rebuilt it with marine grade plywood. We ended up leaving the counter top and the original sink and stove but we like the 1978 vibes!<br />
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You'll also notice the awning!! I sewed it myself. It almost killed me (and my machine) but it was so worth it.<br />
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Here are some before and afters.<br />
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This was some inspiration we found of our exact model!<br />
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We were able to use the tank but Jordan did new plumbing</div>
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You get an idea of how warped it was!</div>
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Jordan did a bunch of wiring so we could use solar! It also runs the pump to the kitchen sink.</div>
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I did the painting (insert angel emoji)</div>
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Sink works!</div>
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Here are the afters!!!!</div>
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The tank is only 5 gallons but it's all good for the 2 of us!</div>
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The kitchen can either be down, or...</div>
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up when it's inside!</div>
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When it's outside we can use this as a bench! </div>
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But we slide it in at night so it's just kind of a staging area.</div>
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In all it's glory</div>
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Jordan installed me a little peg board from IKEA so I could have some vertical storage! We have to take it off when we put it down but it's worth it!</div>
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Livin' the Apache dream (this was our spot in East Fork, CA)</div>
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I've been begging Jordan to get us a pop up and he said he would only be interested in the hard sided ones. We lucked out!<br />
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The other reason Jordan let me get this particular one is because the kitchen is both indoor and outdoor! It's an Apache Yuma from 1978. We did some poking around google and found this!</div>
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Who wants to cook inside a tiny thing like that anyways?</div>
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Here are some pics of the repairs and then I'll get to the before and afters... the kitchen hasn't been rebuilt yet but everything pretty much else has!</div>
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Pretty much all the plexiglass needed to be replaced.</div>
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And all the panels were pretty beat up and once he fixed a bunch of the cracks (with MEK and ABS pellets... scary!) we spray painted them. He watched a few youtube videos and just went for it.</div>
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The patio was in quite the state.</div>
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There was a big hole in the corner... that MEK stuff was amazing!</div>
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Tail lights were busted. </div>
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Bearings needed to be re-greased (ew)</div>
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Jordan also took apart the gear boxes and re-greased them (they raise and lower the 4 posts) AKA very important</div>
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Almost all of the wood inside needed to be replaced because it was warping or had some dry rot. We also couldn't get the snake skin wall paper off without totally damaging the wood so it had to go! Many sheets were strapped to the top of the jeep and thankfully none went flying away.</div>
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The fabric was pretty nasty and was stapled on the table cushions so I couldn't get it off to wash it, and there was no zipper for the bed cushions in order to wash those either so I made my own slip covers! This floral fabric came from the thrift store for a whopping $5. I used an old king size duvet cut in half for the beds.</div>
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Pretty much everything was in shambles over my entire yard. Thankful for June gloom for excellent working conditions! My skin thanks you.<br />
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I don't have pictures of Jordan fixing the "living hinge" that was broken on each side where the end and roof meet over the beds or of us cleaning up and repainting the bottom of the trailer but I promise it happened. We seriously had several boxes from eBay, apachecamper.com, and Amazon every single day with random parts appearing. Jordan also redid all the weather stripping. Everywhere. He also added mylar in-between the roof and the road cover for some extra insulation. The man can do anything.</div>
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Ok now here are the before and afters. We didn't document perfectly but we tried! Chip and Jo... step aside.</div>
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I'm hoping that we don't regret painting everything white. Time shall tell. The table is basically the only original thing in there right now! I needed copious amounts of goo be gone to get those peel and stick wood tiles off but I did it.</div>
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You'll notice there is no kitchen in the last pic... because it isn't done yet but hopefully soon! It will look like this with less snake skin.</div>
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Much brighter! Thank you to IKEA for the excellent magnetic roman style shades! They let light in while still allowing for privacy (now that all of the plexiglass is replaced and super clear it was necessary to put some curtains in!). The windows have little tracks for hooks to put curtains in, but the hooks were long gone so we used tiny zip ties to make it happen. We got that idea from the facebook group that we follow for restoring Apaches specifically. Those people think of everything.</div>
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Keep an eye out for a post about the kitchen and maybe even an awning! Happy camping!</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953706869968675315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-82647114238476707052014-06-30T04:49:00.000-07:002014-07-01T05:01:11.534-07:00¡Hola desde Salamanca!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Hola desde Salamanca! Hello from Salamanca!<br>
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I (Sarah) am here in Salamanca, Spain, and just finished my first week of class! I'm working on my masters. I have to do 5 weeks this summer, and 5 weeks next summer, write a 40 page thesis, and then I'm done with my masters. So that's why I'm here. I'm lucky because Salamanca is beautiful, the professors are fantastic, and my classmates are a blast. Most of us teach Spanish back in the states so you can only imagine how fun we are all! Just saying.<br>
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Enjoy!<br>
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--Sarah<br>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P13qEmlf2BEkAS9n3inbYLkyKWU2KbEEgT30wOudym0BzdGAqvoMIqnvNityMHbO6AZYBAn4eU3f-ffmAAYEH19Ofs1muRI0k7SQ54eZsfB8De8j0VGUW62kvv74Vu-6WUD0Jc9Q1yXV/s640/blogger-image-46442042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P13qEmlf2BEkAS9n3inbYLkyKWU2KbEEgT30wOudym0BzdGAqvoMIqnvNityMHbO6AZYBAn4eU3f-ffmAAYEH19Ofs1muRI0k7SQ54eZsfB8De8j0VGUW62kvv74Vu-6WUD0Jc9Q1yXV/s640/blogger-image-46442042.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had our first afternoon lecture in this building. It is called Las Escuelas Mayores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P13qEmlf2BEkAS9n3inbYLkyKWU2KbEEgT30wOudym0BzdGAqvoMIqnvNityMHbO6AZYBAn4eU3f-ffmAAYEH19Ofs1muRI0k7SQ54eZsfB8De8j0VGUW62kvv74Vu-6WUD0Jc9Q1yXV/s640/blogger-image-46442042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHb36gjnCBeMp0auadAZ2wUcNArc8eMLMvt4KAND-BDTPBv3Hewi5jmn5BBU8h1SNo6mCy6D3WRXEmyUYeVekh3UHLlJcLQ4fza3OIOcWtCcnn-YyBgqsRSbqbxHKMhavgDPNA-2lL8Zn/s640/blogger-image-809808892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHb36gjnCBeMp0auadAZ2wUcNArc8eMLMvt4KAND-BDTPBv3Hewi5jmn5BBU8h1SNo6mCy6D3WRXEmyUYeVekh3UHLlJcLQ4fza3OIOcWtCcnn-YyBgqsRSbqbxHKMhavgDPNA-2lL8Zn/s640/blogger-image-809808892.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Afterwards we watch the USA vs Germany game in the Plaza Mayor. The weather has been almost perfect!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5nBWJvHwtOlPQ1lzYPEpY3fvSjmGk3oewlCvkOQyUDIFMzw_17HYVyTgJOoqGZqrVWKRqYu04CorNOOTJpYtiwWTyC57WrOCXq92U1Jfr3T0U024NPvlz6xzkoZX6igZhaAAFLNKlMk1/s640/blogger-image-490078039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5nBWJvHwtOlPQ1lzYPEpY3fvSjmGk3oewlCvkOQyUDIFMzw_17HYVyTgJOoqGZqrVWKRqYu04CorNOOTJpYtiwWTyC57WrOCXq92U1Jfr3T0U024NPvlz6xzkoZX6igZhaAAFLNKlMk1/s640/blogger-image-490078039.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></u></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#ff0000">This is another view of La Plaza Mayor.</font></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953706869968675315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-9993608785170353102011-07-19T10:46:00.001-07:002011-07-19T10:46:17.095-07:00Laziness<div><p>I know we are way behind on posting. it has been a long exciting journey back to California and hopefully we will get back into the rhythm of things. But for now we are enjoying some down time at Sarah's parents.</p>
<br/><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThnkPSbCoDQYN35pWgOr6e42pH-UF2Al61jhKJxechWzjXLFdjohwHTKp9K-6FtVC9JdRZ9nAGEncbDNSBa8knVz_mpZrV_O1O2Qmdmrf6M8RcOGqwBqOkgWz6GRv5exOT3WxejLRiww/' /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-62520540901304251832011-06-22T03:47:00.000-07:002011-06-22T09:00:54.401-07:00Day 6 + 7 - Cangas de Onís<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangas_de_On%C3%ADs">Cangas de Onís</a> itself isn't a too well known of a city but the professors at the school told us that it was a great place to be to see everything around it. We decided to stay two days and have a little bit of an adventure.<br /><br />The first day we drove a little into the Picos de Europa to the village of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covadonga">Covadonga</a><br />to see the church and the Holy Cave. Covadonga is known as the area where the first battle was won by the Christians against the Moors in 772 AD, thus beginning the Christians expelling of the Moors in Spain.<br /><br />Basilica of Santa María la Real of Covadonga<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOom6KswOll8FSNP2AM1GYtmcpx6Js1Ce07WBPYs3qQLlzqZZ4n5PV80THN081_fXHK2w8QaWb-_DLqNdZxmq8r7c2K-rlO7moUMxq2qE3tgsUMntuT3PfzCd3wHtRAFYY5c2e4ICB7iY/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOom6KswOll8FSNP2AM1GYtmcpx6Js1Ce07WBPYs3qQLlzqZZ4n5PV80THN081_fXHK2w8QaWb-_DLqNdZxmq8r7c2K-rlO7moUMxq2qE3tgsUMntuT3PfzCd3wHtRAFYY5c2e4ICB7iY/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621045137189184258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60SpfhLFBxADYYc_M18MmtNewVcGV0dtCq38ckTew0h90j3VsmZB47lwUHom4AUe7T8Tqog66IKAfDYoFgyeKnBa_AwI7vTE1F4Ex8rc4gdbBiVjtUu92JO8ip9ElkAwajnfFt1tD784/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60SpfhLFBxADYYc_M18MmtNewVcGV0dtCq38ckTew0h90j3VsmZB47lwUHom4AUe7T8Tqog66IKAfDYoFgyeKnBa_AwI7vTE1F4Ex8rc4gdbBiVjtUu92JO8ip9ElkAwajnfFt1tD784/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621045131982388370" border="0" /></a><br />It really started to rain!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6OTXrzPJOdXqp8EoX3VgDVB1_WA-6WNZbw978Zhzf9LXp0-onck8P79tz21Lbz0L3jSNxXa7gQebGFnYCZqD5oTRVenfJFff8vGNoYjf8-y8TaAwZvi62zaThGrbULjGda6oKBQh_Rk/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6OTXrzPJOdXqp8EoX3VgDVB1_WA-6WNZbw978Zhzf9LXp0-onck8P79tz21Lbz0L3jSNxXa7gQebGFnYCZqD5oTRVenfJFff8vGNoYjf8-y8TaAwZvi62zaThGrbULjGda6oKBQh_Rk/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621045123385865138" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagius_of_Asturias">Pelayo</a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqeTsYd_S-WYjTN9BTCpD8vrsRgV40K4Zsq1tp4kKAbTcKylZT0j4IN3Y1kE0jVXrfLbWLhh_vXQAf5rizqSGzC6cZ_pOvPLhyphenhyphen6QQB3IWzZtbMJfPdcp2ZXOaOvCfWLK7PV4BYwPKPM/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPqeTsYd_S-WYjTN9BTCpD8vrsRgV40K4Zsq1tp4kKAbTcKylZT0j4IN3Y1kE0jVXrfLbWLhh_vXQAf5rizqSGzC6cZ_pOvPLhyphenhyphen6QQB3IWzZtbMJfPdcp2ZXOaOvCfWLK7PV4BYwPKPM/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621045114493454194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the only picture we could get inside the cave. Their was a mass going on and felt weird taking photos. We sat in on the mass for about 8 minutes but after the 200th time that priest repeat a prayer to the madre de Dios we had heard enough.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmANCynwsD-herThPS3X6Egr1Ua19JRuTLKenfT5afrvZe4xjeuwIrLVX90apDJMWUQiwRIorbJwZSzkgVJgh-DwtLhDQS06CEzt-eXuDOYyTOiF_WIM3xtdyeOtIZqLInC4LAgZHZE0/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmANCynwsD-herThPS3X6Egr1Ua19JRuTLKenfT5afrvZe4xjeuwIrLVX90apDJMWUQiwRIorbJwZSzkgVJgh-DwtLhDQS06CEzt-eXuDOYyTOiF_WIM3xtdyeOtIZqLInC4LAgZHZE0/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621042963230194898" border="0" /></a><br />Below the cave is a waterfall and this little spring coming out of the mountain. The myth is that if you drink the water from the spring you will be married very soon.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wixFQr9ddpyikap65121hwlsKSERr4Re_LCFFhR1Z3yzgnCY4bVNXWZ6aVq2j9jj2-GifgXWmbgDJBILR6kdBXRpF2gDyDqaXYgpHuWZkStksHMbQC0xI6ifUj5AnOpcpMn95bUGt4E/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wixFQr9ddpyikap65121hwlsKSERr4Re_LCFFhR1Z3yzgnCY4bVNXWZ6aVq2j9jj2-GifgXWmbgDJBILR6kdBXRpF2gDyDqaXYgpHuWZkStksHMbQC0xI6ifUj5AnOpcpMn95bUGt4E/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621042961748282322" border="0" /></a><br />......interesting<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkZtjub59u4Cyk2lp4pDq5JtuOtMfkFzRdSo5BpA8ff2IIGr5Ruan50SF1TqZXhGSvzL0x2abFCBi2jvROmXi8Pou2w8ykl5IHxmW8gg4WVVha2AeeoMNkQvRcRMF_BM5nuqrp4ci4V0/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNkZtjub59u4Cyk2lp4pDq5JtuOtMfkFzRdSo5BpA8ff2IIGr5Ruan50SF1TqZXhGSvzL0x2abFCBi2jvROmXi8Pou2w8ykl5IHxmW8gg4WVVha2AeeoMNkQvRcRMF_BM5nuqrp4ci4V0/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621042957635942258" border="0" /></a><br />Such a sweet setting for a church.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgITfqYusjn9ZMz7D7ZQXi1o2sTWd8jOB5J_Wu7Q_0S4g6EbKNxGrONG2spqMtfuB4i7-Y4WIfH2deHSS_ut48DhzUc0rXUObuCBPjLmc3s9lIO2BZnOnUja4vVmMe0WDmn933oN78Ag/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgITfqYusjn9ZMz7D7ZQXi1o2sTWd8jOB5J_Wu7Q_0S4g6EbKNxGrONG2spqMtfuB4i7-Y4WIfH2deHSS_ut48DhzUc0rXUObuCBPjLmc3s9lIO2BZnOnUja4vVmMe0WDmn933oN78Ag/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621042949529731890" border="0" /></a><br />You can see in some of the other photos the clouds that were in the sky. There are two beautiful <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47499102@N00/1429353782/">lakes</a> that are above Covadonga, and few miles higher up in the mountains. We really wanted to see them, and we were hoping maybe we could drive above the clouds, but unfortuntely after driving a half hour in Central Valley like fog we realized we probably could pass the lakes without even notices.<br /><br />So we turned back and drove back into Cangas de Onís. <br />At the entrance to the city is the old Roman bridge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhVRBXBJH7ajmH2TDN9TL2O9_-wXWqnQjH2iTuN8S1FIEdiW90dMCbXjhozFrv6SMmBt-E73j1SVL8EIxKiOX5T6sDYsL3pHN7UIrXZXvDgpQ19miG5ZwhgSXLA_3S1bmoydrtjcJHz4/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhVRBXBJH7ajmH2TDN9TL2O9_-wXWqnQjH2iTuN8S1FIEdiW90dMCbXjhozFrv6SMmBt-E73j1SVL8EIxKiOX5T6sDYsL3pHN7UIrXZXvDgpQ19miG5ZwhgSXLA_3S1bmoydrtjcJHz4/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621042942905474434" border="0" /></a><br />View from the bridge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnDc_it9vOQORXZHUv1wAxE5QbMLWf5_hQLX50OeLxAMtJlPJVzSl0eXvL7YJ2Q0wX_TP9MJIvzAsP1ceQmN8fq_r4Rjy1L8b5swxZNL4fDd3eUUJt6OJ99nzcw9QoiyhtDv8bbsxW9o/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnDc_it9vOQORXZHUv1wAxE5QbMLWf5_hQLX50OeLxAMtJlPJVzSl0eXvL7YJ2Q0wX_TP9MJIvzAsP1ceQmN8fq_r4Rjy1L8b5swxZNL4fDd3eUUJt6OJ99nzcw9QoiyhtDv8bbsxW9o/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621037304895767890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytLDpVX6gDcMkrmFEw-oJj4jsrhTET5XgB4zvtnRH9uWroX5cf1w4XY5z7pNBXhbATCLrVlRW8ESCNBWVIbo-0KpPB6Lo6U1n_kw5E4Pu94nzCxLp7sf3e2UO4OtcDYZIvDFrZIzpSJA/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytLDpVX6gDcMkrmFEw-oJj4jsrhTET5XgB4zvtnRH9uWroX5cf1w4XY5z7pNBXhbATCLrVlRW8ESCNBWVIbo-0KpPB6Lo6U1n_kw5E4Pu94nzCxLp7sf3e2UO4OtcDYZIvDFrZIzpSJA/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621037295850537714" border="0" /></a><br />We got back in time to head out on a kayaking trip down the river. A guy from the hotel gave us the wetsuits, showed us the kayak, and pointed to a place on the map that we were going to meet him in 4 hours.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QbhAy1ELoUuiu9u0POLuG6PF_aisL1rnt5Qfq5c55T2ptI7cj1AA58EQ3I3cNOhRPqNjh4gVO1qh7aOLUOxW0by3CPo2ChvQlFVV_aF70f0ij25EHfVH1G4WwaWyhtPQckKu4064jLY/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QbhAy1ELoUuiu9u0POLuG6PF_aisL1rnt5Qfq5c55T2ptI7cj1AA58EQ3I3cNOhRPqNjh4gVO1qh7aOLUOxW0by3CPo2ChvQlFVV_aF70f0ij25EHfVH1G4WwaWyhtPQckKu4064jLY/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621037292485657858" border="0" /></a><br />The also gave us a little sack lunch to eat half way through. The water was flowing pretty well and we had a couple exciting moments. We felt pretty BA.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2Injh2m4yziaPva7skfWN8UDf9XDCZFBmWu79Pg57uC3YoIMo-da71Lz8CEH4GMY0v4NxQN651s4bABml2w3WCUlB_G15RBDkPU3gKHO3e0Vi31AUD28ZXGzk5FJdsjNULi2kjdQ_ZQ/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2Injh2m4yziaPva7skfWN8UDf9XDCZFBmWu79Pg57uC3YoIMo-da71Lz8CEH4GMY0v4NxQN651s4bABml2w3WCUlB_G15RBDkPU3gKHO3e0Vi31AUD28ZXGzk5FJdsjNULi2kjdQ_ZQ/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621037288528870338" border="0" /></a><br />We celebrated a day of adventure with some typical Asturian food and, of course, more cider! Here is one of the little dispensers that helps break the cider up. You only pour in enough that you can drink in one gulp.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9zr_2r0SlULpf7oquqTJLfA9tSDEV1WnPTy5mAdpk7X_2blLDxZ9uFOtf1yyK5YTnJhWdak4pe8hCrbmEH1IK8mWA9m2hprRIwGqbF1O9yX0SMeQ0yUhAPla_vUODu2a1Y6TZBhkSno/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9zr_2r0SlULpf7oquqTJLfA9tSDEV1WnPTy5mAdpk7X_2blLDxZ9uFOtf1yyK5YTnJhWdak4pe8hCrbmEH1IK8mWA9m2hprRIwGqbF1O9yX0SMeQ0yUhAPla_vUODu2a1Y6TZBhkSno/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621037282147860114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning we decided to hike along the River Cares. It a famous route called La Garganta del Río Cares. The route is about 12 km (about 7.5). After deciding that we didn't want to do the whole route and after talking with the same guy at the hotel, we decided to take the 2 hour drive through the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picos_de_Europa">Picos de Europa</a> and start at the end of the route (the village of Caín) and only go a few miles in. The main reason was that most of the really good sights are in these last few kilometers.<br /><br />The drive through the Picos proved to be one of the most exciting paved roads I have ever been on. And yes..... It is two lanes. It was hard to believe that we were actually going to find civilization at the end of the road. Apparently many Spaniards fled to the hills when the Moors invaded and were able to stay there without any contact.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1NrQpdhrKZnw2M99sr4nyrZuk-nqiRDMjs4ZiV8f6f-Vme-sA5jJ8XsI9b4A_9a9h7lm_s-ZR-qLAIhThi53LuBCAjABLWswODQ2QwGLNF-b0Uk8asFOX8Rp95KjBWHjfsDZLlWyt8E/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1NrQpdhrKZnw2M99sr4nyrZuk-nqiRDMjs4ZiV8f6f-Vme-sA5jJ8XsI9b4A_9a9h7lm_s-ZR-qLAIhThi53LuBCAjABLWswODQ2QwGLNF-b0Uk8asFOX8Rp95KjBWHjfsDZLlWyt8E/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621032612733221538" border="0" /></a><br />Finally there and ready to hike!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOXJRlI_H0FkvLX3NDAcrHwICznE9K_aE9YvKisn9nfxkb0knEbC0UU7vCMzNv7XxB_Ua8cRsP1UchkT39ntdEIjnF6oJNn9eZw-zTRwJKH2Q3_7Y3fu2ijSKktLDifONkCyQfpLBp5s/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOXJRlI_H0FkvLX3NDAcrHwICznE9K_aE9YvKisn9nfxkb0knEbC0UU7vCMzNv7XxB_Ua8cRsP1UchkT39ntdEIjnF6oJNn9eZw-zTRwJKH2Q3_7Y3fu2ijSKktLDifONkCyQfpLBp5s/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621032610341550178" border="0" /></a><br />The beginning of the trail is just passed the dam.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyC3CRJU-ZJGk3W9ONt4QxlWruLkHve8ZBDKequ-r7JlIL5jdZQvEs8BC5MEERPXBtTyF4bqbDJ_ucBBjbXcFvbfO5LX3w2GdAMl22EfmNfxRABfQWv6cMUib-Maj7i5zIDRO-HcRbQs/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyC3CRJU-ZJGk3W9ONt4QxlWruLkHve8ZBDKequ-r7JlIL5jdZQvEs8BC5MEERPXBtTyF4bqbDJ_ucBBjbXcFvbfO5LX3w2GdAMl22EfmNfxRABfQWv6cMUib-Maj7i5zIDRO-HcRbQs/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621032590740753122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXJrRK8MPJXBhV0zoeOo9BXVGbTqH-YNRp9IVAPS6PXlOIok0u7ufHU0IsPOnu6Bn8tbNlkGT_KtKZN4wU4ueaL6cuJYZ3BykKjEonWyjcujBl-XFYCNSZnlrZu2YYSl6Lrmrlu_LniU/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXJrRK8MPJXBhV0zoeOo9BXVGbTqH-YNRp9IVAPS6PXlOIok0u7ufHU0IsPOnu6Bn8tbNlkGT_KtKZN4wU4ueaL6cuJYZ3BykKjEonWyjcujBl-XFYCNSZnlrZu2YYSl6Lrmrlu_LniU/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621032582960417346" border="0" /></a><br />Looking back at the dam.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO5W4fO1JRS9GQkqCcEW5uT2aKN_mWiLnTOD0hdKQJLknC-MizZ8iRcF7z0fGu8uxMuWYBWeYSb9ZitItaJKHym00A5DxpaioyM7SFuwimRTZ0vZ7NaJLPqXmVFcZOIPzLfL-rTdCP5M/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyO5W4fO1JRS9GQkqCcEW5uT2aKN_mWiLnTOD0hdKQJLknC-MizZ8iRcF7z0fGu8uxMuWYBWeYSb9ZitItaJKHym00A5DxpaioyM7SFuwimRTZ0vZ7NaJLPqXmVFcZOIPzLfL-rTdCP5M/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621014253064022498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-BWRYwnd6bfxvLVCVLPxz0Crgz6ln90wbtQM4jlYnXsuXiTjutmUXg5busFUqVNTilMnHgqvRNyTJ5dHUMnq_30_JQzig_G9c2RYV5c8I_42_tKzFZoIgahxPGLi00F4UEA10jpov0Q/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0090.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-BWRYwnd6bfxvLVCVLPxz0Crgz6ln90wbtQM4jlYnXsuXiTjutmUXg5busFUqVNTilMnHgqvRNyTJ5dHUMnq_30_JQzig_G9c2RYV5c8I_42_tKzFZoIgahxPGLi00F4UEA10jpov0Q/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621014250196171058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5fKaEAfY3pXPSEr21X-Kl6SdfgQxFoklKAY2Qoiv9QPqGRSyFcs5RlZ2eSuvHgG0M1YayTUoAXKM0oveijxandAG-wukeQCepbEt1Geoqf4IL5aQYMxHlauI8zw7202vX2K9Kdve6qI/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5fKaEAfY3pXPSEr21X-Kl6SdfgQxFoklKAY2Qoiv9QPqGRSyFcs5RlZ2eSuvHgG0M1YayTUoAXKM0oveijxandAG-wukeQCepbEt1Geoqf4IL5aQYMxHlauI8zw7202vX2K9Kdve6qI/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621014239000870834" border="0" /></a><br />Well hello there. This guy got a little territorial and followed us for a little bit.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr62CThQS9ECZYbQtdvaEI-Yj86IzdiAoCzvzhqQL_nJh7P3R1cIDBpx_JEJ7yFniZSRgW_pbeIenIgCXjd6NgGJxSOTgS77S-NxFPSJ-6gFbRvXXT0gZ3BUFO7oJBDaLZRs6GBz5Y-s/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr62CThQS9ECZYbQtdvaEI-Yj86IzdiAoCzvzhqQL_nJh7P3R1cIDBpx_JEJ7yFniZSRgW_pbeIenIgCXjd6NgGJxSOTgS77S-NxFPSJ-6gFbRvXXT0gZ3BUFO7oJBDaLZRs6GBz5Y-s/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621014237255618850" border="0" /></a><br />This aqueduct ran to the side of most of the trail. It seemed like a big water park slide to me. But the water was freeeeeeezing.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWHLeTAnTapp07B23gTwgiWDJ5PDlUktkjFDXD9mF3xwHJDR8q2R916KYIVQ0SMH5YECDCHtFZaJnqTF0ux-oz7HXA0ChgoW342zMwtakZi0mamlQ2dG7tsH-EwizNZrTJ26qo2Pg1Wc/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWHLeTAnTapp07B23gTwgiWDJ5PDlUktkjFDXD9mF3xwHJDR8q2R916KYIVQ0SMH5YECDCHtFZaJnqTF0ux-oz7HXA0ChgoW342zMwtakZi0mamlQ2dG7tsH-EwizNZrTJ26qo2Pg1Wc/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621014228099268706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd6CC_CnXTM0NueGS0nROU3a8EIP2Z1dpmca39Bp41-rxSs77kvbXKyK1rPnT6Om9qTHGwu8pZ6wwsEv4wO3xgxGnt0LAfZYKPY02zdxUr6fCPHHOM5ubHAvAo3i4rUAB-hGyxw5axRU/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd6CC_CnXTM0NueGS0nROU3a8EIP2Z1dpmca39Bp41-rxSs77kvbXKyK1rPnT6Om9qTHGwu8pZ6wwsEv4wO3xgxGnt0LAfZYKPY02zdxUr6fCPHHOM5ubHAvAo3i4rUAB-hGyxw5axRU/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621003783966868594" border="0" /></a><br />We were loving the views but we were ready to head back after an hour and a half.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpR_mwKjVU7Uj4-fSdvJ4ISdCg2LXc7maI8Fuea_esi_tD3v7IcUdSxyo-V7kCuIZHumvRb1AaBq6C-piZ5mvhuTK5-0Ajd2yfAz20UYYhn0HhhjN0O3XIwRMPHZcoaNs-OKOUrmaN6Q/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpR_mwKjVU7Uj4-fSdvJ4ISdCg2LXc7maI8Fuea_esi_tD3v7IcUdSxyo-V7kCuIZHumvRb1AaBq6C-piZ5mvhuTK5-0Ajd2yfAz20UYYhn0HhhjN0O3XIwRMPHZcoaNs-OKOUrmaN6Q/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621003781939051762" border="0" /></a><br />Looking for caves to climb into.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GtXldW6Q20YN9VikQIELbxac0vCioBUp24sbBztU8D484CEOg6BfAhlFLW20lCGHW2NWepUv7iseEhb-4TuFOKLq2pWJ1byb-ammlmG-O8WvT7-Qv1tsPq6DUsxQ_BrQy5ZIN0nsU78/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GtXldW6Q20YN9VikQIELbxac0vCioBUp24sbBztU8D484CEOg6BfAhlFLW20lCGHW2NWepUv7iseEhb-4TuFOKLq2pWJ1byb-ammlmG-O8WvT7-Qv1tsPq6DUsxQ_BrQy5ZIN0nsU78/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621003767498612738" border="0" /></a><br />I had to settle for the tunnels.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3y0_xiUtYkMk9STkwsXAQiY8Z8Ebdwka1vDfvmrxUjV_fCqndR0n85TlLg4kfeKK7yemmRiOhD8uT32_KJigE4tv6brtAbgK-nn4kP1bIjHSrz-XB0ioAyMPKcN8hIpcVkAoS4IiraI/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3y0_xiUtYkMk9STkwsXAQiY8Z8Ebdwka1vDfvmrxUjV_fCqndR0n85TlLg4kfeKK7yemmRiOhD8uT32_KJigE4tv6brtAbgK-nn4kP1bIjHSrz-XB0ioAyMPKcN8hIpcVkAoS4IiraI/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621003765859962850" border="0" /></a><br />This guy was a jumper.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HFPlV-kmlHSgJLpdKQBI2ZKBfwcqmEsQN-z9qSPMa6tsAc4znbwBdCjREzsV4jSV02JvNa0OUN8yvuzScSj3nv8k5etyFEKFhF_WftcUtqAk7sppOeK5uW-k2pr5zKSmXDjOP4Vvt6A/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HFPlV-kmlHSgJLpdKQBI2ZKBfwcqmEsQN-z9qSPMa6tsAc4znbwBdCjREzsV4jSV02JvNa0OUN8yvuzScSj3nv8k5etyFEKFhF_WftcUtqAk7sppOeK5uW-k2pr5zKSmXDjOP4Vvt6A/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621003788603155298" border="0" /></a><br />eeeeewww</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnrwzrPTEf3-CB7pDCjIV-8T10F84qtJImtTlLiM35IpdMm-1XP_6PqGeXX5oDjpnH5DWQvoYqnC9SJPws3Jx53I9i29tkmhtIuG_kk5QLULxx7pt5rPkT9zzL6zOz3OiXFaUD4AJy_s/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnrwzrPTEf3-CB7pDCjIV-8T10F84qtJImtTlLiM35IpdMm-1XP_6PqGeXX5oDjpnH5DWQvoYqnC9SJPws3Jx53I9i29tkmhtIuG_kk5QLULxx7pt5rPkT9zzL6zOz3OiXFaUD4AJy_s/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620995038052567026" border="0" /></a><br />These little guys came around the corner speeding towards us but quickly jumped up and started climbing up the side of the trail when they saw us. It was pretty amazing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW5a5VeC_hQJ7eAfI5Tgq1nslN_9cwAH8ye9HqfdbxrogeL2V-HC1WhC7fEKCnwiZOtHMqdPmg02spJ5wEcBilauyqavyPDLa9CxdyCdgcGlT9VfM9_EJp-kx-jzMbC2qRBTyoc5PEOQ/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsW5a5VeC_hQJ7eAfI5Tgq1nslN_9cwAH8ye9HqfdbxrogeL2V-HC1WhC7fEKCnwiZOtHMqdPmg02spJ5wEcBilauyqavyPDLa9CxdyCdgcGlT9VfM9_EJp-kx-jzMbC2qRBTyoc5PEOQ/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620995028601336690" border="0" /></a><br />Baby ducks!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlIvfjjbJ5d4PHMC0M9sYpsKSzHa9yWnNVFCu9AIMWR-kfi9BKQN2uD5BZ0bB62ZIz9jgcCzG01oJSW0R2KPGcA0foEXuw_w8eV18lT_t0jRa6ppA7q01tmucugX7BO6i8OaOcnhIla4/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlIvfjjbJ5d4PHMC0M9sYpsKSzHa9yWnNVFCu9AIMWR-kfi9BKQN2uD5BZ0bB62ZIz9jgcCzG01oJSW0R2KPGcA0foEXuw_w8eV18lT_t0jRa6ppA7q01tmucugX7BO6i8OaOcnhIla4/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620995021255515858" border="0" /></a><br />Back to the trail head<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4kzC2Ge4OtzaU7Ozc8lRhiy03qu3s-r6rUhn8z7FQSqiszY2TmFUFfqICnB34T3qIhFF4HpXWsbRwcH5qhZyi5DGY8WJQxV7R2kkuvF267LjhWCchTcpnGh3ihUd66ULW5-o3SxGcvA/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0156.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4kzC2Ge4OtzaU7Ozc8lRhiy03qu3s-r6rUhn8z7FQSqiszY2TmFUFfqICnB34T3qIhFF4HpXWsbRwcH5qhZyi5DGY8WJQxV7R2kkuvF267LjhWCchTcpnGh3ihUd66ULW5-o3SxGcvA/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620995015913799714" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a shot of our hotel just before we left. (the green one)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSygUsAAFEaZEDxjezh31SZPlyd5GQpcKgt6TIEO8l7-NYCzc1lpkHR5WxmLKZnpMDjFVTg1TWAdQge9p-L0ysu1-IxtR0-ZYTjOnUoGSfQRScXwaLDdtMpMrMBL3rv7PBEl8aBfuMnQs/s1600/Cangas+de+Onis_0159.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSygUsAAFEaZEDxjezh31SZPlyd5GQpcKgt6TIEO8l7-NYCzc1lpkHR5WxmLKZnpMDjFVTg1TWAdQge9p-L0ysu1-IxtR0-ZYTjOnUoGSfQRScXwaLDdtMpMrMBL3rv7PBEl8aBfuMnQs/s400/Cangas+de+Onis_0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620995011101303698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next up....some other smaller cities and Santander!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-18721640859102126682011-06-09T03:25:00.000-07:002011-06-10T12:00:12.125-07:00Day 5 - Oviedo<div style="text-align: center;">On most trips that we take, I am already burnt out on traveling at 4 days. So when we first committed to 10 days we knew it was going to be rough. We figured that by the night of day 5, we would definitely need a nice place to stay and relax. So we found a deal on Booking.com and put ourselves up in this place.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2Y1IqN_tsZaTGcd_hSXJK7AHVH4n7I6ex_CdH5_ffJwLN9IYeWNzg2sVbqCcbwLUxpqm0eHhJmHdIeg6j3t0OqKGWppcGfs48F3Ra6mTN9cjVr1BU0wF7c3cQMshosCLBmnEi7CbZjA/s1600/Oviedo_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2Y1IqN_tsZaTGcd_hSXJK7AHVH4n7I6ex_CdH5_ffJwLN9IYeWNzg2sVbqCcbwLUxpqm0eHhJmHdIeg6j3t0OqKGWppcGfs48F3Ra6mTN9cjVr1BU0wF7c3cQMshosCLBmnEi7CbZjA/s400/Oviedo_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616167659960418370" border="0" /></a><br />After getting unloaded and parking the car in a tiny underground garage, it was time to explore the beautiful city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B1S9ecMoojKgRO3BSIIQKNMfVhClOwtjEZigzaFOS8ZXLnwkijaMpS9D_qJXww-VI-eE60-ZjjWIWVY42tlVwZSGoxqOHVD3QBlXRhG-lrx_eAFZKCC_xx4KLlKULu_BvXd5wdXGQnk/s1600/Oviedo_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B1S9ecMoojKgRO3BSIIQKNMfVhClOwtjEZigzaFOS8ZXLnwkijaMpS9D_qJXww-VI-eE60-ZjjWIWVY42tlVwZSGoxqOHVD3QBlXRhG-lrx_eAFZKCC_xx4KLlKULu_BvXd5wdXGQnk/s400/Oviedo_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616167652750866594" border="0" /></a><br />The unique buildings didn't feel very Spanish to us<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVdtlpiTfnq62igz70F6j5OMS4IEzJyjfMkOPSM4tFBHBzVsoNJ0SX_xnA3-yGB-m5e6VDccShqllifJhIxjyuOawrAWwe4V8lwy7aUDfPVuP9ASpW59YH4VKxqNtPqDsExQN2YHhdZ8/s1600/Oviedo_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVdtlpiTfnq62igz70F6j5OMS4IEzJyjfMkOPSM4tFBHBzVsoNJ0SX_xnA3-yGB-m5e6VDccShqllifJhIxjyuOawrAWwe4V8lwy7aUDfPVuP9ASpW59YH4VKxqNtPqDsExQN2YHhdZ8/s400/Oviedo_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616167648481020402" border="0" /></a><br />Jumping in the park<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYbVuBl72dkwjSQkdLkYu0nBJOYjLKuKOGOUfMSv0xbyAXviSOMZirMosChZDqXnqQWYkEz3h0wnHBKTrAvVeK6bc_jeYeWItNjqEsdrrz-Us6BHc_n7trvFdMXzH-Qi7lE7JZTHMidY/s1600/Oviedo_0010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYbVuBl72dkwjSQkdLkYu0nBJOYjLKuKOGOUfMSv0xbyAXviSOMZirMosChZDqXnqQWYkEz3h0wnHBKTrAvVeK6bc_jeYeWItNjqEsdrrz-Us6BHc_n7trvFdMXzH-Qi7lE7JZTHMidY/s400/Oviedo_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616167631503225442" border="0" /></a><br />The university<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGwYGcFdczNRGlGegcmBDvaWZYPko8u1S4Ux-FJWEBG-wDNxmeB6r5oEg_x5W3EvWztXzRVF18F4HAiAkzePlJ_y8QrhebRqRjEZY4nQPVmAu66Rj-IsDmsDr-Ma2C6XdYLXEGLFUo1M/s1600/Oviedo_0013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGwYGcFdczNRGlGegcmBDvaWZYPko8u1S4Ux-FJWEBG-wDNxmeB6r5oEg_x5W3EvWztXzRVF18F4HAiAkzePlJ_y8QrhebRqRjEZY4nQPVmAu66Rj-IsDmsDr-Ma2C6XdYLXEGLFUo1M/s400/Oviedo_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616167621092148610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hanging out in the old plaza<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk0L_uaIpsa5botCF4LQPaWwjYs74X66czi8dhggsn5cT7QSzCaWrG_AAbSpsJBbygXY0ew-OtCFxS5-QzRNQbZB6er8Ha98GSQVCE0AaBKYthWW_rF5eRcy35e_tscZRU2Iy67HgMnc/s1600/Oviedo_0018.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk0L_uaIpsa5botCF4LQPaWwjYs74X66czi8dhggsn5cT7QSzCaWrG_AAbSpsJBbygXY0ew-OtCFxS5-QzRNQbZB6er8Ha98GSQVCE0AaBKYthWW_rF5eRcy35e_tscZRU2Iy67HgMnc/s400/Oviedo_0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616166864607761298" border="0" /></a><br />old</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbyw9DkKWUe2kCr4rxqDsO1nXLd01nNWP_80UcwAQU5th5ktUvXfDABB7NnExJPH6eiE9neqC3OUAxQJ9x5lvK9vH_rNqpe3RIZrQquhaV3wCk4avBK3SBza5Rd0cLthpxpnnhN43k9I/s1600/Oviedo_0020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbyw9DkKWUe2kCr4rxqDsO1nXLd01nNWP_80UcwAQU5th5ktUvXfDABB7NnExJPH6eiE9neqC3OUAxQJ9x5lvK9vH_rNqpe3RIZrQquhaV3wCk4avBK3SBza5Rd0cLthpxpnnhN43k9I/s400/Oviedo_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616166858626211442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oO0fUF9hjjvCDjXDX1IP-arlcUyXAAulxeaGspt_CeqqzbKFzcLXVN_B7-P66JaQICLVuNUJScz0oWUEeJfLulHslt9SwTfObzzQu8sZJwZq2HiSYaHDVXr2dNBFDdQ3BkyAMarFEv8/s1600/Oviedo_0022.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We liked the clock on the cathedral tower (which you can barely see in this picture)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qLzm4Sntwmv5E336orT9-g9j78oMNl7cDp3u8kA2oF-D3rvT4YzvBcf0KmjXCjwRMOWlxgNyW07aGQbubs9LQP611SqY07zL4_zHl26pAVNSCqxk03YfHZnJGcaqho2sjFk8ozLSYGo/s1600/Oviedo_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qLzm4Sntwmv5E336orT9-g9j78oMNl7cDp3u8kA2oF-D3rvT4YzvBcf0KmjXCjwRMOWlxgNyW07aGQbubs9LQP611SqY07zL4_zHl26pAVNSCqxk03YfHZnJGcaqho2sjFk8ozLSYGo/s400/Oviedo_0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616166869929860210" border="0" /></a><br />sleeping kitty<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQpJd3eetq8F46DlHgGdPSeQchmPMbpHirMBeCKEuP6tpH_xowxF9ifMC5zk31slpep677Rbc7Aeen2wPJ2ULE_IMLJQX945T3WD1BxWFhThCH3P8ZU6OAeu7YZbHUcKGurJPY4OtHuM/s1600/Oviedo_0028.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQpJd3eetq8F46DlHgGdPSeQchmPMbpHirMBeCKEuP6tpH_xowxF9ifMC5zk31slpep677Rbc7Aeen2wPJ2ULE_IMLJQX945T3WD1BxWFhThCH3P8ZU6OAeu7YZbHUcKGurJPY4OtHuM/s400/Oviedo_0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165912229716850" border="0" /></a><br />?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2fN-l25bOto0kSFnVD7QzRcb02vRaudXmajeVjmuZjuQ-zSZ73qrwJcYsFZ0mgZbD8-oJt6N10hcHcU9SabznC_lZyCG42G2MO0857OW_a_32NkkXumcJqjVGkx7-8NC_hHRrTGwGbU/s1600/Oviedo_0032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2fN-l25bOto0kSFnVD7QzRcb02vRaudXmajeVjmuZjuQ-zSZ73qrwJcYsFZ0mgZbD8-oJt6N10hcHcU9SabznC_lZyCG42G2MO0857OW_a_32NkkXumcJqjVGkx7-8NC_hHRrTGwGbU/s400/Oviedo_0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165902849390562" border="0" /></a><br />cider barrel<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnIF8SW0qoGfNalZ4Xdbz5P0YsogpNxBiBLJaRZ8pQX9poMTHX0zQ4MwK63HDfjMUQA3qIyqiOPLyizFAp-vZdBBxm3slw0HukJbaSd-2s15BU62TUPi3LVDRKCs6nDDLpMMxcdkcA4/s1600/Oviedo_0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xnIF8SW0qoGfNalZ4Xdbz5P0YsogpNxBiBLJaRZ8pQX9poMTHX0zQ4MwK63HDfjMUQA3qIyqiOPLyizFAp-vZdBBxm3slw0HukJbaSd-2s15BU62TUPi3LVDRKCs6nDDLpMMxcdkcA4/s400/Oviedo_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165893490803250" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviedo">Oviedo</a> is the capital of the principality of Asturias, and Asturias is the largest producer of cider in Spain. So clearly we had to make our way over to Calle Gascona aka El Bulevar de la <em>Sidra (the boulevard of cider).<br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oO0fUF9hjjvCDjXDX1IP-arlcUyXAAulxeaGspt_CeqqzbKFzcLXVN_B7-P66JaQICLVuNUJScz0oWUEeJfLulHslt9SwTfObzzQu8sZJwZq2HiSYaHDVXr2dNBFDdQ3BkyAMarFEv8/s1600/Oviedo_0022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oO0fUF9hjjvCDjXDX1IP-arlcUyXAAulxeaGspt_CeqqzbKFzcLXVN_B7-P66JaQICLVuNUJScz0oWUEeJfLulHslt9SwTfObzzQu8sZJwZq2HiSYaHDVXr2dNBFDdQ3BkyAMarFEv8/s400/Oviedo_0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616166846676121138" border="0" /></a><br />This little gem was recommended to us by a friend as a good place to eat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsNdenjhsLAIbR5ixox-gZRy95rQQXCXcuifAO3q3bHUUb_A8Zfp3UNIlT9KE0Wl-FS625f7luB8rmdT1uB04p8DuMtDhyphenhyphen2P2TgJR1PB2Mrz7NW8ujS-CABfRD100YH6weWiZSfHFHzA/s1600/Oviedo_0021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsNdenjhsLAIbR5ixox-gZRy95rQQXCXcuifAO3q3bHUUb_A8Zfp3UNIlT9KE0Wl-FS625f7luB8rmdT1uB04p8DuMtDhyphenhyphen2P2TgJR1PB2Mrz7NW8ujS-CABfRD100YH6weWiZSfHFHzA/s400/Oviedo_0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616166855281425394" border="0" /></a><br />We ordered the Tortos con Picadillo y jamon, which is puffed up little corn tortillas with chorizo or cured ham on top. Delicious!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQcWT08sQpxySFoF-N8iImw4bNRpmWuWzK1XsyThKQy91K7UxCtqQSjUZXPYTxYZkdQsUuNFVcJp3zW4S5vrGDoKhV2yU7gQtKF7sZQZD2Sil_au693OPEcHCasxaJUI3ILBFGFMXiSs/s1600/Oviedo_0042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQcWT08sQpxySFoF-N8iImw4bNRpmWuWzK1XsyThKQy91K7UxCtqQSjUZXPYTxYZkdQsUuNFVcJp3zW4S5vrGDoKhV2yU7gQtKF7sZQZD2Sil_au693OPEcHCasxaJUI3ILBFGFMXiSs/s400/Oviedo_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165880389108866" border="0" /></a><br />I enjoyed myself a cheap bottle of cider, which actually isn't supposed to be drank in it's normal state. Normally it is poured from great heights to shake it up or they have special electric dispensers to get the flavor moving.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5l7K_jniOJtts-uNeHnxS8hUy51TiDMxFBfX5lCWqS6zha1j1lVJqLZdj6fm1Awvfx_GFI16LDVF8R4OwQuTja2Sl54hJd19BViCZ5XBmZ8k68k7vR7rOM_P6rGKqKH1IkqmU-EeYdM/s1600/Oviedo_0043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5l7K_jniOJtts-uNeHnxS8hUy51TiDMxFBfX5lCWqS6zha1j1lVJqLZdj6fm1Awvfx_GFI16LDVF8R4OwQuTja2Sl54hJd19BViCZ5XBmZ8k68k7vR7rOM_P6rGKqKH1IkqmU-EeYdM/s400/Oviedo_0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165875818430178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next day on our way out of the city we headed up the mountain for a little hike.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBqJBEx63zyjVmPcU0CMcm5hEzc0Ommz8tBtNKMZA1OyYlNwOh2H0jFDtYMDu_z3OblcTPqADNtBOTCveOJvMiTQswRVdLVO31pER1wefgSH-tRCgiw6r0XXYNievKwXATIzhSM2qpfI/s1600/Oviedo_0047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBqJBEx63zyjVmPcU0CMcm5hEzc0Ommz8tBtNKMZA1OyYlNwOh2H0jFDtYMDu_z3OblcTPqADNtBOTCveOJvMiTQswRVdLVO31pER1wefgSH-tRCgiw6r0XXYNievKwXATIzhSM2qpfI/s400/Oviedo_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165152007181954" border="0" /></a><br />We saw a bunch of these as we were walking and driving through Asturias. They are called<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B3rreo">hórreos</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>and were used to store grain. It seems like people keep them around today just for aesthetics. To me they look like mini houses on stilts.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ky34hR_z9SIEqdNAKqDd459zZNF2xGlJayNJ1uu96tEkL-qMmlkEE41Iv5YRcaaDtgrnyaRWHMrvbM1FBjb_xWJhb7NuwAZ3U-n0SzdBQ8y68EWtuirJPGrevXKmPpkUFejGI0hM_U8/s1600/Oviedo_0048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ky34hR_z9SIEqdNAKqDd459zZNF2xGlJayNJ1uu96tEkL-qMmlkEE41Iv5YRcaaDtgrnyaRWHMrvbM1FBjb_xWJhb7NuwAZ3U-n0SzdBQ8y68EWtuirJPGrevXKmPpkUFejGI0hM_U8/s400/Oviedo_0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165144926791282" border="0" /></a><br />The first destination on our hike was a Roman Catholic church, San Miguel de Lillo. Unfortunately it was in the process of being re-roofed. Can you imagine re-roofing a building built in 848.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWVXx1N2TesD_Kk4iqA99rQt4E4VtcVB2WoXW4Kphc7rsolYWI8oydz9YEhMZ_n3qSrvpHwB_Q3BVikpwVaSiGaw-C-qkNxwTSl0wXiNljlZR15cxoSOA769TtC816Ep_u2rfOzAgZ-0/s1600/Oviedo_0049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWVXx1N2TesD_Kk4iqA99rQt4E4VtcVB2WoXW4Kphc7rsolYWI8oydz9YEhMZ_n3qSrvpHwB_Q3BVikpwVaSiGaw-C-qkNxwTSl0wXiNljlZR15cxoSOA769TtC816Ep_u2rfOzAgZ-0/s400/Oviedo_0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165138037201090" border="0" /></a><br />The next stop, also built in 848 was the church Santa María del Naranco. It is a great example of pre-Romanesque architecture. We weren't able to go inside but Sarah made it up the stairs for a quick picture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe8-MNhdieiQkwjbBEPICZUWtCoNsRO54MU0Vb1Q2OiUKmUyKpig3S_94RbJ9PqImancu42tLGy3BvEXqaP3Y80_UHm1TRTd_J-l1GRullA24t5VvgebXp6etA6pJ8C4dPSnO1CMCDTg/s1600/Oviedo_0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOe8-MNhdieiQkwjbBEPICZUWtCoNsRO54MU0Vb1Q2OiUKmUyKpig3S_94RbJ9PqImancu42tLGy3BvEXqaP3Y80_UHm1TRTd_J-l1GRullA24t5VvgebXp6etA6pJ8C4dPSnO1CMCDTg/s400/Oviedo_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165131868832418" border="0" /></a><br />You can see the inside in Woody Allen's movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which was filmed in many areas of Oviedo. Javier Bardem was totally here.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvLHzNYTkyEJuYZdo_xHJFAAqnID8fNyhQmoPSaNXB_OzCQcl7cuEhDeo3-pQysoMCv1ygYb1vKZh2OYV75GoX0ZD0ogvKbFkXWhw8LsOBdFcZ6tg8QTuSCPutPOZsiZorxcY2rJpILE/s1600/Oviedo_0060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvLHzNYTkyEJuYZdo_xHJFAAqnID8fNyhQmoPSaNXB_OzCQcl7cuEhDeo3-pQysoMCv1ygYb1vKZh2OYV75GoX0ZD0ogvKbFkXWhw8LsOBdFcZ6tg8QTuSCPutPOZsiZorxcY2rJpILE/s400/Oviedo_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616165122225613954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next up is Cangas de Onis!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBqJBEx63zyjVmPcU0CMcm5hEzc0Ommz8tBtNKMZA1OyYlNwOh2H0jFDtYMDu_z3OblcTPqADNtBOTCveOJvMiTQswRVdLVO31pER1wefgSH-tRCgiw6r0XXYNievKwXATIzhSM2qpfI/s1600/Oviedo_0047.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-19212073222278232092011-06-07T10:28:00.000-07:002011-06-09T03:28:33.368-07:00Day 5 (scenic route) - Ribadeo, Luarca, Salinas<div style="text-align: center;">In between all the major cities that we knew we had to visit, the professors at the school listed a bunch of smaller cities that we had to pass through. We didn't really do much research before the trip so a lot of times we went into a town not knowing at all what to expect.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribadeo">Ribadeo</a> </span>was a sleepy town that had some nice views of the ocean.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJpirwoeeu2FI06rI8DkuuzjbzapC1cp3bb-BLYpjJI-NtQ2dSLQvBRhLmY2ZZ_UQ79W2CVohrTquzK6xRjNVY9aUGhNnAhJmXRFbfSRhsQRN33IiQyqMqDAItJLyvcqx83mIDi-OBUM/s1600/Ribadeo_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJpirwoeeu2FI06rI8DkuuzjbzapC1cp3bb-BLYpjJI-NtQ2dSLQvBRhLmY2ZZ_UQ79W2CVohrTquzK6xRjNVY9aUGhNnAhJmXRFbfSRhsQRN33IiQyqMqDAItJLyvcqx83mIDi-OBUM/s400/Ribadeo_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615533636071419202" border="0" /></a><br />Cool abandoned building<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriSxrkBw0RD5vdog30-S2cgeLww6Y4hGUgKhvcXU67DLJVM5_URHUh30jdlauZfuCls4lBU-NnT5jIS-LGwFwix78iA3HYhqAImNW9eXhyE_ybrkdjX_TcualO7P9x8FkhIY4iyECgrw/s1600/Ribadeo_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriSxrkBw0RD5vdog30-S2cgeLww6Y4hGUgKhvcXU67DLJVM5_URHUh30jdlauZfuCls4lBU-NnT5jIS-LGwFwix78iA3HYhqAImNW9eXhyE_ybrkdjX_TcualO7P9x8FkhIY4iyECgrw/s400/Ribadeo_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615533624374251522" border="0" /></a><br />We were really sad to see some graffitti where it shouldn't be.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9Tcbx7UV5svxbHwI-LLRCiytFMxe6kA2oCJ7w0sL5td7k288FPTCKS09vTGAQWm6UUKNdPXwYpGQl6KFcwlXdfom-Nfp0wZvpySIpB_0zxx-sWbLlCGKM1witXLJ12eAD3Kmf3efQgo/s1600/Ribadeo_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9Tcbx7UV5svxbHwI-LLRCiytFMxe6kA2oCJ7w0sL5td7k288FPTCKS09vTGAQWm6UUKNdPXwYpGQl6KFcwlXdfom-Nfp0wZvpySIpB_0zxx-sWbLlCGKM1witXLJ12eAD3Kmf3efQgo/s400/Ribadeo_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615533619428580994" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6-O_KaHf4F5jtum0CucoI8yw84UbuUXKnmt3L0ww198ZgXV-6R4Wztn0FzJX9uWtQQlP3jDGTmZKPslbGqgqo41OL55R6dFYTIZTrGUligXB-JG5J743fXnt9-hFLvaalvGca6tAkVI/s1600/Ribadeo_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6-O_KaHf4F5jtum0CucoI8yw84UbuUXKnmt3L0ww198ZgXV-6R4Wztn0FzJX9uWtQQlP3jDGTmZKPslbGqgqo41OL55R6dFYTIZTrGUligXB-JG5J743fXnt9-hFLvaalvGca6tAkVI/s400/Ribadeo_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615532609923428994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luarca"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Luarca</span></a> was a super sleepy town that we only spent about a half hour in. It was definitely beautiful, with a train passing by up on the mountain and a lazy river weaving through the middle of town.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUyprApUUqcdKXM2wvgCOchO8Z7pUsfb0anE0uu7JiYWo08mCO6_Xhm4LIsg-YcR07FZceWuDsacnJTcz8cltHyqYZ2byEPOVbd7qAVyBdIyOVbLjiarxl6nE4Az5zpMJJBM-VYtPaDM/s1600/Luarca_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUyprApUUqcdKXM2wvgCOchO8Z7pUsfb0anE0uu7JiYWo08mCO6_Xhm4LIsg-YcR07FZceWuDsacnJTcz8cltHyqYZ2byEPOVbd7qAVyBdIyOVbLjiarxl6nE4Az5zpMJJBM-VYtPaDM/s400/Luarca_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615534066701045426" border="0" /></a>Hello? anybody? We think this was the main plaza.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qglivmRrvrtZnmSxIYbhk9HtUx29jp12DJzY2ehFI2495suve2KCiVeBsaoJHViim7Sla2HCvs7a2vPEP-zpZ_k-1TV2DgQmY081YtrdrhTK4Gf08vRTAy1cKAepeewINst5yt1Hzkc/s1600/Luarca_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qglivmRrvrtZnmSxIYbhk9HtUx29jp12DJzY2ehFI2495suve2KCiVeBsaoJHViim7Sla2HCvs7a2vPEP-zpZ_k-1TV2DgQmY081YtrdrhTK4Gf08vRTAy1cKAepeewINst5yt1Hzkc/s400/Luarca_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615534057297741906" border="0" /></a><br />We spent awhile looking for a place to eat but then decided to buy some sandwich stuff at the market.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkuK1DuM9KY8mHi0TxgLkbcZ0Iy-DmY6LyZ53aT5TdHFCLJzSYBGEjq9dIx7Z3GDkrf9lMExUpal-FcpjFhsUE69BnrtHx3Ldmen_D9JI5RS9I-xZ9BCtZxJ5cNHN11hWfBQ_kndbqM0/s1600/Luarca_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkuK1DuM9KY8mHi0TxgLkbcZ0Iy-DmY6LyZ53aT5TdHFCLJzSYBGEjq9dIx7Z3GDkrf9lMExUpal-FcpjFhsUE69BnrtHx3Ldmen_D9JI5RS9I-xZ9BCtZxJ5cNHN11hWfBQ_kndbqM0/s400/Luarca_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615533651239537986" border="0" /></a><br />Then we were back on the road.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTa4yMXzaOsWPkawglnIgZ7FSFfbjYYh15MMQ-e_sMMcsCQEx0UgWOJ2GJmtfl0Pcn24FnBsPbzXinTQf6JEBEg-jaYoNZVYRklm5cAB6al_LGRzyIISwsd5YICoId3gtzppJXfwPM2Q/s1600/Luarca_0016.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTa4yMXzaOsWPkawglnIgZ7FSFfbjYYh15MMQ-e_sMMcsCQEx0UgWOJ2GJmtfl0Pcn24FnBsPbzXinTQf6JEBEg-jaYoNZVYRklm5cAB6al_LGRzyIISwsd5YICoId3gtzppJXfwPM2Q/s400/Luarca_0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615533641642148482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our last short stopover was in Salinas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IqfVvimNSt9OwTeSGBHDrTYJWHSscwY59HFGHl2rRHfqjsLJd0oFLtTUpk-YTE5dxsxOFBM3UxD38SD5bzlPnaQf7_jNAm6gXaJQg6-9p0m5Rp2U1A_rDrKmPooMJPAs_SFP9SHt8SQ/s1600/Salinas_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IqfVvimNSt9OwTeSGBHDrTYJWHSscwY59HFGHl2rRHfqjsLJd0oFLtTUpk-YTE5dxsxOFBM3UxD38SD5bzlPnaQf7_jNAm6gXaJQg6-9p0m5Rp2U1A_rDrKmPooMJPAs_SFP9SHt8SQ/s400/Salinas_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615532603733042658" border="0" /></a><br />The weather was a little dreary but it made for some cool pictures.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4GB-mHRKEzbV_35UKaWp12ax10UmB55IsJeTzra3QzGNLvDwoIrBgLyMSWQwy8-gipKUFfBrfjMmMsP_3s2ME5X_jCmH8zOJbQSYDtHsre8x6fgFfAKgR90K64YZUm26i-DiYhZZRPI/s1600/Salinas_0009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4GB-mHRKEzbV_35UKaWp12ax10UmB55IsJeTzra3QzGNLvDwoIrBgLyMSWQwy8-gipKUFfBrfjMmMsP_3s2ME5X_jCmH8zOJbQSYDtHsre8x6fgFfAKgR90K64YZUm26i-DiYhZZRPI/s400/Salinas_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615531766531893378" border="0" /></a><br />We found a strange sculpture garden to have a little fun.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmG8oAYxJqqwefJn3Y-yTuWq8o31qqaTxGpLlSi_vG2GBcB5Bz0tfd3HC8goQv8Mu9rEKxRrMiUhZrokP86-AQXAWB2C0iwKQ_QSzXtwp6V4Jmj9IESHnh0JaYVcMNiF_T6XBnE1_Bew/s1600/Salinas_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmG8oAYxJqqwefJn3Y-yTuWq8o31qqaTxGpLlSi_vG2GBcB5Bz0tfd3HC8goQv8Mu9rEKxRrMiUhZrokP86-AQXAWB2C0iwKQ_QSzXtwp6V4Jmj9IESHnh0JaYVcMNiF_T6XBnE1_Bew/s400/Salinas_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615532592947306642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-7OUN6z3Y24vSwnVYOn-QvrN9NZ9k1fkuHfk_sKyP_RS6kx3kgajIl1ThUH1FGaGZJcKSWP0X4KThjXFoWIoDQagnMYvSee94-kXwCQbgJscpDuV_OzebCW39lyuYL2WPD4L31iTA7s/s1600/Salinas_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-7OUN6z3Y24vSwnVYOn-QvrN9NZ9k1fkuHfk_sKyP_RS6kx3kgajIl1ThUH1FGaGZJcKSWP0X4KThjXFoWIoDQagnMYvSee94-kXwCQbgJscpDuV_OzebCW39lyuYL2WPD4L31iTA7s/s400/Salinas_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615532581662766098" border="0" /></a><br />I would live here<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKmfzganXyUtU4P8CxITlaYkOu6slZCNKSss8kbkYSNQxYw9vC6o6FJCcJVR1HYFRRZe4VcOYl4g9O_h7LXQP-96HqZklM9oIem5LSXVS0VwAHR3BSUeQvCDG0j7pmnk9MVrcs7Eu_dk/s1600/Salinas_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKmfzganXyUtU4P8CxITlaYkOu6slZCNKSss8kbkYSNQxYw9vC6o6FJCcJVR1HYFRRZe4VcOYl4g9O_h7LXQP-96HqZklM9oIem5LSXVS0VwAHR3BSUeQvCDG0j7pmnk9MVrcs7Eu_dk/s400/Salinas_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615531754563945842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjx7V9xzlp-yjfCb6_xMMdQGx6LLtJTIIe1zvk44QX5c6jtX9zyTIWm2gKhgufcr54qW57fFvfV_I0g8cmbB9g-zOSRCMnGX8t9_66D4Yi2RGSNXFpJ0xWlPGCrsVUkD0hgxWDze-r32M/s1600/Salinas_0012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjx7V9xzlp-yjfCb6_xMMdQGx6LLtJTIIe1zvk44QX5c6jtX9zyTIWm2gKhgufcr54qW57fFvfV_I0g8cmbB9g-zOSRCMnGX8t9_66D4Yi2RGSNXFpJ0xWlPGCrsVUkD0hgxWDze-r32M/s400/Salinas_0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615531743701305346" border="0" /></a><br />This guy is dedicated<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBuysI8xnA2o1wFb90LPfZhIrj8WAoEgmt1P1i-QOSa-JEcsh9m6Ini4C097PoyAnyJrkqRxzUNWf2c0sEQLv6huEi_Erd603Vzr20zNfA0bbETKxuoaS6xVdongVa5RLMz3j5SRjPY/s1600/Salinas_0015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBuysI8xnA2o1wFb90LPfZhIrj8WAoEgmt1P1i-QOSa-JEcsh9m6Ini4C097PoyAnyJrkqRxzUNWf2c0sEQLv6huEi_Erd603Vzr20zNfA0bbETKxuoaS6xVdongVa5RLMz3j5SRjPY/s400/Salinas_0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615531736570305170" border="0" /></a><br />Shout out to Salinas, California!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVpNF8n0THEvJdCv5UXfyT2z0O9YJSjfWrJliy5axvQ54wZFyxO1RDRTXpc84pS510X9Rz1NN-5_3bVcbCf2FJMGuhVuEl51TakyRbCSazpssuj40-YcvDhUxHK7LmPJCmWKSjqVviDg/s1600/Salinas_0019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVpNF8n0THEvJdCv5UXfyT2z0O9YJSjfWrJliy5axvQ54wZFyxO1RDRTXpc84pS510X9Rz1NN-5_3bVcbCf2FJMGuhVuEl51TakyRbCSazpssuj40-YcvDhUxHK7LmPJCmWKSjqVviDg/s400/Salinas_0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615531727589497730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next up is Oviedo!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-46970738347821116782011-06-06T03:27:00.000-07:002011-06-07T03:46:36.308-07:00Day 4 - A Coruña<div style="text-align: center;">A Coruña (0r La Coruña to the rest of Spain outside of the province of Galicia) was another one of our favorite cities. We arrived not knowing very much about it at all. So we drove around until we cam across this little gem.<br /><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules">Tower of Hercules</a> is a lighthouse built by the Romans that has been in "continuous" operation for 2000 years. Of course there has been much work done on the structure and it looks very different today, but it was very interesting to check out.<br /><br />We are not sure what this statue was about.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJKoYcJZdXWZ7Tko3biFc7Ri9xu5mOf0uCYN7Vkqb1dl9oxjXs9x_20cfYPEaXL_ioVdf_7Gqq_sv3ASvx0hknVU4VhW5m78Iwe8SG00BvuLBQCwAHv6V_5Vrh70Ul492bd9gHmH3JXw/s1600/A+Coruna_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJKoYcJZdXWZ7Tko3biFc7Ri9xu5mOf0uCYN7Vkqb1dl9oxjXs9x_20cfYPEaXL_ioVdf_7Gqq_sv3ASvx0hknVU4VhW5m78Iwe8SG00BvuLBQCwAHv6V_5Vrh70Ul492bd9gHmH3JXw/s400/A+Coruna_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615060139056294402" border="0" /></a><br />Fortunately it was free to enter, so we started out tour in the museum underneath the tower. We were able to see the old Roman foundations but I wasn't able to walk comfortably<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFFFQfkBkPVE9301K2qEGpDO9YusERZklJAG4s_sZXeYC1SABJKTRbezLG3i372TtVcwKe9sfH9DDpAif7t2yADEIb8jvvWjk4rAWXi-3aFNBKKZgclK51u8OlRitkj8iQIPjYt0Qwo/s1600/A+Coruna_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UFFFQfkBkPVE9301K2qEGpDO9YusERZklJAG4s_sZXeYC1SABJKTRbezLG3i372TtVcwKe9sfH9DDpAif7t2yADEIb8jvvWjk4rAWXi-3aFNBKKZgclK51u8OlRitkj8iQIPjYt0Qwo/s400/A+Coruna_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615060134954066930" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Up the steps<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5rt4WuDcRC5-HUEjbnHssHAbsidSDhd6h3AyMlBxpPuFKcQrF5MGBcNitPG4w1y0VV_bcYQhNNdOZ6sgyS3M6fZSd9NzGEEJkMc8_iL9yGv1g1XW1STq91Qfdb1ky_ejvoTMVnm-420/s1600/A+Coruna_0015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5rt4WuDcRC5-HUEjbnHssHAbsidSDhd6h3AyMlBxpPuFKcQrF5MGBcNitPG4w1y0VV_bcYQhNNdOZ6sgyS3M6fZSd9NzGEEJkMc8_iL9yGv1g1XW1STq91Qfdb1ky_ejvoTMVnm-420/s400/A+Coruna_0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615058731826278866" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet view of the city at the top<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo7OcynjP7s9cPwXWN2jURYjBoqAd9IEnzf5HxqlUsdBaNfaxKrStQOBQHGoaa8kvliitOS07x1UTcfQmPaLrRsftclItGqmprWYA2sJo8LyTeKpLOEEAlBF74ik2tQMYsdgQd5auCkQ/s1600/A+Coruna_0017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyo7OcynjP7s9cPwXWN2jURYjBoqAd9IEnzf5HxqlUsdBaNfaxKrStQOBQHGoaa8kvliitOS07x1UTcfQmPaLrRsftclItGqmprWYA2sJo8LyTeKpLOEEAlBF74ik2tQMYsdgQd5auCkQ/s400/A+Coruna_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615058721640403090" border="0" /></a><br />Looking out at the Atlantic and the compass rose below the tower<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DrBjYkh9L-gU9EVOrLIk8sMAxDi0O50PUrfWIlnEnpgmvsjkyEI_Ybbfh5yS_2BD4Jik-I7E3EKfpyxYXM7fp40DnUo8X-Yt_k2-KQUpXNQ6Ni8QbtlmiJxQUycd4IPtyocTNhbBOj4/s1600/A+Coruna_0027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DrBjYkh9L-gU9EVOrLIk8sMAxDi0O50PUrfWIlnEnpgmvsjkyEI_Ybbfh5yS_2BD4Jik-I7E3EKfpyxYXM7fp40DnUo8X-Yt_k2-KQUpXNQ6Ni8QbtlmiJxQUycd4IPtyocTNhbBOj4/s400/A+Coruna_0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615058712682907170" border="0" /></a><br />We decided to take a walk around the tower near the ocean<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LtruwJ4_qCE13s4MFd1Id9PshJO-ss8s6BDuD8ONnO-KoaXGdLPk-ftnIzuVD9-0_PmlCieZPG3dUl66zkkS8L78Z7ZdYdNhTgDikNTPBAqdUgWVj9Xd4nNINLYe0u6CnnNDPa8JkUU/s1600/A+Coruna_0030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LtruwJ4_qCE13s4MFd1Id9PshJO-ss8s6BDuD8ONnO-KoaXGdLPk-ftnIzuVD9-0_PmlCieZPG3dUl66zkkS8L78Z7ZdYdNhTgDikNTPBAqdUgWVj9Xd4nNINLYe0u6CnnNDPa8JkUU/s400/A+Coruna_0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615058708455275586" border="0" /></a><br />We really enjoyed the waves<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8UEbgd1HLrQ_3lO4nw6SqhDQ4xrOZSmladMdKu68Ld0Vq82zW-U_-Du32D4P50uH2yfw9spH_i1iOdhT6e5jlvOdpnepi0Nzhvv5NeCJx0XVe2VAx61AT5x07Ksg9gkt31sNLxkhex0/s1600/A+Coruna_0036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8UEbgd1HLrQ_3lO4nw6SqhDQ4xrOZSmladMdKu68Ld0Vq82zW-U_-Du32D4P50uH2yfw9spH_i1iOdhT6e5jlvOdpnepi0Nzhvv5NeCJx0XVe2VAx61AT5x07Ksg9gkt31sNLxkhex0/s400/A+Coruna_0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615058701338104514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5rt4WuDcRC5-HUEjbnHssHAbsidSDhd6h3AyMlBxpPuFKcQrF5MGBcNitPG4w1y0VV_bcYQhNNdOZ6sgyS3M6fZSd9NzGEEJkMc8_iL9yGv1g1XW1STq91Qfdb1ky_ejvoTMVnm-420/s1600/A+Coruna_0015.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah enjoyed the sun on the compass rose. There were pictures of different random things supposedly representing the different Celtic peoples. (The area was once inhabited by Celtic tribes.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUVIQt1kc3PfrFIQKLsOLnLMRocZmQ_EuJcgdwwTy_AkeekDI0iFGSYmiKEb7grZUBy4RGkZ2RqWG3X1g_kWpDdwBqW5Mn8wodIW8NpNWROB2a3rmoiXM-zk_JBDOrZ1DTdWwwFm3Nm4/s1600/A+Coruna_0042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUVIQt1kc3PfrFIQKLsOLnLMRocZmQ_EuJcgdwwTy_AkeekDI0iFGSYmiKEb7grZUBy4RGkZ2RqWG3X1g_kWpDdwBqW5Mn8wodIW8NpNWROB2a3rmoiXM-zk_JBDOrZ1DTdWwwFm3Nm4/s400/A+Coruna_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615057488900624034" border="0" /></a><br />We decided to have some beach time since the weather was so nice. So we found a spot below the tower.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1mQnlmH6KJPZeOBVGsHt0SL1r6nE9XOWQ_vLrmud31mMIkZ8WlQejK9sMF_Jwr2C03OwoAqsovH4oZ6ppjCEVxOrB7QWtev6X_-g8JixVlD32by5R8fLXfpX9V2tXMl6qDKvUxhQJuM/s1600/A+Coruna_0044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1mQnlmH6KJPZeOBVGsHt0SL1r6nE9XOWQ_vLrmud31mMIkZ8WlQejK9sMF_Jwr2C03OwoAqsovH4oZ6ppjCEVxOrB7QWtev6X_-g8JixVlD32by5R8fLXfpX9V2tXMl6qDKvUxhQJuM/s400/A+Coruna_0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615057474815906818" border="0" /></a><br />After a little beach siesta we had to head out to check out more of the city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMUh0UvLuHRrLdqFY-JlvZW9JaNNsUbyzOuDnfONt80qTnv_Y7ADwKCrXRkf7wdG_TJ-_d72h1EziG97nd_c5dvuVgBc2L_MPxuWS8LqOBbeSHn5CY8LpQadyd1hvRZ9X_m7bnIglLDk/s1600/A+Coruna_0047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMUh0UvLuHRrLdqFY-JlvZW9JaNNsUbyzOuDnfONt80qTnv_Y7ADwKCrXRkf7wdG_TJ-_d72h1EziG97nd_c5dvuVgBc2L_MPxuWS8LqOBbeSHn5CY8LpQadyd1hvRZ9X_m7bnIglLDk/s400/A+Coruna_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615057469571322546" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Pita">This lady</a> must have been pretty tough. In 1589, English forces were trying to take control of the city. Her husband, whom she was following into battle, was killed by a crossbow. She killed an English banner man and with her shout of "Quien tenga honra, que me siga" (<i>"Whoever has honour, follow me!"</i>) and led the charge to drive back the English. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNwpcWgyylJt5yK5UWG3vYwQT-oGD5P7eboU9YFL0LOTwmPY-4vdw-PXd5ZD33NRnaeoaPoSboQyQK7H7b_t2eoVjhyVZUVWNE2O5CMlLf31g0RfK8A0lbDaGEhyphenhyphen5JD3FmW0jRYCjXKI/s1600/A+Coruna_0051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNwpcWgyylJt5yK5UWG3vYwQT-oGD5P7eboU9YFL0LOTwmPY-4vdw-PXd5ZD33NRnaeoaPoSboQyQK7H7b_t2eoVjhyVZUVWNE2O5CMlLf31g0RfK8A0lbDaGEhyphenhyphen5JD3FmW0jRYCjXKI/s400/A+Coruna_0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615057464976183218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST9_1lk9juMxo4JDQbhnjf4T7CBE_Z_sepIxlb6C02-dhx6o0cgBEYjri9b2J1t1qeKVaWrYzK0lw6QK4jan9TrD9O4mUmW71WwBErgPnkVKZXpos5FWoipF1eVRIuNVfFZZL2uT8I3w/s1600/A+Coruna_0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST9_1lk9juMxo4JDQbhnjf4T7CBE_Z_sepIxlb6C02-dhx6o0cgBEYjri9b2J1t1qeKVaWrYzK0lw6QK4jan9TrD9O4mUmW71WwBErgPnkVKZXpos5FWoipF1eVRIuNVfFZZL2uT8I3w/s400/A+Coruna_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615057459751086642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUVIQt1kc3PfrFIQKLsOLnLMRocZmQ_EuJcgdwwTy_AkeekDI0iFGSYmiKEb7grZUBy4RGkZ2RqWG3X1g_kWpDdwBqW5Mn8wodIW8NpNWROB2a3rmoiXM-zk_JBDOrZ1DTdWwwFm3Nm4/s1600/A+Coruna_0042.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8sqHarQxr9jsRmBse2Ww007lShUNEcIhrF-qs1Y5yDY3m14KAAqdVVARVXt6tyhvg728D0_5sfaWVbIxb3JoDewWxL8vMF4VeePC_nFJpT1DCLOaB_OnMxwmBmTRjLaIR8E3WHLxoAw/s1600/A+Coruna_0067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc8sqHarQxr9jsRmBse2Ww007lShUNEcIhrF-qs1Y5yDY3m14KAAqdVVARVXt6tyhvg728D0_5sfaWVbIxb3JoDewWxL8vMF4VeePC_nFJpT1DCLOaB_OnMxwmBmTRjLaIR8E3WHLxoAw/s400/A+Coruna_0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615054598949170114" border="0" /></a><br />Ice cream break!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-gCFVpn_oE2r-r9gRxzZXfu_Pry8bmhBrhbA8PjO-y-SchQCuU71QOwZOb8a3DL4qxnZwG1SjYSQBFLI-sTZp24P23DEiAtjXq-OgJA4cFBYDQral9MAkXroQYs5Ydxu6OZjUJlhOSM/s1600/A+Coruna_0073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-gCFVpn_oE2r-r9gRxzZXfu_Pry8bmhBrhbA8PjO-y-SchQCuU71QOwZOb8a3DL4qxnZwG1SjYSQBFLI-sTZp24P23DEiAtjXq-OgJA4cFBYDQral9MAkXroQYs5Ydxu6OZjUJlhOSM/s400/A+Coruna_0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615054587454704914" border="0" /></a><br />Kids playing soccer in nearly every plaza.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6ZT6NBRwvvRoFD7aAWGhgI3oqhpQxK8ncmq0V_ZW2lYP96BVvzdZSGSX4-_sh8m70gzZPTcK5_Wb10-elsiGDZxTOXK70yHzPNimGOs3ZAbpL-etyfZT0-st1DfdZ8I6qelTUOKq2Qk/s1600/A+Coruna_0074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6ZT6NBRwvvRoFD7aAWGhgI3oqhpQxK8ncmq0V_ZW2lYP96BVvzdZSGSX4-_sh8m70gzZPTcK5_Wb10-elsiGDZxTOXK70yHzPNimGOs3ZAbpL-etyfZT0-st1DfdZ8I6qelTUOKq2Qk/s400/A+Coruna_0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615054581147113330" border="0" /></a><br />Heading out of town, we drove up a hill to a nice park and observatory. The observatory was closed but a lot of people were out enjoying the nice grass and sun.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ19-CAq-fip8gb_ESAOARzwpfLZ59fVeSR6I_JibpFk-3IGky6nTG0cHGZQx7Rp5gWRqbPDxLV_Z0t3BEUG1rWgVGVufbU_jO-OoB5JJVraQ6M2TVKl97bTv0mrjUmXuSTYPnEOsBXl4/s1600/A+Coruna_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ19-CAq-fip8gb_ESAOARzwpfLZ59fVeSR6I_JibpFk-3IGky6nTG0cHGZQx7Rp5gWRqbPDxLV_Z0t3BEUG1rWgVGVufbU_jO-OoB5JJVraQ6M2TVKl97bTv0mrjUmXuSTYPnEOsBXl4/s400/A+Coruna_0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615054576368368002" border="0" /></a><br />Big guns<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFDOWlKnjPKcRcnzfCAuyp_WfDTJbK73fOO-KHYMnsqJIKEaMzTL0imQoan5zk-RTy5K2WdD1jHayfc18jY_Jxgrxeuef20CByAWF2F2VNiXpQDoW371GfV2O1oQ_ePFkcFDIw-Fs-xE/s1600/A+Coruna_0081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFDOWlKnjPKcRcnzfCAuyp_WfDTJbK73fOO-KHYMnsqJIKEaMzTL0imQoan5zk-RTy5K2WdD1jHayfc18jY_Jxgrxeuef20CByAWF2F2VNiXpQDoW371GfV2O1oQ_ePFkcFDIw-Fs-xE/s400/A+Coruna_0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615054569053333634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards the Tower of Hercules<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmpbkZr1wRhlgU14mowLtyRLRbMu8tbeUcfkIfExiXb5W9v0Ktssz1lDieBGClGYvv3-UywLv9izYRx33vUI5-fNTDDU8eW0ohnkm0zcHH1b8nNXT7HTF-w-wXPHXm0V2FYKtNCgtKWo/s1600/A+Coruna_0088.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmpbkZr1wRhlgU14mowLtyRLRbMu8tbeUcfkIfExiXb5W9v0Ktssz1lDieBGClGYvv3-UywLv9izYRx33vUI5-fNTDDU8eW0ohnkm0zcHH1b8nNXT7HTF-w-wXPHXm0V2FYKtNCgtKWo/s400/A+Coruna_0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615052268228640962" border="0" /></a><br />We like to think that these guys were mobsters.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34O7dfr7tBHzFx0Dzsni35oLwY8arTy1g13ZIiqHu_dbzKMGPfIPlgcLV7ReagqIv6N9cDYPQk30zIv56J8FFakkJD2vVYqn3Qj0EvAu48CxTxjHCWHRNBRjvuD5_hKuX1Srolo92NOg/s1600/A+Coruna_0091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34O7dfr7tBHzFx0Dzsni35oLwY8arTy1g13ZIiqHu_dbzKMGPfIPlgcLV7ReagqIv6N9cDYPQk30zIv56J8FFakkJD2vVYqn3Qj0EvAu48CxTxjHCWHRNBRjvuD5_hKuX1Srolo92NOg/s400/A+Coruna_0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615052263405660898" border="0" /></a><br />Then it was off to find our camping. It was a little outside of town, and a little hard to find. But it really was right by the beach.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7AvMo-uce6r6KR5mpWv6iKv7Mo2VaWMWHOfoaTNb1eT4GehtgNfC1Hh-1MSJttJjnRwaWtYxrLPkiXpbNmQ2kQja3QSPQGf83-jItAU8XowUzpOJ0RY2cOaIG2T3QnCtfssCf6Krc3g/s1600/A+Coruna_0095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7AvMo-uce6r6KR5mpWv6iKv7Mo2VaWMWHOfoaTNb1eT4GehtgNfC1Hh-1MSJttJjnRwaWtYxrLPkiXpbNmQ2kQja3QSPQGf83-jItAU8XowUzpOJ0RY2cOaIG2T3QnCtfssCf6Krc3g/s400/A+Coruna_0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615052256213173106" border="0" /></a><br />We were the only ones really camping. The trailers seemed like there were just left there and we only saw 2 people go into one of them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEics9rL5PCdbx4v8G_4L2vhhxO0DdQNJDZzS0cUN-QuYfmgDGSACx9zU8qESfDBcZkH7dlPoQKtnld4lgwhen6UWARvvcR2x2Hygue4pOT6qWhvcpCdaeNcZqs-pUzEQgBdVrFGh7s_VPA/s1600/A+Coruna_0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEics9rL5PCdbx4v8G_4L2vhhxO0DdQNJDZzS0cUN-QuYfmgDGSACx9zU8qESfDBcZkH7dlPoQKtnld4lgwhen6UWARvvcR2x2Hygue4pOT6qWhvcpCdaeNcZqs-pUzEQgBdVrFGh7s_VPA/s400/A+Coruna_0106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615052253394110546" border="0" /></a><br />The beach is right behind this fence. It was nice to fall asleep to the sound of the waves, but it got REALLY cold.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-exVXvoMzIjUzIvdYSdCyRx0MATYNWVJrcpmcguL1yYjpM3VZFGLHabBIc1n0V0M-nO2etK-IdpAeBhmNtDChgTJrHDllDynieoJGzxN8-6oI99uyQIDCN_txFXb1xdu9uQCznL4hCZE/s1600/A+Coruna_0108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-exVXvoMzIjUzIvdYSdCyRx0MATYNWVJrcpmcguL1yYjpM3VZFGLHabBIc1n0V0M-nO2etK-IdpAeBhmNtDChgTJrHDllDynieoJGzxN8-6oI99uyQIDCN_txFXb1xdu9uQCznL4hCZE/s400/A+Coruna_0108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615052246048977874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next up.....Ribadeo, Luarca, and Salinas all in one post!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-81596579156775721512011-06-02T02:57:00.001-07:002011-06-04T04:58:24.933-07:00Day 3 - Santiago de Compostela<div style="text-align: center;">For our third day we headed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela">Santiago de Compostela</a>. Santiago is the capital of the Province of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_%28Spain%29">Galicia</a> the most northwestern province of Spain. The city and its cathedral are most famous for the being the final destination of a pilgrimage called the Camino de Santigo, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James">The Way of Saint James.<br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QllsLQDNpemNlPXaynn7nHfwds58n9vjYiVYbEVWWprWDeN3NK8S1wvm1cN_E64_e8EKLGzbHe0reVZHXVns9kaW-x9s83e1dAdaIXgefiC0weu3erpzH_b1d_sM7twhfMEQWWr1JU4/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QllsLQDNpemNlPXaynn7nHfwds58n9vjYiVYbEVWWprWDeN3NK8S1wvm1cN_E64_e8EKLGzbHe0reVZHXVns9kaW-x9s83e1dAdaIXgefiC0weu3erpzH_b1d_sM7twhfMEQWWr1JU4/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700282023225394" border="0" /></a><br />First and foremost we had to see what all the hub bub was about. So we entered into the cathedral and got a view of ol' James himself, (or at least where he is reputed to be buried). And yes, this is James the apostle of Jesus. The burial site is beneath the main altar in front of the church.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6zoqYCufMSOpSPoM6ulN3Mn-LJORd8iA0lvKDRDxbWcm5yFynyDEkyCQlXAxuX0M5XMKO6BP7m2lTR-f4q6Nom6PGvCI20tFBYkcYF95X9uKFIOgXalXrXWLidcL7k84IbimRQEpjlk/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6zoqYCufMSOpSPoM6ulN3Mn-LJORd8iA0lvKDRDxbWcm5yFynyDEkyCQlXAxuX0M5XMKO6BP7m2lTR-f4q6Nom6PGvCI20tFBYkcYF95X9uKFIOgXalXrXWLidcL7k84IbimRQEpjlk/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613702079237126882" border="0" /></a><br />We noticed a line going up and into the altar (see previous picture) so we hopped in to see where it went. It ended up going up and behind the figure of St. James (found in the middle of the altar). Once inside this large gold contraption, it was very clear that pictures were not allowed. I saw a few ladies kissing the back of the figure's golden head but we were not really into that sort of thing. In fact we felt kind of awkward because we did not know what to do once we were inside. I decided on a nice tap on the shoulder and then we were on our way back out the other side. Before exiting I looked back to see the man behind me giving the statue a full on embrace.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs9tes42ngZEyVp-0aVllwEg3HdQ2uhBPV6aeQv-NJixUxIm6ZfCuqxMr2PAtlHNzb2RVhKa5N3CxVq6bFVZEqkI5o_v_9OJW2cJ8qctib02FrRZDmyvtPrF3vdqnx291U2uxW8Hiv2s/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs9tes42ngZEyVp-0aVllwEg3HdQ2uhBPV6aeQv-NJixUxIm6ZfCuqxMr2PAtlHNzb2RVhKa5N3CxVq6bFVZEqkI5o_v_9OJW2cJ8qctib02FrRZDmyvtPrF3vdqnx291U2uxW8Hiv2s/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613702070451222690" border="0" /></a><br />We didn't get to see this contraption in action but this gigantic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botafumeiro">Botafumeiro</a> as they call it is probably the most famous censer in the world. It is filled with burning coals and incense and is swung back and forth at speeds up to 60 km/hr. or 37 mph producing large volumes of smoke along the way.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt0-_F9Bs5u-8_xOOD-zXKF7MaxgVehBaFDGRyyJmSTZbjo09HjH6YLlwhc-mhw13aNTBRsNfcEhRxw8b92m4tNz468XQCj9R6GZa5ms9SGDtEVpWLvP81bDTyUIhMpHB3a_lqHX9smE/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt0-_F9Bs5u-8_xOOD-zXKF7MaxgVehBaFDGRyyJmSTZbjo09HjH6YLlwhc-mhw13aNTBRsNfcEhRxw8b92m4tNz468XQCj9R6GZa5ms9SGDtEVpWLvP81bDTyUIhMpHB3a_lqHX9smE/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613702073490364754" border="0" /></a><br />We were surprised to see such graphic depictions of a certain Spanish legend in the cathedral. The story is that Saint James came back to life to help Spain against the Moors in the Battle of Clavijo in 844. Apparently he came looking a lot like a pirate on a white horse with a white banner and killed a whole lot of Moors, hence the name <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_the_Moor-slayer">Matamoros</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0EEYOo9ehlVqehdwTDDyKB9Qu3xTFvlPSSldJhFmzSqLGbM5w8MMJgFOI83asmbfDFndkkGu7ErR2U436QJXl80hfbALnuFHLOIdnIbiB60K_0owe5BMTXkkH-cs3l6ONP5aS3cji94/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0EEYOo9ehlVqehdwTDDyKB9Qu3xTFvlPSSldJhFmzSqLGbM5w8MMJgFOI83asmbfDFndkkGu7ErR2U436QJXl80hfbALnuFHLOIdnIbiB60K_0owe5BMTXkkH-cs3l6ONP5aS3cji94/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613702061206503842" border="0" /></a><br />After we had fully explored the interior we began our trek around the exterior of the church.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2euD05ubKqFLh-avtip-zHYo8o-rn0Ob4nXbCHZuJIA31Vc2kPfCtorfpDD_7rvMR0FprPxJIq_P5t6XUmGqDAbHrEhZYRBsJKw4gicCdAfxjaT1R-kEZ3Vpxg5XG3RxMT5HURo4dJU/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2euD05ubKqFLh-avtip-zHYo8o-rn0Ob4nXbCHZuJIA31Vc2kPfCtorfpDD_7rvMR0FprPxJIq_P5t6XUmGqDAbHrEhZYRBsJKw4gicCdAfxjaT1R-kEZ3Vpxg5XG3RxMT5HURo4dJU/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613702057290342802" border="0" /></a><br />The rain started to come down a little.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5reTqmcDGh_M-52ybpD3KiSj-Ety15KhP1fm6heD3rd5Pz2f2oBbLBnMwuN9mqGi2fHAmiaPSGHh22m_8Xs9tuGuLaomCXHqgy9iQXrl04Z7Q-8ahw497bGq-vBxD_xFiVyMYG0gDTZU/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5reTqmcDGh_M-52ybpD3KiSj-Ety15KhP1fm6heD3rd5Pz2f2oBbLBnMwuN9mqGi2fHAmiaPSGHh22m_8Xs9tuGuLaomCXHqgy9iQXrl04Z7Q-8ahw497bGq-vBxD_xFiVyMYG0gDTZU/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700980675017442" border="0" /></a><br />And then it came down a lot. We took cover under a small patio with all the other tourists.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ovPgE_9RCnAD2ZhyphenhyphenoayqhVZEQRN-eMK5f-fdPBIK9SquHXGiElfPbyVWGELdJgA1x76NWcL69lTn_kGoybantF_cOFobRf_f4F2xNzNxyDLYjsUOglhUnELKh1Vstya7nxHWPg2wI4U/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ovPgE_9RCnAD2ZhyphenhyphenoayqhVZEQRN-eMK5f-fdPBIK9SquHXGiElfPbyVWGELdJgA1x76NWcL69lTn_kGoybantF_cOFobRf_f4F2xNzNxyDLYjsUOglhUnELKh1Vstya7nxHWPg2wI4U/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700975198216322" border="0" /></a><br />When the rained calmed down we checked out some of the other beautiful buildings in the city.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XnqR7oU7HybF-vwzkad6U8Mwyd2FsLQFdCuz57D3cn5bs2qbN8ZeDN_0aGkcnHZR6OPuyWPVUIrW6t02PU3aSIzd90dWZM3mHw0-2vZGFfR-ajil0nf2uJyaoMsdE1dIYfuETY_J2ag/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XnqR7oU7HybF-vwzkad6U8Mwyd2FsLQFdCuz57D3cn5bs2qbN8ZeDN_0aGkcnHZR6OPuyWPVUIrW6t02PU3aSIzd90dWZM3mHw0-2vZGFfR-ajil0nf2uJyaoMsdE1dIYfuETY_J2ag/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700962480176754" border="0" /></a><br />In Sarah's research about the city she found that there is a tour that you can go on that takes you to the rooftop of the cathedral. We finally found the small door to the entrance of the place and signed up for the next time slot. It was a little expensive but we had a hunch that it was going to be good. <br /><br />Not only was it good it was probably my favorite moment of the whole trip. Normally groups would be 25 people or more but our tour was only 6. Our guide was funny and very easy going so we all had a great time hanging out on top of the cathedral.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fgakltF5iGCmvQ2sdXNN6exKN26KnQY7uqYx-6ObLCW8mRU0Se_znmgs7qESc-62_Iwevqwikb7wePjTDAWbt7RIyebLhSVxqVLdBoNVhUS2-wqsc5YkD61jk93QBvITfq7IOw_SQiM/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fgakltF5iGCmvQ2sdXNN6exKN26KnQY7uqYx-6ObLCW8mRU0Se_znmgs7qESc-62_Iwevqwikb7wePjTDAWbt7RIyebLhSVxqVLdBoNVhUS2-wqsc5YkD61jk93QBvITfq7IOw_SQiM/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700259927258178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcazamijM8nuwY_n0TlWkyja2l21lwHYU_8YQSyk2I7OOFsB7g69FhDBpRI_05RTyw4Y23yWTIR866uyc04dcPvU5GbIyh9ry2zF4T1-c_yyjoVyRaCOHUQR1pWk6xuc2zBf_EJ3gfGAI/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0007.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Without fail there is always some sort of restoration going on.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCVbT1o8Dti5DY3fj0gIdnabqZvUiWOH3L5AhRsavGe5p2jxgMwvhk_MShF5ndX7V7JNIIeh-OpFG49sXVA2hP26CK6fOilThQs7Jh5vWXSW3VvW5dIS6kAMwnMTMeHYcXh8MYylTxTA/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCVbT1o8Dti5DY3fj0gIdnabqZvUiWOH3L5AhRsavGe5p2jxgMwvhk_MShF5ndX7V7JNIIeh-OpFG49sXVA2hP26CK6fOilThQs7Jh5vWXSW3VvW5dIS6kAMwnMTMeHYcXh8MYylTxTA/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613700261849727250" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fgakltF5iGCmvQ2sdXNN6exKN26KnQY7uqYx-6ObLCW8mRU0Se_znmgs7qESc-62_Iwevqwikb7wePjTDAWbt7RIyebLhSVxqVLdBoNVhUS2-wqsc5YkD61jk93QBvITfq7IOw_SQiM/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0034.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8rLDEOfJRKLK-ZJhZ4MLf_r1fuqOH9iC6LyR3vIMRhV3tl0BOxtVvG5GRhgHtEix7aAi0ipgvu4i5sEJeRKL1b37fD5yh_f1Xdwjdsx-QKh-pWAQIrdAXVPiknLyonbkvsywahyeC40/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8rLDEOfJRKLK-ZJhZ4MLf_r1fuqOH9iC6LyR3vIMRhV3tl0BOxtVvG5GRhgHtEix7aAi0ipgvu4i5sEJeRKL1b37fD5yh_f1Xdwjdsx-QKh-pWAQIrdAXVPiknLyonbkvsywahyeC40/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613699601883102370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd48QSigriS6sQWLSqZHZmMWumv68A9KoaN2ucv_azaH6wX2tZx1VxSrfaXLl1REQoqm0iYF-rTNaEtlKnzbAJ9CDFqMwC2bwnRFZrgGMkm0p_M98h0cNU8HClhzZu8UCrfVQDZU5_9M/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd48QSigriS6sQWLSqZHZmMWumv68A9KoaN2ucv_azaH6wX2tZx1VxSrfaXLl1REQoqm0iYF-rTNaEtlKnzbAJ9CDFqMwC2bwnRFZrgGMkm0p_M98h0cNU8HClhzZu8UCrfVQDZU5_9M/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613699599161052866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPOe-vhDOyQfhZKPHTe6RiDL7HXspSa3tKoOFHCtstPsM62i8rrgdQrNGUeh7hIUJObEcYWbb91dQpUY4zAWNnpw7sR2bATnKH0qM8Whwm3DIPfng2svHQuAxMapnzlzNguIf-HmVmuU/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPOe-vhDOyQfhZKPHTe6RiDL7HXspSa3tKoOFHCtstPsM62i8rrgdQrNGUeh7hIUJObEcYWbb91dQpUY4zAWNnpw7sR2bATnKH0qM8Whwm3DIPfng2svHQuAxMapnzlzNguIf-HmVmuU/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613699594222087810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Below this cross is where they would burn the clothes and other belonging of people who had died of the plague. Probably stemming from this is the practice that those who complete the Camino de Santiago burn the clothes that they wore after they are finished.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaeWrKsLh4sUkRSALHvYAI4sU3BgXSnGVlCxB0beYmeaIOOsb-CAplqEkTpFeDun3uLYiXWzWDE0jyldKGQvn-aFKU6CorRuct178xFt-8CFJJePxSt9lHcKg5nE0PfrfX1OV6zVEcKE/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaeWrKsLh4sUkRSALHvYAI4sU3BgXSnGVlCxB0beYmeaIOOsb-CAplqEkTpFeDun3uLYiXWzWDE0jyldKGQvn-aFKU6CorRuct178xFt-8CFJJePxSt9lHcKg5nE0PfrfX1OV6zVEcKE/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613698917483768274" border="0" /></a><br />Notice how gigantic the chimney is on the left. It was once a sign of wealth in the city. A big chimney meant that you had a big kitchen and that you and your family ate well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpjfA1r7P_0f11ltMu9MqT_By7NeJ3OhqPOY1CEtQyr2f82Ca1dq_9a1kthf2kQStwM6otv4CiECRUdwSiokyLfjMPo2OGuhn_dis0F3-B-55WglT-HdPm9eIoPWt_NnwgENlY_W5LA4/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpjfA1r7P_0f11ltMu9MqT_By7NeJ3OhqPOY1CEtQyr2f82Ca1dq_9a1kthf2kQStwM6otv4CiECRUdwSiokyLfjMPo2OGuhn_dis0F3-B-55WglT-HdPm9eIoPWt_NnwgENlY_W5LA4/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613698913409393954" border="0" /></a><br />This was our last day with Alyssa before she took off on a plane to Ireland early the next day.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09anKTm8pni_8SwXwfvZmQYUJdSzrIObqJm0lbnBm2nu-SYeivkLEYYBP_GByA0xzpdQE-PZ8D4uRF17Kt-3NrnZpX12DhMawko9iOox-mBtw6PFP_xdg5nXouRsWIX9KBhfCsjWW858/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0076.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09anKTm8pni_8SwXwfvZmQYUJdSzrIObqJm0lbnBm2nu-SYeivkLEYYBP_GByA0xzpdQE-PZ8D4uRF17Kt-3NrnZpX12DhMawko9iOox-mBtw6PFP_xdg5nXouRsWIX9KBhfCsjWW858/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613698899129402370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_YSDFjYe4NIF9DIbTH3CgdDNvZuTxwz05BVfs-qzfyJQ8aMeWSrS5bprtMR8Cq7ZZ5XUe_CZJVsj8yR1RZg093E3QcNwc09kdrq8moF6JVT2Mgmw4c0Lht8JREwJvJaOXqDNlk9uTjo/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_YSDFjYe4NIF9DIbTH3CgdDNvZuTxwz05BVfs-qzfyJQ8aMeWSrS5bprtMR8Cq7ZZ5XUe_CZJVsj8yR1RZg093E3QcNwc09kdrq8moF6JVT2Mgmw4c0Lht8JREwJvJaOXqDNlk9uTjo/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613698929136144818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ-_UylHqLsZmXW742f73x-Txghaw0drxt_VZcJ5wbVqnUGa-QIBnchk6KXqLg8ORxNyDPMSXnfiW5NbpjYxxrEFTm6W7DoQLfybrTDqOXxJ6CaTY2VgvQAK7v9vpBgplzG0VkVGzG2o/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0078.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On the roof looking at the back of the facade.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQ23vbdX2m7rz5S-aB4OQbQ_0jPHhDd8Zpj_kQLeAwaCVdtMb_42tHfUlzpE12NKfbINqmfU7QPN9nry2VFsha3VsTSREZnOeyS1KgkN8082PM3svIgnPu0ShADgyPtHZ3_Xf4Nwmf0A/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQ23vbdX2m7rz5S-aB4OQbQ_0jPHhDd8Zpj_kQLeAwaCVdtMb_42tHfUlzpE12NKfbINqmfU7QPN9nry2VFsha3VsTSREZnOeyS1KgkN8082PM3svIgnPu0ShADgyPtHZ3_Xf4Nwmf0A/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613570225442617170" border="0" /></a><br />On the ground looking up at the facade.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJEiqd4lH_l2M_D5O7mH5W4G-R9XbI5QZv1GSZjvclK7gDLX96j9o25KBwMjod8Jtbb9JHrR4d347rDZkLRKnwPORsXdsMr8YsiQxPdvoJE9-7U6yXOEu6wb9v0kzuCS1F4zUCwTaJTo/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJEiqd4lH_l2M_D5O7mH5W4G-R9XbI5QZv1GSZjvclK7gDLX96j9o25KBwMjod8Jtbb9JHrR4d347rDZkLRKnwPORsXdsMr8YsiQxPdvoJE9-7U6yXOEu6wb9v0kzuCS1F4zUCwTaJTo/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613570214856568018" border="0" /></a><br />Just down the road we found some nice open park area and a school on a hill.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XtZONxwVRyRSZ1VyfWQBBv4qD39aT7mo6Ri9Lr2kiAule-LabhDkRXsNaC3dMjYigwQ55RgoHLtEz7mNSTxZc6UNF9Hrpgg_WRqxIGVVKcLzUxDzUI_eoU4iNo6IE2vnGJFhCN8N7zs/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XtZONxwVRyRSZ1VyfWQBBv4qD39aT7mo6Ri9Lr2kiAule-LabhDkRXsNaC3dMjYigwQ55RgoHLtEz7mNSTxZc6UNF9Hrpgg_WRqxIGVVKcLzUxDzUI_eoU4iNo6IE2vnGJFhCN8N7zs/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613570211288612242" border="0" /></a><br />The weather really cleared up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSvAC_ZT_6gnHYRK5GN-jDvdQTczLxh6Br7xo-x_660VsV8vVObJoduZr8W5lPzO0kN_jXSvkzQlvdiTUVqWP3V-Mwv-z6HpT-ECEp4WZVlRtDa90bWJqpCs7qTXldRLOgaVZQRSz-m4/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSvAC_ZT_6gnHYRK5GN-jDvdQTczLxh6Br7xo-x_660VsV8vVObJoduZr8W5lPzO0kN_jXSvkzQlvdiTUVqWP3V-Mwv-z6HpT-ECEp4WZVlRtDa90bWJqpCs7qTXldRLOgaVZQRSz-m4/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613570209092986834" border="0" /></a><br />Then we came back around and got a nice far away view of the cathedral.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cYx8w5UylBEuzvdtHzTBxe06iFovMYrZgZG5PZ3NxqciA7QxiU-I_Mdl_WCB3EWqARBgoNYRdn-Vjmtp8a_PK-F69oDYXe8ofcnVjUQ3NUVnCM7b51e2Tpb1233Yem1xrdEvY6i73s4/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cYx8w5UylBEuzvdtHzTBxe06iFovMYrZgZG5PZ3NxqciA7QxiU-I_Mdl_WCB3EWqARBgoNYRdn-Vjmtp8a_PK-F69oDYXe8ofcnVjUQ3NUVnCM7b51e2Tpb1233Yem1xrdEvY6i73s4/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613566430502969986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM42fDWXT4dtKD9P0PSyxYrAJ8_wj0WH5Z7m0UR0mhcmZCuoyqsbZVRTSglzkBIWT_uJRsc3bZO5A6tXkQDH8XTMQ3wqrQe5rT4DDvfNpWzP7CfwR_2etQva8NGq96_a67bz6PuokA4qM/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM42fDWXT4dtKD9P0PSyxYrAJ8_wj0WH5Z7m0UR0mhcmZCuoyqsbZVRTSglzkBIWT_uJRsc3bZO5A6tXkQDH8XTMQ3wqrQe5rT4DDvfNpWzP7CfwR_2etQva8NGq96_a67bz6PuokA4qM/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613566423068488130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91TjXot2NsMVhAqlhQ6k486fkrwb6PUsz6Iokn8cIxNlGIrObQbrnw0SGz96ZjbFvuZl4qrBNaqwdc65WDqLaYwRlYMIEH8CM4DD1NlZqGtt8iuYiInhDDQaznxZK8m7nPECS4TWoNW0/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91TjXot2NsMVhAqlhQ6k486fkrwb6PUsz6Iokn8cIxNlGIrObQbrnw0SGz96ZjbFvuZl4qrBNaqwdc65WDqLaYwRlYMIEH8CM4DD1NlZqGtt8iuYiInhDDQaznxZK8m7nPECS4TWoNW0/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613566418757279666" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERWPp6OMtctQVW2WiSqL2LIzegKr80LUU7Lv4U0bIJLOyhmbHk4S83RggiRt9DtgaTx5Jtm1-PL67tPeKwssui4oU7KsxGXw6xkFek8oFOBhbDTYxflKidtUgCCgZE7jk2rlN0iSvbBI/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0089.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERWPp6OMtctQVW2WiSqL2LIzegKr80LUU7Lv4U0bIJLOyhmbHk4S83RggiRt9DtgaTx5Jtm1-PL67tPeKwssui4oU7KsxGXw6xkFek8oFOBhbDTYxflKidtUgCCgZE7jk2rlN0iSvbBI/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613566437879539426" border="0" /></a><br />I leave you with one of my favorite shots of (once again) the cathedral. You can see a couple pilgrims resting on the steps.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbbF86pkLk1b7h2cnhufK1JCFVGZkSTSkk2mu7td74bQuiNpfRFaNoVUc3y9Ky_Qtiw21PPFvnAJDa-4HK95cHkBTAh38EryjVyFz6Ct0vxU3a6jR-Evo1FSY2iMvnCDCldwXIuF-Ng/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0098.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbbF86pkLk1b7h2cnhufK1JCFVGZkSTSkk2mu7td74bQuiNpfRFaNoVUc3y9Ky_Qtiw21PPFvnAJDa-4HK95cHkBTAh38EryjVyFz6Ct0vxU3a6jR-Evo1FSY2iMvnCDCldwXIuF-Ng/s400/Santiago+de+Compostela_0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613566420243268354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next up....more good weather and La Coruña!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1r2juLCz9FGHbUtAzmvM9XkISZGmmoF6INwRqOG7lYWLxgIuyOfvY8Bg-KQSgKwNsb10_tRuAlCJfq2sdmaaNH_yBISJB667SlOs35Oh2y_ydayxgqjtjo0j533o6kHO_BI_SB2XRXck/s1600/Santiago+de+Compostela_0095.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-68323690856304530532011-05-24T02:50:00.000-07:002011-05-24T04:43:02.063-07:00Day 1 + 2 - Salamanca<div style="text-align: center;">In a high school Spanish class, Sarah was given an assignment to do a report on a city in Spain. After telling Señora Rainbow that she wasn't sure what city to choose, the teacher promptly responded, "You should do Salamanca."<br /><br />What made this stop even more exciting for us was that we were connected with a friend of a friend who was living in the city as a missionary. We decided to take advantage of the cheap lodging and stay 2 nights while taking our time with the beautiful city.<br /><br />Looking down the old Roman bridge towards the city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQf7qTjx4IdeTuXOVGQYFSnVla6gwcPLMcmae3UhP5F7oS4L0m3HxJqpBVT0W7LSHf1F0jdaQKAkRSMVuQ1PTOXK_Bx2Uuqrhed8PyyHmFcQWrQMy609aYqT5U7yG-yoYUMjMExmFOU4/s1600/Salamanca_0007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQf7qTjx4IdeTuXOVGQYFSnVla6gwcPLMcmae3UhP5F7oS4L0m3HxJqpBVT0W7LSHf1F0jdaQKAkRSMVuQ1PTOXK_Bx2Uuqrhed8PyyHmFcQWrQMy609aYqT5U7yG-yoYUMjMExmFOU4/s400/Salamanca_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610225385390002434" border="0" /></a><br />The clouds and lighting helped us get some nice picture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aNON-SmIw_UjarVj19XjfsSDl0FKmUrHEGY1oVgh2RW-m17MBa_EvuFRnE74UBNwIWCvS6VKsUTiG4TNmQyb9cBhcxgrAbJrHK2NPvkgg5xG4GFlLtwRJ9Oxd7xfgva98FOA599Zi1s/s1600/Salamanca_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aNON-SmIw_UjarVj19XjfsSDl0FKmUrHEGY1oVgh2RW-m17MBa_EvuFRnE74UBNwIWCvS6VKsUTiG4TNmQyb9cBhcxgrAbJrHK2NPvkgg5xG4GFlLtwRJ9Oxd7xfgva98FOA599Zi1s/s400/Salamanca_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610225394166437570" border="0" /></a><br />We also found this city very tranquil and lacking the busyness that Sevilla tends to have.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ-l_ffLIkPAA-lycJYpKpCtwexOyqy1Hh0mg2bgWEDfOD9XvdTvVkE6ydkDGqczK1nFIN9l5V6ntjJEYD96hMgct3T2jcDMWzgIJMLOEhBHHyLHdsFB7sqShJ6twH9cjGR2wfDOX0Tc/s1600/Salamanca_0013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ-l_ffLIkPAA-lycJYpKpCtwexOyqy1Hh0mg2bgWEDfOD9XvdTvVkE6ydkDGqczK1nFIN9l5V6ntjJEYD96hMgct3T2jcDMWzgIJMLOEhBHHyLHdsFB7sqShJ6twH9cjGR2wfDOX0Tc/s400/Salamanca_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610225375057362018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Nice view of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Cathedral_of_Salamanca">Old</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cathedral_of_Salamanca">New</a> Cathedrals.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm69JYNbCR4u7Qsrz1u90XSCo462sQdcR_sfy4q_89fgobij-SdlrjUJwm4j5mlWWLgAWUZ5kNt1rgJRynsVZpC9GSya9Ma71Y8pAK2tbtK8JVOhFqE-tnT5MmP2lnHJzo3Je_ccXWew/s1600/Salamanca_0023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm69JYNbCR4u7Qsrz1u90XSCo462sQdcR_sfy4q_89fgobij-SdlrjUJwm4j5mlWWLgAWUZ5kNt1rgJRynsVZpC9GSya9Ma71Y8pAK2tbtK8JVOhFqE-tnT5MmP2lnHJzo3Je_ccXWew/s400/Salamanca_0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610224278804869282" border="0" /></a><br />Another great photo by Alyssa<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2cBksltApQhEL3cMVMuMT8Z61mpBcDpuZ8aWb0eByTRBx8kSlaDYNCxI6NqWlG9VkqTrnKffP45XLYFqYvdJ3g1Kahk9wKyM6ja3jTBqBFE6CCUAxsMno3cIOLPMDnG8wxj5xF4-XIs/s1600/Salamanca_0015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2cBksltApQhEL3cMVMuMT8Z61mpBcDpuZ8aWb0eByTRBx8kSlaDYNCxI6NqWlG9VkqTrnKffP45XLYFqYvdJ3g1Kahk9wKyM6ja3jTBqBFE6CCUAxsMno3cIOLPMDnG8wxj5xF4-XIs/s400/Salamanca_0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610224288991804818" border="0" /></a><br />Tranquil setting within the city<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPl0UUK4nSZzIgsz5vPFoLlh88eq5R1eJGxc7ZoXR1b0c-MaizJgfm4dK4xpomFP2I8NgZeO8PNcL3N5E1MQOLV9L0UI4YoQmW-SsbaW4fbXd7Fx8BfqTsvQQXz3_8c4mysklZzKNg7A/s1600/Salamanca_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPl0UUK4nSZzIgsz5vPFoLlh88eq5R1eJGxc7ZoXR1b0c-MaizJgfm4dK4xpomFP2I8NgZeO8PNcL3N5E1MQOLV9L0UI4YoQmW-SsbaW4fbXd7Fx8BfqTsvQQXz3_8c4mysklZzKNg7A/s400/Salamanca_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610224259874849554" border="0" /></a><br />Convento de San Esteban<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKp6Mgqh1HrQBgEzGSpCHeAOrCSZgT1pYeDKNitGRloewVoNUzpWxdeNIX1imbKCHnHfAK3NvtOYEK8nyXOGN2DDcGHGBFgE8eBPHlbB0b3WOlSFD6ZXv4-yaHR7y1qT-0GLH5X7LUW0/s1600/Salamanca_0031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKp6Mgqh1HrQBgEzGSpCHeAOrCSZgT1pYeDKNitGRloewVoNUzpWxdeNIX1imbKCHnHfAK3NvtOYEK8nyXOGN2DDcGHGBFgE8eBPHlbB0b3WOlSFD6ZXv4-yaHR7y1qT-0GLH5X7LUW0/s400/Salamanca_0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610224267358425858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the Cathedral<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqiOcTecJ8v0cD1SReMSuoItvTy-nLYdIK5fa97D-k469TGhwPwlHsUGDm33RVAWxOmvw70Bja9O972ldvIgt5jAJqJd8LwLuDUVPrD4mQ0jlXXQDELzcPU54T9mgb-KZ1aATzbQwBtg/s1600/Salamanca_0037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqiOcTecJ8v0cD1SReMSuoItvTy-nLYdIK5fa97D-k469TGhwPwlHsUGDm33RVAWxOmvw70Bja9O972ldvIgt5jAJqJd8LwLuDUVPrD4mQ0jlXXQDELzcPU54T9mgb-KZ1aATzbQwBtg/s400/Salamanca_0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610224245800771266" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ICE CREAM!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCU1Wxy6n6htK96lQEfYRqS3cs2Jt5gQd3DnQgV6-CNPPtL8MQcrKn69bAYH231Iglbl16pC7R2kUjBTcssroikap6PeTivxC3TvvLRHCrnWyMESAto6XYidc9_qPs8rreT7yvYwNC3I/s1600/Salamanca_0049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCU1Wxy6n6htK96lQEfYRqS3cs2Jt5gQd3DnQgV6-CNPPtL8MQcrKn69bAYH231Iglbl16pC7R2kUjBTcssroikap6PeTivxC3TvvLRHCrnWyMESAto6XYidc9_qPs8rreT7yvYwNC3I/s400/Salamanca_0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610221113829206290" border="0" /></a><br />ASTRONAUT?!?!<br />(added in 1992 during restoration work to represent the 20th century)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayYIC2Rw_MHfLP0f-5NdyVnym1UXatcQ0rzXU_qxPK71_YfgxnrwkU5z_tQYbLQjBn7K8QGWd4ScH_eUyNOhHa3PbLWNdycq_yWNM83OTavrd77FfVksUi1KCviA6iNdO5eIDu2Piixk/s1600/Salamanca_0050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayYIC2Rw_MHfLP0f-5NdyVnym1UXatcQ0rzXU_qxPK71_YfgxnrwkU5z_tQYbLQjBn7K8QGWd4ScH_eUyNOhHa3PbLWNdycq_yWNM83OTavrd77FfVksUi1KCviA6iNdO5eIDu2Piixk/s400/Salamanca_0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610221100632218786" border="0" /></a><br />During one of the short periods of rain we ran across this little gem in the middle of a plaza.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3qSlOOdnxMoY8IiM5aIsrHuQFeO5UlofpcTwceUQkhSMg4LEq45raMqb-Z6L7heyrcGHm4mt3KZdtzRVK9I6Dnoi5zv9VtbXTk49qzGeqEFblSz5GklGMjy_ZwsGsjx4GVbap9nJLyI/s1600/Salamanca_0054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3qSlOOdnxMoY8IiM5aIsrHuQFeO5UlofpcTwceUQkhSMg4LEq45raMqb-Z6L7heyrcGHm4mt3KZdtzRVK9I6Dnoi5zv9VtbXTk49qzGeqEFblSz5GklGMjy_ZwsGsjx4GVbap9nJLyI/s400/Salamanca_0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610221074193706530" border="0" /></a>Sarah played a game with kitties and puppies and I played Street Fighter. <br />The 3D is pretty dang cool.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyx1XSHga8qjNe1J6_kUq9eoFcMJEcfqk7khcrjzPsMA6hh3HSumVp1yaov56NkI1hsdAwqPY41x-OnU9zahj3wk1-p0_TUH4aH9Dl16XklcT8LbSyN7aqop1mkzGLBkU2Gkc7sYjENM/s1600/Salamanca_0053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyx1XSHga8qjNe1J6_kUq9eoFcMJEcfqk7khcrjzPsMA6hh3HSumVp1yaov56NkI1hsdAwqPY41x-OnU9zahj3wk1-p0_TUH4aH9Dl16XklcT8LbSyN7aqop1mkzGLBkU2Gkc7sYjENM/s400/Salamanca_0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610221086665388482" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah makes me pose once in awhile.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu7SYfb2s5yWVSrNEwU2ZEh1p7_tY82fAwJLv91dUmqHVvhP38WiPqF-vspZKd-Z_-R5Dd0xDPQ47aWJctcqGM2-Ih4Mi1aaTZ4mQnJ94Biue00O0XldK9RFmNlgrHP2kJhl__YMjcss/s1600/Salamanca_0059.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu7SYfb2s5yWVSrNEwU2ZEh1p7_tY82fAwJLv91dUmqHVvhP38WiPqF-vspZKd-Z_-R5Dd0xDPQ47aWJctcqGM2-Ih4Mi1aaTZ4mQnJ94Biue00O0XldK9RFmNlgrHP2kJhl__YMjcss/s400/Salamanca_0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610221066061761378" border="0" /></a><br />We found Plaza Mayor in the heart of the city. There was a whole lot going on.<br />A book fair, a concert, and a wedding. We found a pretty decent Mexican food place nearby to eat some tacos and burritos. Almost....but not quite the same.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw77QVGVWpGO0icdP3cqfd7Z473IyXIhxCxSZyZGUEK-SU5pywxrMF5xH7F8LcNVV_0tCnjlvIFlYShhuBGRRt5p3tgIPrWQMzSvW6NDW2S6jvL6D1JEqvXwxPyGXcaQASbA3kyjWPLM/s1600/Salamanca_0074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw77QVGVWpGO0icdP3cqfd7Z473IyXIhxCxSZyZGUEK-SU5pywxrMF5xH7F8LcNVV_0tCnjlvIFlYShhuBGRRt5p3tgIPrWQMzSvW6NDW2S6jvL6D1JEqvXwxPyGXcaQASbA3kyjWPLM/s400/Salamanca_0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610230691755241138" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah tried to snap some shots of the couple as they were being blasted by confetti and rice.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4HAPkURu_t60Eiw6KsrZu0wnardoyoTaix09bLcoY_AVGz4KYOr1plpCBR4BZxV2rSZBm8EO-KPE7HJ_X0zg9ZsTBJfQpt_VbIW4ihzvi6vhHynpzT-HcxFY4eA_oHPqypQ7JeW0cZo/s1600/Salamanca_0077.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4HAPkURu_t60Eiw6KsrZu0wnardoyoTaix09bLcoY_AVGz4KYOr1plpCBR4BZxV2rSZBm8EO-KPE7HJ_X0zg9ZsTBJfQpt_VbIW4ihzvi6vhHynpzT-HcxFY4eA_oHPqypQ7JeW0cZo/s400/Salamanca_0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610219860795548658" border="0" /></a><br />We talked with this guy to find out how to get in the tower. <br />Unfortunately it has been closed for years.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj7JgmW5k83wfSNlEFtHgKzNFTE9viwmMG0U_XrC7wGF5gYySv721y0BrCsQQO_uAHJ1UEatKWCg5zB9-Ddz7s5TwSd-AZqMF0lST5QSGsq9wqntENW3BgEMqtKzuLxITMPu0c3VeYac/s1600/Salamanca_0085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj7JgmW5k83wfSNlEFtHgKzNFTE9viwmMG0U_XrC7wGF5gYySv721y0BrCsQQO_uAHJ1UEatKWCg5zB9-Ddz7s5TwSd-AZqMF0lST5QSGsq9wqntENW3BgEMqtKzuLxITMPu0c3VeYac/s400/Salamanca_0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610219838677580754" border="0" /></a><br />The church of La Clerica, next door to La Casa de las Conchas (shells).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7kJ2VioOk8j-QCLnwHRThydAynWNtuoU6ik3p7AASTtucjuMVxX97urmNbF-ssrHaQFR7r-kGkp6NHGAwAZm5w5CIHVP6nKUrAKeorHZUCH5fm1o2Fk04PB7yPOiav-vCPQ_4pSgA4E/s1600/Salamanca_0062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7kJ2VioOk8j-QCLnwHRThydAynWNtuoU6ik3p7AASTtucjuMVxX97urmNbF-ssrHaQFR7r-kGkp6NHGAwAZm5w5CIHVP6nKUrAKeorHZUCH5fm1o2Fk04PB7yPOiav-vCPQ_4pSgA4E/s400/Salamanca_0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610219886836191778" border="0" /></a><br />Salamanca is most famous for its university. It was founded in 1218 and is the oldest and most important in Spain. Christopher Columbus lectured there on his discoveries. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s">Hernán Cortés</a> took classes there (but didn't finish). Today there are about 36,000 students (2,000 foreign).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMZUWwxhtU5ax0IcpZig_gsG27aSwesRf9JZC5xzq3jM0ViDsp90PO5HM7ZTO3hgmFbO7Fao_jizR0SSW1eHm5362p3SLRXD-B-K1K5AzWrUIapGLsH2IrDIqPMQbp9mb5xS_Pg55j-c/s1600/Salamanca_0107.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMZUWwxhtU5ax0IcpZig_gsG27aSwesRf9JZC5xzq3jM0ViDsp90PO5HM7ZTO3hgmFbO7Fao_jizR0SSW1eHm5362p3SLRXD-B-K1K5AzWrUIapGLsH2IrDIqPMQbp9mb5xS_Pg55j-c/s400/Salamanca_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610218467832963138" border="0" /></a><br />Within the carvings of the facade of the university there are lots of things to notice, but the most important to notice is a little frog. It is said that the students who find it themselves will do well in their exams. I didn't get close enough with the camera but in the middle of the picture, on the left side of the pillar, there is one of three skulls and on top of the skull you can find a little frog.<br />You can see a close up picture <a href="http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/salamanca/images/salamanca-frog.jpg">HERE</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHHgCvJGNWTPQoP5guo-mp2YgnBLBZXMJZEfJqXhUrM8poYxOwTSxMhIdmvV4nlvpTBbyjLxcTAXGrWkqChESOVWqEUokyMA_zk65hqfgzJwvipZRDJTXWYxHMZ2L394pkTkQXMTXCpo/s1600/Salamanca_0102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHHgCvJGNWTPQoP5guo-mp2YgnBLBZXMJZEfJqXhUrM8poYxOwTSxMhIdmvV4nlvpTBbyjLxcTAXGrWkqChESOVWqEUokyMA_zk65hqfgzJwvipZRDJTXWYxHMZ2L394pkTkQXMTXCpo/s400/Salamanca_0102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610218480270758898" border="0" /></a><br />Our hosts apartment couldn't have been in a better location. We were right on the edge of everything we needed to see. We were in the apartment of those two windows sticking up out of the top of this building. The roof was a little low in some areas (not just for me) but it was a great first couple nights of our trip. Our host really could not have been more hospitable.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMy1L1LEHU8qm324e0GWoknKX552lVEwvafriYfZK1oXB_W8vqThPex41oIFG8OV8ughtZv8RQrD812nIu8Pez04mPw2wvKE9nhvjpWouFZsbixSKxaPc9AjB-er9o-IaqVCAlpPmUaYg/s1600/Salamanca_0114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMy1L1LEHU8qm324e0GWoknKX552lVEwvafriYfZK1oXB_W8vqThPex41oIFG8OV8ughtZv8RQrD812nIu8Pez04mPw2wvKE9nhvjpWouFZsbixSKxaPc9AjB-er9o-IaqVCAlpPmUaYg/s400/Salamanca_0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610218445287415122" border="0" /></a>So that is Salamanca. We feel fortunate to have experienced it in the way we did.<br />I'll leave you with the view of the Roman Bridge from the window.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpCM_O4wVJQyLIJAQA52JB_CIJX2oOWuUDNbcO6zyTWnoxgSy5Ikq5EaA8EP3tqT9gmO1lP-P1-F-CTpiDLU2K-Kqi25mXQ063drz4aTDndCulPHyWWnSeYgEAYnMcNnJbUpz_mREo20/s1600/Salamanca_0111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpCM_O4wVJQyLIJAQA52JB_CIJX2oOWuUDNbcO6zyTWnoxgSy5Ikq5EaA8EP3tqT9gmO1lP-P1-F-CTpiDLU2K-Kqi25mXQ063drz4aTDndCulPHyWWnSeYgEAYnMcNnJbUpz_mREo20/s400/Salamanca_0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610218453642283746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next up: Santiago de Compostela!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-79020465696167504362011-05-19T05:36:00.000-07:002011-05-23T01:59:50.033-07:00Day 1 (first stop) - Cáceres<div style="text-align: center;">Well finally, here it is. The first post of our long 10 day trip through the North of Spain. I am still not done editing all the pictures but I´ll post them little by little. We have been relaxing at home, recovering from the trip. We bought a small inflatable pool for the roof and had some bbq with the neighbors. But also we have been getting ready for our guests this week. My sister and brother-in-law come tomorrow! Then Sarah´s sister comes on wednesday! We are super excited to have family coming. So it may be another week before there is another post.<br /><br />But without further ado ....the first town we stopped in was only about 2 hours away from Seville. Cáceres is great to explore because there is a fairly large section of the city with medieval structure that shows no signs of modernity. <br /><br />Looking across the plaza towards the old part of town.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpVBPqeKZoeFWFmFeWwCJhqQwL3oxOA-X-9SAwFR-vTnnb__4lbYaz2ViH1jUrvJD18kZDACiZ5iAlALWdQZkBr3b-2IeslSWszY0sFAf6dPbtaiXrSyOGpfqceEMbr2bGkw2T-RHkjs/s1600/Caceres_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpVBPqeKZoeFWFmFeWwCJhqQwL3oxOA-X-9SAwFR-vTnnb__4lbYaz2ViH1jUrvJD18kZDACiZ5iAlALWdQZkBr3b-2IeslSWszY0sFAf6dPbtaiXrSyOGpfqceEMbr2bGkw2T-RHkjs/s400/Caceres_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608753722349423570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uNa4U9l2TY9j77V6GAq7fTNITrqwrJnICjBPLwhY5Nwrw11BG8njgbFiFz4XvFSyUMUtH32U5Q5NVGLTsJzkPGNb-q3An8ij6zG1rs44Wq10bAE406gnWh3a9VIG57I_osocZKEZby0/s1600/Caceres_0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uNa4U9l2TY9j77V6GAq7fTNITrqwrJnICjBPLwhY5Nwrw11BG8njgbFiFz4XvFSyUMUtH32U5Q5NVGLTsJzkPGNb-q3An8ij6zG1rs44Wq10bAE406gnWh3a9VIG57I_osocZKEZby0/s400/Caceres_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608753719674417794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looking back at the newer part. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGeSovSDLzw/TdZKnmgz6GI/AAAAAAAACeo/9Hm2P4DyHGQ/s1600/Caceres_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PGeSovSDLzw/TdZKnmgz6GI/AAAAAAAACeo/9Hm2P4DyHGQ/s400/Caceres_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608752430150051938" border="0" /></a><br />One of our students, Alyssa, rode along with us for the beginning of the trip. It gave Sarah someone to take a picture with and also (as you will see later) someone to take pictures of us.<br />La Iglesia San Francisco Javier<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMywvbxHVjE/TdZKnNyvtXI/AAAAAAAACeg/EjjSOJBbM8g/s1600/Caceres_0011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cMywvbxHVjE/TdZKnNyvtXI/AAAAAAAACeg/EjjSOJBbM8g/s400/Caceres_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608752423514387826" border="0" /></a><br />It was about mid day when we were there and everything was really calm and quiet.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P0d5QfM65qw/TdZKmSdJPbI/AAAAAAAACeQ/rU4CgDzB2pw/s1600/Caceres_0014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P0d5QfM65qw/TdZKmSdJPbI/AAAAAAAACeQ/rU4CgDzB2pw/s400/Caceres_0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608752407586094514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I heard that many movies have been filmed in this area of town because it maintains the time period so well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkJoNFeHn2E/TdZKn4opoCI/AAAAAAAACew/jrh-lyw0x0o/s1600/Caceres_0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkJoNFeHn2E/TdZKn4opoCI/AAAAAAAACew/jrh-lyw0x0o/s400/Caceres_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608752435014770722" border="0" /></a><br />Photo by Alyssa<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXvzOn0ru6c/TdUS-xHeI5I/AAAAAAAACd0/SlzbxSGRNiM/s1600/Caceres_0021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hXvzOn0ru6c/TdUS-xHeI5I/AAAAAAAACd0/SlzbxSGRNiM/s400/Caceres_0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608409780505682834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MiBSzJJocwM/TdUS-34NeTI/AAAAAAAACds/M8WGnfjnofw/s1600/Caceres_0022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MiBSzJJocwM/TdUS-34NeTI/AAAAAAAACds/M8WGnfjnofw/s400/Caceres_0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608409782320724274" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah liked the wall so we shot some senior pics.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KdcJoktHE3c/TdUS-ZrxWgI/AAAAAAAACdk/L-p3qqhGndQ/s1600/Caceres_0027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KdcJoktHE3c/TdUS-ZrxWgI/AAAAAAAACdk/L-p3qqhGndQ/s400/Caceres_0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608409774215485954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9BfzrnwfvWs/TdUPZZD1-TI/AAAAAAAACdQ/7w7fKGbWKpw/s1600/Caceres_0032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9BfzrnwfvWs/TdUPZZD1-TI/AAAAAAAACdQ/7w7fKGbWKpw/s400/Caceres_0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608405839857973554" border="0" /></a><br />At one point there were many different wealthy families trying to control the city so they kept building bigger houses to show that they were the most powerful.<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rb3KG7nD9EQ/TdUPZj_krJI/AAAAAAAACdY/Q5YPYVx8w1I/s1600/Caceres_0029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rb3KG7nD9EQ/TdUPZj_krJI/AAAAAAAACdY/Q5YPYVx8w1I/s400/Caceres_0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608405842792852626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FQsVNSxLLzo/TdUPZJCqn-I/AAAAAAAACdI/CiTrU4UZ8Vk/s1600/Caceres_0035.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FQsVNSxLLzo/TdUPZJCqn-I/AAAAAAAACdI/CiTrU4UZ8Vk/s400/Caceres_0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608405835558068194" border="0" /></a><br />This plaza is one of the bigger nicer ones we have seen<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6tT3ix17SEDBbtpXAk262Zh-R8l_Ta41jJovZ5O0BmKJeUzdD0shXpjJwsEnZdlS2Yp_cgf84QIEbrbQRnnCHMmbz3bRoyJRVpidx5_RSXrl3N4s8B9iZc8Ef631VTYwppCItVywWM/s1600/Caceres_0039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp6tT3ix17SEDBbtpXAk262Zh-R8l_Ta41jJovZ5O0BmKJeUzdD0shXpjJwsEnZdlS2Yp_cgf84QIEbrbQRnnCHMmbz3bRoyJRVpidx5_RSXrl3N4s8B9iZc8Ef631VTYwppCItVywWM/s400/Caceres_0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608405831029442626" border="0" /></a><br />and was recently redone<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rppdmP-M_bA/TdUPYrmY3JI/AAAAAAAACc4/KelI1Zy4BlY/s1600/Caceres_0040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rppdmP-M_bA/TdUPYrmY3JI/AAAAAAAACc4/KelI1Zy4BlY/s400/Caceres_0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608405827654835346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We only spent about an hour and a half in the city before we were back on the rode towards Salamanca. But we were really glad we stopped there. Salamanca is next!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-1917110099568273542011-04-04T03:00:00.000-07:002011-04-05T03:14:23.907-07:00Springtime!<div style="text-align: center;">The weather here in Sevilla is really warming up here so we decided to kick of the season with a good ol' fashion American BBQ.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Artwork by Sarah<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ueu4mXHsl_A/TZmuLxDpAHI/AAAAAAAACac/POubEga4204/s1600/USA%2BBBQ_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ueu4mXHsl_A/TZmuLxDpAHI/AAAAAAAACac/POubEga4204/s400/USA%2BBBQ_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591691929527582834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As always, I took care of the grillin'. That bright light is from a halogen lamp I installed earlier in the day. Unfortunately the bulb burned out right before we started eating. The electricity in our building can be a little sketchy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h76qFh6of4o/TZmuMJzp7YI/AAAAAAAACak/1mxORvMY6XU/s1600/USA%2BBBQ_0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h76qFh6of4o/TZmuMJzp7YI/AAAAAAAACak/1mxORvMY6XU/s400/USA%2BBBQ_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591691936171421058" border="0" /></a><br />Our Spanish friends all really love BBQ's but we decided to go ALL American with this one. Andrew and pregnant Jaime Goodwin came over along with our neighbors, the Teagues, and friend Rachel.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V02Sc6N0p2o/TZmuLoh8DHI/AAAAAAAACaU/FJJwrJEcDC8/s1600/USA%2BBBQ_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V02Sc6N0p2o/TZmuLoh8DHI/AAAAAAAACaU/FJJwrJEcDC8/s400/USA%2BBBQ_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591691927238741106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h76qFh6of4o/TZmuMJzp7YI/AAAAAAAACak/1mxORvMY6XU/s1600/USA%2BBBQ_0002.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are still continuing with the <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/thebentleys/">Couchsurfing</a> every once in awhile. We needed to be reminded a little bit of our heritage so we decided to host Marjolein from Amsterdam. She made us a delicious <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutspot">hutspot</a> for dinner.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3oMRbifwltI/TZmqjoIfgfI/AAAAAAAACaA/ywHBVpY8OTY/s1600/Marjolein%2B1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3oMRbifwltI/TZmqjoIfgfI/AAAAAAAACaA/ywHBVpY8OTY/s400/Marjolein%2B1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591687941402362354" border="0" /></a><br />She left us with some tasty treats. Stroopwafels - our Favorite!! and a box of Hagelslag - Sarah had never had it before and I remember eating it a few times at my friend Eric Koelewyn's house growing up. It's also a really fun word to say.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mcFNPEpwS0Y/TZmqjFVPhDI/AAAAAAAACZ4/T059pJOQEDg/s1600/Marjolein%2B3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mcFNPEpwS0Y/TZmqjFVPhDI/AAAAAAAACZ4/T059pJOQEDg/s400/Marjolein%2B3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591687932060599346" border="0" /></a><br />Our church community over here has been going through some crazy but exciting times. We got kicked out of our old building because of permit issues, angry neighbors, and possible persecution and have now moved to a bigger location a little further out from the city center. There was a plan to move this month anyways but since we got kicked out over a month ago, we had to move everything forward and make the move sooner then planned. The location is great but the building needs some work and of course this leads to needing money to do the work.<br />So Pastor Al and Jonathan got together to put on a benefit concert in one of the local theaters.<br /><br />Al kept the night flowin. He used to be a DJ in southern California call DJ Rebel.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYXAe_h4Tpw/TZmqi-fDyyI/AAAAAAAACZw/-7gjV7UqDkQ/s1600/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pYXAe_h4Tpw/TZmqi-fDyyI/AAAAAAAACZw/-7gjV7UqDkQ/s400/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591687930222725922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These guys are one of my favorites. They call themselves <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thepotatoeschips">The Potatoes Chips</a>.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ2VAsIra5k/TZmqivDYMQI/AAAAAAAACZo/Scx8IeQLm3Q/s1600/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MZ2VAsIra5k/TZmqivDYMQI/AAAAAAAACZo/Scx8IeQLm3Q/s400/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591687926080090370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qyZXZTGlSjs/TZmqj5v4BoI/AAAAAAAACaI/80EFbuDTjLs/s1600/USA%2BBBQ_0007.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are with part of their big hit "My Potatoes Chips"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dza-uMgmUSuj1eptlPjr8CDqZg0kPSf3unHZuZl2V1j6IYi4imOxj962gjqmNwqWoi_hkfH8xwDf2Svz14EaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Al's daughter Ashley got to pick out the winner of an ipod Nano. <br />Of course Andrew Goodwin wins it and he was sitting right behind me.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6SZ8mX1tow/TZmhaznTo-I/AAAAAAAACZc/PtkuaXdR_8o/s1600/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I6SZ8mX1tow/TZmhaznTo-I/AAAAAAAACZc/PtkuaXdR_8o/s400/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591677894260925410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Jonathan and his band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluem/8674557123">Blue M</a> finished of the show with a few rockin' songs.<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUNrVD5pP3E/TZmb0fmbNTI/AAAAAAAACZQ/NYIux4cV2mA/s1600/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yUNrVD5pP3E/TZmb0fmbNTI/AAAAAAAACZQ/NYIux4cV2mA/s400/Concierto%2BOperation%2BMoving_0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591671738495350066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next day we hopped on the bus to the pueblo of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coria_del_R%C3%ADo">Coria del Rio</a> where our friends Reuben and Silvia live. Silvia is getting ready to have her baby very soon so we wanted to make her a big pancake breakfast. The sign says 'Sara and Jordan's American Breakfast".<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bm8GqJEGHd4/TZmbzyJ0ICI/AAAAAAAACZI/QXMuUyg_0YA/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bm8GqJEGHd4/TZmbzyJ0ICI/AAAAAAAACZI/QXMuUyg_0YA/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591671726295752738" border="0" /></a><br />Of course any American breakfast must include LOTS of bacon. Silvia could hardly wait! She is normally the flamenco dance teacher for our school but this semester her sister-in-law and neighbor Mercedes (behind Silvia) is covering for her.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Igt9e_XoxY/TZmbzg6ZAZI/AAAAAAAACZA/8fZvjltHPwk/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Igt9e_XoxY/TZmbzg6ZAZI/AAAAAAAACZA/8fZvjltHPwk/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591671721667658130" border="0" /></a><br />We were hard at work making the pancakes and eggs.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QC85x3DvWOs/TZmbzD_OBVI/AAAAAAAACY4/jX-agSNuFiU/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QC85x3DvWOs/TZmbzD_OBVI/AAAAAAAACY4/jX-agSNuFiU/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591671713903281490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a really nice day so we enjoyed eating outside on their patio. We ate so many pancakes!<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZuMrnL9rRM/TZmaRbLNqUI/AAAAAAAACYk/MAX5Tk5Oarc/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZuMrnL9rRM/TZmaRbLNqUI/AAAAAAAACYk/MAX5Tk5Oarc/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591670036500425026" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Reuben and Silvia<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzVq92saZmQ/TZmaRGQqDFI/AAAAAAAACYc/eGzaADINUCo/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CzVq92saZmQ/TZmaRGQqDFI/AAAAAAAACYc/eGzaADINUCo/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591670030886112338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our friends Yván and Lorena also made it with their super cute kids. They are from Venezuela but have been living in Sevilla for some time now doing ministry work in the schools. Yván speaks English well because he went to college in Michigan. We had him share in the school's Encuentro meeting the week before.<br /><br />Yván and Andres<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vwWUyWgcmt8/TZmaQ0EYSyI/AAAAAAAACYU/lYQEYNTVcXM/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vwWUyWgcmt8/TZmaQ0EYSyI/AAAAAAAACYU/lYQEYNTVcXM/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591670026002778914" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lorena and Valeria<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sWqDxGFWNgw/TZmaQkLioiI/AAAAAAAACYM/zPhjoHmX4FA/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sWqDxGFWNgw/TZmaQkLioiI/AAAAAAAACYM/zPhjoHmX4FA/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591670021737849378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZuMrnL9rRM/TZmaRbLNqUI/AAAAAAAACYk/MAX5Tk5Oarc/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0006.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After eating so much we didn't much feel like doing anything else, so we just sat around. <br />But then after awhile we got hungry again so we just decided to all eat lunch together too! <br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zL1Qi-KV4c/TZmaQY3WAwI/AAAAAAAACYE/Ph4euok716E/s1600/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zL1Qi-KV4c/TZmaQY3WAwI/AAAAAAAACYE/Ph4euok716E/s400/Pancake%2527s%2Bin%2BCoria_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591670018700346114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Besides good times with friends we have been doing some Spring cleaning and re-arranging the house a little bit. In the process we discovered what our cat Rayas does when she is bored. We found all these items underneath the couch.<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QQzltk-9Zgc/TZrGTYxs29I/AAAAAAAACa4/PHIfVqJSIWw/s1600/Rayas_0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QQzltk-9Zgc/TZrGTYxs29I/AAAAAAAACa4/PHIfVqJSIWw/s400/Rayas_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591999923704617938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">But seriously, how could you even be mad at her.<br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GY18funwxpc/TZrGTiNO4xI/AAAAAAAACbA/brAF2dBk-rw/s1600/Rayas_0027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GY18funwxpc/TZrGTiNO4xI/AAAAAAAACbA/brAF2dBk-rw/s400/Rayas_0027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591999926236013330" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-75071906473944287172011-02-21T01:15:00.000-08:002011-02-21T07:30:21.698-08:00The days are moving along<div style="text-align: center;">Remember the picture in the last post of Sarah on our big bed in California? Well here it is once again compared with our bed here in Sevilla.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uu5mAHL7Mu8/TWJzMuVcTXI/AAAAAAAACXs/YeoNWk8R9cU/s1600/Big%2BAss%2BBed_0005.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uu5mAHL7Mu8/TWJzMuVcTXI/AAAAAAAACXs/YeoNWk8R9cU/s320/Big%2BAss%2BBed_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576145951071686002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wD5P4FKtUdw/TWJyYM1IqbI/AAAAAAAACXg/_pjnhOOYGPQ/s1600/Sevilla%2Bbed_0002.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wD5P4FKtUdw/TWJyYM1IqbI/AAAAAAAACXg/_pjnhOOYGPQ/s320/Sevilla%2Bbed_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576145048724613554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />And here I am giving you an idea of how I fit on each bed.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dml4RP3laX4/TWJx3jCsKbI/AAAAAAAACXY/spYL6PRd0nI/s1600/Big%2BAss%2BBed_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dml4RP3laX4/TWJx3jCsKbI/AAAAAAAACXY/spYL6PRd0nI/s320/Big%2BAss%2BBed_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576144487751362994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-036X8dMcF_A/TWJxYO3QHsI/AAAAAAAACXQ/HOqeZPBrK4s/s1600/Sevilla%2Bbed_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-036X8dMcF_A/TWJxYO3QHsI/AAAAAAAACXQ/HOqeZPBrK4s/s320/Sevilla%2Bbed_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576143949758734018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Rayas has been super happy that we are back home. She fights the cold by constantly wanting to be laying and sleeping on top of us.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwwCq3Vnulw/TWI6qZKhnqI/AAAAAAAACW8/uBwtPzc_6l8/s1600/Rayas_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LwwCq3Vnulw/TWI6qZKhnqI/AAAAAAAACW8/uBwtPzc_6l8/s400/Rayas_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576083788622044834" border="0" /></a><br />We got together with friends at our house to celebrate Rachel's (in the middle) birthday. She is doing the same thing that Wesley and Emma (on the left side) are doing....helping teach English at schools. It all started with a good ol' fashion pizza party.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8MCdC13auUY/TWI3J6ZPdCI/AAAAAAAACWw/MG2AhiYjy1k/s1600/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0006_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8MCdC13auUY/TWI3J6ZPdCI/AAAAAAAACWw/MG2AhiYjy1k/s400/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0006_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576079932071572514" border="0" /></a><br />Then the girls fixed each other up in the bathroom.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VNldHG1LySI/TWI3Jv7kIPI/AAAAAAAACWo/oasLSpZJaAw/s1600/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0003_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VNldHG1LySI/TWI3Jv7kIPI/AAAAAAAACWo/oasLSpZJaAw/s400/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0003_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576079929262743794" border="0" /></a><br />And the guys played Angry Birds on the computer. Wesley and I were able to get the Spaniards, Martín and Kike, hooked on the game pretty quickly.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4FbrsRdHu3I/TWI3JcdkwtI/AAAAAAAACWg/Zx_JxIoOuOQ/s1600/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0001_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4FbrsRdHu3I/TWI3JcdkwtI/AAAAAAAACWg/Zx_JxIoOuOQ/s400/Rachel%2527s%2BBirthday_0001_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576079924036682450" border="0" /></a>The night ended with us getting our dance on at a discoteca. The Teagues took pictures but I am pretty sure they are all too embarrassing to post.<br /><br />We hosted another super nice couchsurfing couple. We had the privilege of being their first couch surfing experience! Sezen (on the left) is from Turkey and Jochen is from Germany.<br />They gifted us a sweet plant.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KoPtTIUVTEg/TWI0T4ZbmnI/AAAAAAAACWU/HTSdCwVCjrE/s1600/Sezen%2Band%2BJochen_0001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KoPtTIUVTEg/TWI0T4ZbmnI/AAAAAAAACWU/HTSdCwVCjrE/s400/Sezen%2Band%2BJochen_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576076804799306354" border="0" /></a><br />We also finally got to visit out new friends Andy and Jaime's house. They invited us over for some delicious Mexican food. They live in an amazing area of town where almost all the streets are called kissing streets (being that the buildings are so close together.) The best part about the whole setup is that they have a huge rooftop patio all to themselves. Jaime is going to have her baby here in Spain in a few months!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bvHvDXX5Pjg/TWIyuKVNGzI/AAAAAAAACWI/vB6YcTnMz_g/s1600/Andrew%2Band%2BJaime%2527s_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bvHvDXX5Pjg/TWIyuKVNGzI/AAAAAAAACWI/vB6YcTnMz_g/s400/Andrew%2Band%2BJaime%2527s_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576075057266760498" border="0" /></a>The view from their front door.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pa5qG7bduls/TWIytvJ3TVI/AAAAAAAACWA/QZfkwaup-WQ/s1600/Andrew%2Band%2BJaime%2527s_0004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pa5qG7bduls/TWIytvJ3TVI/AAAAAAAACWA/QZfkwaup-WQ/s400/Andrew%2Band%2BJaime%2527s_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576075049971436882" border="0" /></a><br />We took a trip to the Sevilla airport with friends Pablo and Cristina. They showed us the spot where you can stand and watch the planes fly right over your heads.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGqWL5IS94/TWIytJ_V_KI/AAAAAAAACV4/pb658NIaT58/s1600/Aeropuerto_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OTGqWL5IS94/TWIytJ_V_KI/AAAAAAAACV4/pb658NIaT58/s400/Aeropuerto_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576075039995198626" border="0" /></a><br />There was a lot of waiting but we had fun with pictures.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Wj_dGXO_z8/TWIytAxo7mI/AAAAAAAACVw/9P8OrB_omrg/s1600/Aeropuerto_0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Wj_dGXO_z8/TWIytAxo7mI/AAAAAAAACVw/9P8OrB_omrg/s400/Aeropuerto_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576075037521800802" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately we didn't see any landing (which would have flown closer over our heads) but I was able to get a shot with my zoom lens of one of the planes taking off.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7WBlsU_8j0/TWIys4ktnpI/AAAAAAAACVo/YaYk1NGKsbU/s1600/Aeropuerto_0011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7WBlsU_8j0/TWIys4ktnpI/AAAAAAAACVo/YaYk1NGKsbU/s400/Aeropuerto_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576075035320098450" border="0" /></a><br />We promised them pancakes.<br />So a week later we had them over for their first American pancake breakfast.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL79gZ-wr-rb9Yk-cAmGKAcV0RG9cUK3yzTRnL6n2zPSa6lN0Rtwp7bQnr0DZN8MO17KKMPqHqeYAfI5lv7FNZLBuICghpct645roJN-W8ovzrFSBPIeioNBzajBTlWVFO1-SGMDq8Qw/s1600/Breakfast_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL79gZ-wr-rb9Yk-cAmGKAcV0RG9cUK3yzTRnL6n2zPSa6lN0Rtwp7bQnr0DZN8MO17KKMPqHqeYAfI5lv7FNZLBuICghpct645roJN-W8ovzrFSBPIeioNBzajBTlWVFO1-SGMDq8Qw/s400/Breakfast_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576071564454310354" border="0" /></a><br />Pablo makes his first flip.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mQDxslTsnWc/TWIvigm22gI/AAAAAAAACVU/7qYrtjx08ew/s1600/Breakfast_0005_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mQDxslTsnWc/TWIvigm22gI/AAAAAAAACVU/7qYrtjx08ew/s400/Breakfast_0005_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576071558553065986" border="0" /></a><br />For Valentines Day weekend, we headed over to our church for a romantic dinner with other couples from the church.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MqEDaqYsjCQ/TWIvieTCJBI/AAAAAAAACVM/bSEXWZu4lWs/s1600/Noche%2BRomantica_0001_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MqEDaqYsjCQ/TWIvieTCJBI/AAAAAAAACVM/bSEXWZu4lWs/s400/Noche%2BRomantica_0001_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576071557933048850" border="0" /></a><br />We loved the salad served in the pineapple.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EQUgVz5Hdo/TWIviGju_II/AAAAAAAACVE/18t_-bu6d_w/s1600/Noche%2BRomantica_0013_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6EQUgVz5Hdo/TWIviGju_II/AAAAAAAACVE/18t_-bu6d_w/s400/Noche%2BRomantica_0013_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576071551560645762" border="0" /></a><br />We got to know some couples that we had never officially met so it was a great night. Sarah even got to sit next to the Spanish Zooey Deschanel! The food was phenomenal!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1qPv4AC4WQ/TWIvh9JzBUI/AAAAAAAACU8/9GStYK0FkNk/s1600/Noche%2BRomantica_0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1qPv4AC4WQ/TWIvh9JzBUI/AAAAAAAACU8/9GStYK0FkNk/s400/Noche%2BRomantica_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576071549035939138" border="0" /></a><br />On actual Valentines Day, after a morning at the school, we headed over to the Spa at Hotel Melia once again. It was sooo nice to just relax and enjoy the jacuzzi. Sarah can barely fit in our bathtub and I don't even try, and our hot water heat only provides enough water for half of an American shower. In the evening we had a movie night with the students. I "hired" a few of the musical guys that have been working on some stuff together to sing a song for Sarah. They are hoping to take there show to the street to earn some extra money.<br /><br />We have our tickets for our flight back to California on July 16th! We were able to use our points to by the flights. But since their was no availability in the economy class we had to bump up to Buisness class! (Thanks to Mark and Vicki for sharing their points) So we are pretty excited about that. It is also going to help a lot with the massive amount of luggage and cat we will have. Rayas is going to be riding with us on the plane the whooooole way.<br />Check out these seats! And yes .......it is a massage chair if you were wondering.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4RwY8zJP-_g/TWJ5vmR9h4I/AAAAAAAACX4/Ur_ZGlPU3rc/s1600/butaca_business_plus.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 205px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4RwY8zJP-_g/TWJ5vmR9h4I/AAAAAAAACX4/Ur_ZGlPU3rc/s400/butaca_business_plus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576153147274790786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-59356084620068527132011-01-16T00:55:00.000-08:002011-01-18T04:26:01.329-08:00there and back again<div style="text-align: center;">Well, like usual, we didn't have time to go around and take pictures of the Christmas lights in Sevilla like we promised before we got on the plane, but you can go check out some really nice pictures on our neighbors, the Teagues, blog <a href="http://wetwoteagues.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-be-back-espana-2011.html">HERE</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Our time in California came and went so quickly. It seems like it always feels like we will have a lot of time at the beginning, but before we know it we are getting ready to fly back. My camera was in need of some repair so we didn't take as many photos as we would have liked. So now we are back in Sevilla and remembering all the things we really enjoyed while we were home.<br /><br />One thing we always miss is of course being our HUGE bed!<br />Look how tiny Sarah is!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVu3qkH1mI/AAAAAAAACUA/BBNUwjb5b9A/s1600/bed_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVu3qkH1mI/AAAAAAAACUA/BBNUwjb5b9A/s400/bed_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563474817283774050" border="0" /></a><br />and (good) Mexican Food!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVyuIRBG5I/AAAAAAAACUg/6VTBYetlg_8/s1600/mexican%2Bfood.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVyuIRBG5I/AAAAAAAACUg/6VTBYetlg_8/s400/mexican%2Bfood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563479051504524178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other foods we indulged in that we can't get in Sevilla.....</span><br /><br />-In & Out (Thanks Mark and Vicki! - first meal we ate off the plane)<br />-Taco Bell<br />-My mom's Enchilada Casserole (with applesauce of course)<br />-Tri-Tip (Thanks Gma Duyst!)<br />-Aunt Claire's Ravioli<br />-Geta Express<br />-Quiznos<br />-more Taco Bell<br />-Me n Eds pizza (Thanks Ashley and Scott!)<br />-Grandma Bentley's famous breakfast casserole<br />-BBQ Chicken (thanks Adam and Tiffany!)<br />-More Mexican Food (thanks Jason and Aaryn!)<br />-Bagels (Thanks Bruce and Rhonda!)<br /><br />Most of all we enjoyed.....FAMILY!<br /><br />and Boo Boo (before)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVraD9tcSI/AAAAAAAACTk/NQ0yFJQYC50/s1600/booboo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVraD9tcSI/AAAAAAAACTk/NQ0yFJQYC50/s400/booboo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563471010171023650" border="0" /></a><br />Boo Boo (after) got another owie on his face<br />He had to wear a cone this same time last year.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrZedv4wI/AAAAAAAACTc/lBmPbNyHLbc/s1600/0111111218a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrZedv4wI/AAAAAAAACTc/lBmPbNyHLbc/s400/0111111218a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563471000104854274" border="0" /></a>Note: I also REALLY missed my dog Reggie (not pictured)<br /><br />On Christmas Eve we enjoyed the beautiful weather in Monterey and rode a surrey along the ocean. It was way more of a workout than any of us thought it would be but lots of fun!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrYg5ic8I/AAAAAAAACTU/ito8pjAY1lQ/s1600/monterey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrYg5ic8I/AAAAAAAACTU/ito8pjAY1lQ/s400/monterey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563470983578416066" border="0" /></a><br />Of course we had to stop at Ghirardelli's afterwards for some amazing Hot Chocolate.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrYKISMEI/AAAAAAAACTM/6bc_4wE0o8Q/s1600/monterey_6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrYKISMEI/AAAAAAAACTM/6bc_4wE0o8Q/s400/monterey_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563470977466249282" border="0" /></a><br />Family Photo!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6iTjc825I8Hmjep2F4sUEhUbgkhNdIMkVl0-rMLV1A6z43bVJYCEeFxo3x3V8BqZcNe6dteMWTf61KyG8vOrvDhFxfUQKkoJaQnJgI2aSwAjrIDyYGNDjGk8hTuKNpfcp1czlBckS34/s1600/monterey_5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6iTjc825I8Hmjep2F4sUEhUbgkhNdIMkVl0-rMLV1A6z43bVJYCEeFxo3x3V8BqZcNe6dteMWTf61KyG8vOrvDhFxfUQKkoJaQnJgI2aSwAjrIDyYGNDjGk8hTuKNpfcp1czlBckS34/s400/monterey_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563474797416186290" border="0" /></a><br />We really enjoyed being back in Hanford too. It was so nice to be close to family and friends. It almost made us not want to leave for Spain again.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />All the Bentley cousins in front of Grandma's house for Christmas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0YUmlOyI/AAAAAAAACS4/d0yyPmN_NQE/s1600/bentleys.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0YUmlOyI/AAAAAAAACS4/d0yyPmN_NQE/s400/bentleys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562706819696376610" border="0" /></a><br />On New Years Eve we got together to celebrate Grandpa Duyst's 80th birthday. Grandma had been planning the event all year and it was great to see everything come together. This picture was taken at the end after all Grandpa's friends had left. It didn't quite make the transition to a New Years party but we had watched the ball drop earlier live in New York.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVvTpwCLTI/AAAAAAAACUI/7HRykdnYYL0/s1600/36248_1733054173728_1459763407_1819278_4855154_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVvTpwCLTI/AAAAAAAACUI/7HRykdnYYL0/s400/36248_1733054173728_1459763407_1819278_4855154_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563475298101636402" border="0" /></a><br />I was in charge of cooking the Tri-Tip.<br />I had never cooked 6 at a time so I was pretty nervous. <br />We had an assembly line going to prepare the plates for all the guests.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVwG6btXbI/AAAAAAAACUU/nMN2D1sinZw/s1600/163077_1733051573663_1459763407_1819270_7760549_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVwG6btXbI/AAAAAAAACUU/nMN2D1sinZw/s400/163077_1733051573663_1459763407_1819270_7760549_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563476178753117618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun to Skype with our neighbors from Spain, the Teagues, while they were visiting family in Alabama. We had gotten used to seeing a lot of them since they moved next door so we really missed them.<br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrXu2y8aI/AAAAAAAACTE/WscM7miUs-8/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-12-12%2Bat%2B10.04.02%2BPM.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTVrXu2y8aI/AAAAAAAACTE/WscM7miUs-8/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2010-12-12%2Bat%2B10.04.02%2BPM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563470970145141154" border="0" /></a><br />After spending countless hours working with Scott and Ashley, we were finally able to finish the super shiny and difficult Star Wars puzzle that Scott got during Christmas Bingo. <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTWAU0_J4EI/AAAAAAAACUs/YApSE4Xthbo/s1600/168475_498366682152_712867152_6153325_7202139_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTWAU0_J4EI/AAAAAAAACUs/YApSE4Xthbo/s400/168475_498366682152_712867152_6153325_7202139_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563494009995386946" border="0" /></a><br />We found time during our visit to do a little work on my mom's hall bathroom.<br />It was in need of some repair and a new floor.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0YNOU0kI/AAAAAAAACSw/n7hZNfrN4Tk/s1600/project.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0YNOU0kI/AAAAAAAACSw/n7hZNfrN4Tk/s400/project.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562706817715589698" border="0" /></a><br />There was a slow leak in the wall behind the shower so some drywall had to be replaced. We also found old termite damage and lots of ant living inside.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0X5aJthI/AAAAAAAACSo/o8xlEsdvImg/s1600/project_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0X5aJthI/AAAAAAAACSo/o8xlEsdvImg/s400/project_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562706812396484114" border="0" /></a><br />New tile!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0XaTsL2I/AAAAAAAACSg/WYxWaezH2J8/s1600/project_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0XaTsL2I/AAAAAAAACSg/WYxWaezH2J8/s400/project_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562706804047884130" border="0" /></a><br />New toilet! It's two inches taller than the old one. Sarah wasn't happy to find that her heels no longer touch the ground but it's perfect for me.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0XIxW87I/AAAAAAAACSY/TsMCmrTJRzo/s1600/project_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TTK0XIxW87I/AAAAAAAACSY/TsMCmrTJRzo/s400/project_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562706799340483506" border="0" /></a>It was the least we could do for my mom letting us stay in her house and eat her food. <br />Thanks mom!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since time ran out so quickly during our visit and we were busy with projects, we didn't get to see everyone we wanted this time around, but we will be coming back for good in July!<br /><br />Until then...we have been busy getting things ready at the school<br />and the students arrive tomorrow!!<br />We are hopeful for a great last semester!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-38675268189355727102010-12-08T04:50:00.000-08:002010-12-08T06:28:19.850-08:00Home, Wood, Food, Tuna!<div style="text-align: center;">Hello friends and family! We haven't been too inspired to post lately (for lack of material). But we wanted to catch everyone up until we come to California for the holidays. We have been fairly busy here but also we have been taking the time to enjoy the city. Their are lots of little special events that happen around this season so we have been enjoying some of the traditional Spanish fiestas. But of course we are excited to be back in California soon! We will land in San Francisco on the night of the 18th!<br />Our American neighbors and good friends, the Teagues, lucked out and had someone contact them about renting their apartment during the holidays while they are back in the states. We figured we would advertise our place and see if anyone would want to do the same with us. So after some cleaning and de-cluttering we snapped some pictures of our apartment. It has been awhile since we have posted any pictures of it so here we go!<br /><br />We recently bought a rug for the salón. Rayas really appreciates it and it helps a little with the cold.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fjnf7JLI/AAAAAAAACR0/PYCgbkHCpN0/s1600/Loft0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fjnf7JLI/AAAAAAAACR0/PYCgbkHCpN0/s400/Loft0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300112888538290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The front door with the stairs going up to the loft.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-FjXcRbtI/AAAAAAAACRs/fALkzCC0uTM/s1600/Loft0007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-FjXcRbtI/AAAAAAAACRs/fALkzCC0uTM/s400/Loft0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300108578254546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We bought the baby oven and put up spice racks in the kitchen. Sarah really likes the coffee station.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fizhz46I/AAAAAAAACRk/uALFRGjUC50/s1600/Loft0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fizhz46I/AAAAAAAACRk/uALFRGjUC50/s400/Loft0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300098937807778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The curtains that we hung for the loft.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fipcr67I/AAAAAAAACRc/HBLTWuVUBAk/s1600/Loft0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Fipcr67I/AAAAAAAACRc/HBLTWuVUBAk/s400/Loft0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300096231959474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We use this picture on our couchsurfing profile to show people where they will be sleeping.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-FifvgwxI/AAAAAAAACRU/WWLIky4Rmvg/s1600/Loft.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-FifvgwxI/AAAAAAAACRU/WWLIky4Rmvg/s400/Loft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300093626565394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We have improved this bed a little with bed risers (thanks mom Lyftogt!) and some extra padding from Ikea. Still is nothing compared to our amazing Cal King in California. We grew some grass in the window for Rayas to eat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Ew9ZePII/AAAAAAAACRM/guufXd6IMFM/s1600/Loft0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Ew9ZePII/AAAAAAAACRM/guufXd6IMFM/s400/Loft0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299242593729666" border="0" /></a><br />New shower curtain and rugs (from Walmart). Spain's stuff costs twice as much.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-GANlou_I/AAAAAAAACR8/K32gAceCOX8/s1600/Loft0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-GANlou_I/AAAAAAAACR8/K32gAceCOX8/s400/Loft0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548300604149382130" border="0" /></a><br />Great for multi-tasking!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-GYbaMuxI/AAAAAAAACSE/n4W15ZtlA2A/s1600/Loft0004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-GYbaMuxI/AAAAAAAACSE/n4W15ZtlA2A/s400/Loft0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548301020176366354" border="0" /></a><br />The patio<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhAZloiI0AgDdTuy-dMd2E9ms6lbnHVWxpNZgEboESEQAH5yxQ-nI2YY0edj8bXtpA_YcU-ze6ZFFxiWZylnnx82BjvIC7fzYpFybcV11v2mGWzYNiopQqh9YwgB-3QHa9XQP0lcPcqY/s1600/Loft0009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhAZloiI0AgDdTuy-dMd2E9ms6lbnHVWxpNZgEboESEQAH5yxQ-nI2YY0edj8bXtpA_YcU-ze6ZFFxiWZylnnx82BjvIC7fzYpFybcV11v2mGWzYNiopQqh9YwgB-3QHa9XQP0lcPcqY/s400/Loft0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299235775847106" border="0" /></a><br />Word got around about my carpenter skills, and since nothing is made out of wood here people are afraid to work with it, so they called me. Marcos, our Cuban youth pastor friend, wanted a stage built in his youth room at the Baptist Church in town. The framing is made up of 3 raggedy wooden pallets.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-EwBekm8I/AAAAAAAACQ8/Crkp9aRUuhQ/s1600/Work%2Bat%2BBaptist%2BChurch_0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-EwBekm8I/AAAAAAAACQ8/Crkp9aRUuhQ/s400/Work%2Bat%2BBaptist%2BChurch_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299226508991426" border="0" /></a><br />Then one of the maintenance guys from the church asked if I could repair some old pews for them. He showed me the pew graveyard and I was able to scrap and glue a couple together. I was really interested in the organs I found in the back but they seem a little too far gone.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Ev6ERmPI/AAAAAAAACQ0/v4Idp-sQjb4/s1600/Work%2Bat%2BBaptist%2BChurch_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-Ev6ERmPI/AAAAAAAACQ0/v4Idp-sQjb4/s400/Work%2Bat%2BBaptist%2BChurch_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299224519645426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah has been busy at the school but she also found time to host a merienda time (like coffee time) with our friends. The Spaniards always get really excited about American style treats because Spanish treats never taste as good as they look.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-EvV1rhlI/AAAAAAAACQs/D0G4UGQuMuk/s1600/foggy_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-EvV1rhlI/AAAAAAAACQs/D0G4UGQuMuk/s400/foggy_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548299214794753618" border="0" /></a><br />Brownies, Snickerdoodle cupcakes, banana bread, and there was a carrot cake!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-_sjWdI/AAAAAAAACQk/Qf1kdGzb3gg/s1600/foggy_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-_sjWdI/AAAAAAAACQk/Qf1kdGzb3gg/s400/foggy_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548298384217168338" border="0" /></a><br />This doesn't happen often, but it makes us feel at home.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-YEIhqI/AAAAAAAACQc/uHuqACF4MRA/s1600/foggy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-YEIhqI/AAAAAAAACQc/uHuqACF4MRA/s400/foggy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548298373578655394" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah was in charge of making apple pies for this years school staff Thanksgiving.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D99H9BWI/AAAAAAAACQM/t8rJQRovd7o/s1600/Thanksgiving_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D99H9BWI/AAAAAAAACQM/t8rJQRovd7o/s400/Thanksgiving_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548298366346921314" border="0" /></a><br />It was a big hit, but people were too full to dig into the other one.<br />I was happy we got to take it home.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-H9tubI/AAAAAAAACQU/7g1J91qT1eQ/s1600/Thanksgiving_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D-H9tubI/AAAAAAAACQU/7g1J91qT1eQ/s400/Thanksgiving_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548298369256765874" border="0" /></a><br />We actually got to eat 3 Thanksgiving meals this year. On Thanksgiving day we ate with the entire school at a cuban restaurant Azucar de Cuba, who does a pretty good job with the food every year. Then on Saturday we ate together as the school staff. Then on Sunday we headed over to friend and coworker Ana Bello's house. I was definitely thankful that Spaniards embrace the Thanksgiving eating traditions.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D9IC27NI/AAAAAAAACQE/esQMyYtvnXQ/s1600/Thanksgiving%2Bat%2BAna%2527s_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-D9IC27NI/AAAAAAAACQE/esQMyYtvnXQ/s400/Thanksgiving%2Bat%2BAna%2527s_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548298352098471122" border="0" /></a><br />Last night we headed out behind the catherdral to watch the Tuna bands sing to the statue of the virgin Mary to celebrate her immaculate conception. Wierd huh?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C8LkW53I/AAAAAAAACP4/ZCyE8k1mnXk/s1600/Imaculada%2BF10_0015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C8LkW53I/AAAAAAAACP4/ZCyE8k1mnXk/s400/Imaculada%2BF10_0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548297236352788338" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know where they get the idea that Mary was immaculately conceived, but the music is fun. When it started to rain heavily we could't help but think it was a sign from God that he did not approve of the festivity. Once the umbrellas went up, we couldn't really see anything.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7z6AoLI/AAAAAAAACPw/fG0adv7hFJE/s1600/Imaculada%2BF10_0011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7z6AoLI/AAAAAAAACPw/fG0adv7hFJE/s400/Imaculada%2BF10_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548297230001152178" border="0" /></a><br />Different Tuna groups take turns singing to the statue, so when they are not there, they are singing in other parts of the city. We followed this group into our favorite little plaza for a more intimate show.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7fRk7WI/AAAAAAAACPo/zYjaOHa1ABs/s1600/Imaculada%2BF10_0073.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7fRk7WI/AAAAAAAACPo/zYjaOHa1ABs/s400/Imaculada%2BF10_0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548297224462855522" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of cool stringed instruments, good harmonies, and a guy dancing with a flag.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7McGwNI/AAAAAAAACPg/RcLkdV5RKdc/s1600/Imaculada%2BF10_0050.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C7McGwNI/AAAAAAAACPg/RcLkdV5RKdc/s400/Imaculada%2BF10_0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548297219406741714" border="0" /></a><br />What is a tuna band you may ask. All I have heard is that they come from different departments in the local universities. I found this description from www.huntinspain.com which I really enjoyed.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;"><span class="body">The tuna is a consummately Spanish concept, which of course makes it virtually impossible to explain. Essentially, a tuna is a roving band of semi-professional musicians and singers, hardcore partiers, would-be womanizers (though a lot actually have steady girlfriends) and small-time con artists who dress up in costumes that date from the seventeenth century — black shirts with puffed sleeves, breeches and huge capes decorated with patches from various conferences and concerts and ribbons. Each patch supposedly represents the love of a chica.<br /></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;"><span class="body">Most of their songs are about women, drinking or being from a certain region of Spain (or Portugal or Latin America, as the case may be). About half are minor-key laments; the other half are up-tempo dance numbers, and there’s a handful of songs that are both or a mixture of the two.</span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif;"><span class="body"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">It seems that most of the songs sung on this night were respectful songs to the Virgin Mary. My favorite part of the night was when one of the Tuna broke out into a (most likely inappropriate) song about a girl. People were starting to sing along but then another Tuna made him stop. He was pointing upward at the windows of the convent next door. I guess he knew that the nuns would not approve.</span><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C6mleS-I/AAAAAAAACPY/uROilIy-uPc/s1600/Imaculada%2BF10_0065.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TP-C6mleS-I/AAAAAAAACPY/uROilIy-uPc/s400/Imaculada%2BF10_0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548297209245486050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We hope to take some pictures of the Christmas lights around the city so that will mean one more blog post before we are in California!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-24416538395150225052010-11-09T01:51:00.000-08:002010-11-09T02:20:42.921-08:00Video clips from "Noche entre amigos"!<div>Hello all,</div><div><br /></div><div>Thought you would enjoy seeing a couple video clips from when we played at "Noche entre amigos" at the Baptist Church, here in Sevilla. We had a great time playing these 2 songs with our neighbor Wesley!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrTDqObmhekUEotvQAQCMzkD2FuHuYk2lH2tTJSfg6pewKOFp_-_BRKBoE-_v7DKqJw7NNbuKw5ayPUbd8iQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I Saw the Light</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxW_zX6xBSaGjYJA10DmabCT1bViuZWrHUKEvCvIiSnP7kR6PInox3yjF726qNRv7mP0wg8tYkNvz0gsTslhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">If Not for You</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17953706869968675315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-89945875201450760462010-11-01T05:43:00.000-07:002010-11-01T08:01:52.601-07:00Friends, Kitties, and Fiesta<div style="text-align: center;">A lot of our post are mostly about the trips we take, but we know its about time that we updated everyone a little bit about life here in Sevilla and it's about time we introduce you to our new friends Wesley and Emma. <br />We came into contact by email through friends of friends of friends as we were helping them with information about apartments in Sevilla. They got jobs to teach English in a pueblo outside of Sevilla but wanted to live in the centro like us. After a million (according to Wesley) emails we finally realized that they were finally in Sevilla and staying in a hostal until they found an apartment. We decided to invite them over to dinner to see if we could help them out at all....and then they didn't leave till 7 days later.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Here is Wesley demonstrating his nifty travel hammock off our loft.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7ApjXJcmI/AAAAAAAACO8/Deyhth2IQyA/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0249.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7ApjXJcmI/AAAAAAAACO8/Deyhth2IQyA/s400/GRANADA+F10_0249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572812184416866" border="0" /></a><br />It's fun for us that the apartment that they ended up in is in the same building as us, across the way and one floor up. Wesley is from Alabama and Emma is from Texas. They have been married for about 2 months now. Check out their blog <a href="http://wetwoteagues.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>. They are also really good photographers. You can see their work <a href="http://wephotographie.com/">HERE</a>.<br />This is what we get to see from our door every day.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7ApJjf4lI/AAAAAAAACO0/lqfRKoENd-I/s1600/LOS+TEAGUE.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7ApJjf4lI/AAAAAAAACO0/lqfRKoENd-I/s400/LOS+TEAGUE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534572805256897106" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah and I also decided to finally take the dive into pet ownership. After coming into contact with a good cat shelter, we made a visit and fell in love with Rayas. She was by far the most loving of all the cats that we met there.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_t4HmdLI/AAAAAAAACOs/6vofCpTN-l0/s1600/19102010091.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_t4HmdLI/AAAAAAAACOs/6vofCpTN-l0/s400/19102010091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534571786964202674" border="0" /></a><br />About a week later after she had been checked out at the Vet, she got delivered to our door. We had to do a little bit of work on the apartment to kitty proof it, but she is at home now.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_tiYNepI/AAAAAAAACOk/jDagBIv1B50/s1600/RAYAS_0034.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_tiYNepI/AAAAAAAACOk/jDagBIv1B50/s400/RAYAS_0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534571781128288914" border="0" /></a><br />Emma likes to come over to visit her.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_tCh1mjI/AAAAAAAACOc/Z3R3xjXMcIk/s1600/RAYAS_0051.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_tCh1mjI/AAAAAAAACOc/Z3R3xjXMcIk/s400/RAYAS_0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534571772578732594" border="0" /></a><br />This has become her favorite place to sleep during the day.<br />We'll see what the couchsurfers think about it.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_syNHZKI/AAAAAAAACOU/4o-pH_P2oNk/s1600/RAYAS_0054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_syNHZKI/AAAAAAAACOU/4o-pH_P2oNk/s400/RAYAS_0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534571768196850850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We were really excited with the news that Plaza España had finally be finished after years of restoration. We had always heard stories of how the moat around the plaza was once filled with water and you could rent row boats to float around in but it was empty even since Sarah was a student in 2006. We met up there with a few friends but unfortunately the boats had already closed down for the day. It was still just really fun to see it all restored to its original beauty.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_soadotI/AAAAAAAACOM/V5oasuTh-Cs/s1600/PLAZA+DE+ESPA%C3%91A_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM6_soadotI/AAAAAAAACOM/V5oasuTh-Cs/s400/PLAZA+DE+ESPA%C3%91A_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534571765568479954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Did you know a scene from Star Wars episode II was filmed here?<br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/edhLosefD0Q?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/edhLosefD0Q?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object><br /><br />We also want to share about where we have been going to church on Sunday mornings. For a couple months now we have been leading at a church in the pueblo of Bormujos called Comunidad Aljirafe. You can check out their blog <a href="http://lacomunidadaljarafe.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>. It has been fun for us to put together worship sets of all Spanish songs.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM699jsGdUI/AAAAAAAACOA/LWZEl-Gdx0Y/s1600/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM699jsGdUI/AAAAAAAACOA/LWZEl-Gdx0Y/s400/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534569857334801730" border="0" /></a><br />David Acton, on the right, is the church planter. He is originally from Miami, but along with his wife and 4 kids, also planted a church in Germany while living there for about 15 years. They were then called to Sevilla and have been here for about 4 years. Hendrik, on the left, is here with his wife as missionaries. They are both from German but crazy enough, I recognized his wife Maggie from when she went to college at Fresno Pacific University at the same time as me.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM699a93U5I/AAAAAAAACN4/SIxuR-Molr8/s1600/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM699a93U5I/AAAAAAAACN4/SIxuR-Molr8/s400/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534569854993388434" border="0" /></a><br />Here is another German from Wittenberg named Albrecht. He has recently moved to Sevilla with his wife Francesca to study. He has been playing percussion with us on Sunday mornings and even started helping us on Wednesday nights with our time of worship with the students. It is fun to talk to him because his Spanish is better than his English, so since we are both still learning Spanish we often have to get creative in how we communicate.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698_ZDV6I/AAAAAAAACNw/hqFusjdg28A/s1600/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698_ZDV6I/AAAAAAAACNw/hqFusjdg28A/s400/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534569847591229346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a shot of the church building filling up. On some days the room gets pretty packed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698SghaQI/AAAAAAAACNo/pvdQq6qsIL4/s1600/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698SghaQI/AAAAAAAACNo/pvdQq6qsIL4/s400/COMUNIDAD+ALJARAFE_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534569835542964482" border="0" /></a><br />A few nights ago we headed over to Noche Entre Amigos (or night among friends) at the Baptist Church in Sevilla Este (the far other side of town from where we live) to play a few songs. It is the church were are good Cuban friend Marcos (which you can see in earlier posts) is the youth pastor. On the last Saturday night of each month Marcos asks a few bands to come and share some music. Wesley joined us to help bust out some 3 part harmonies on a rendition of Hank Williams "I saw the light" and then Sarah and I sang a romantic diddy by Bob Dylan called "If Not For You." The people seemed to really enjoy it, especially because it is a different kind of music that they usually see live. I was really happy to be able to bust out my mandolin.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698L4uI8I/AAAAAAAACNg/BMsz6JC5qYA/s1600/71927_447806812311_587797311_6035156_518391_N.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM698L4uI8I/AAAAAAAACNg/BMsz6JC5qYA/s400/71927_447806812311_587797311_6035156_518391_N.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534569833765413826" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a picture of the little Halloween party we had at the school on Friday.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68q21luwI/AAAAAAAACNU/b5U8Iu369eM/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68q21luwI/AAAAAAAACNU/b5U8Iu369eM/s400/HALLOWEEN_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534568436545731330" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah and I found a sweet thrift store (which until now we didn't think existed in Sevilla) to put together some pirate costumes.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7TalR1dKI/AAAAAAAACPI/GbmAzC3NC_8/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM7TalR1dKI/AAAAAAAACPI/GbmAzC3NC_8/s400/HALLOWEEN_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534593445721896098" border="0" /></a><br />Last night we had a little Halloween fiesta at our house. We couldn't get any Spaniards to go, something about dressing up and carving pumpkins makes them nervous. But we had a great time carving pumpkins and eating.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68qPylWnI/AAAAAAAACNE/0dbY-5D_9Q4/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68qPylWnI/AAAAAAAACNE/0dbY-5D_9Q4/s400/HALLOWEEN_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534568426064140914" border="0" /></a><br />Theresa, another German friend, made some delicious pumpkin soup for everyone.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68qU2ldfI/AAAAAAAACNM/vits2MLJ0Ig/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68qU2ldfI/AAAAAAAACNM/vits2MLJ0Ig/s400/HALLOWEEN_0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534568427423102450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68qPylWnI/AAAAAAAACNE/0dbY-5D_9Q4/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0047.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah and I stuck with the pirate theme for costumes and pumpkin.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68pq18LrI/AAAAAAAACM8/yLzuHElUZbc/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0091.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68pq18LrI/AAAAAAAACM8/yLzuHElUZbc/s400/HALLOWEEN_0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534568416146108082" border="0" /></a><br />El Fin!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68pb27rNI/AAAAAAAACM0/dOE45o39c-Y/s1600/HALLOWEEN_0072.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TM68pb27rNI/AAAAAAAACM0/dOE45o39c-Y/s400/HALLOWEEN_0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534568412123737298" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-2154674673307310832010-10-20T01:26:00.000-07:002010-10-21T03:40:40.803-07:00Granada!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>It is hard to imagine that the trip to Granada almost didn't happen. As Sarah and I were looking at our finances, it just didn't seem smart. Our hopes were rekindled when the professors gave us money for tickets to get into the Alhambra for my birthday. But there was still the concern for paying for a hostel and as we were looking at prices online it was not looking good. The decision was made when our friend Cecilia told us that we could stay in her husbands apartment. Her husband Enrique recently got the apartment in Granada for his new job. Not only were we going to be able to stay there for our whole stay, but Cecilia would be there for a couple days too.<br /><br />Since we only had one night together before they headed to Sevilla,we had to go out.<br />Enrique and Cecilia took us on a paseo through the city.<br />They are amazing people!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACiZqNdXI/AAAAAAAACMo/48h4Xinfals/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACiZqNdXI/AAAAAAAACMo/48h4Xinfals/s400/GRANADA+F10_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530423132437706098" border="0" /></a><br />The city is full of beautiful fountains. In the middle section you can see big pomegranates as part of the design. Granada is Spanish for pomegranate!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACh-D1XnI/AAAAAAAACMg/2mBd7ypQUsk/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACh-D1XnI/AAAAAAAACMg/2mBd7ypQUsk/s400/GRANADA+F10_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530423125028986482" border="0" /></a><br />We love cities that are made for walking.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACVWijVxI/AAAAAAAACMY/SZ4_6Nj0-Ns/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACVWijVxI/AAAAAAAACMY/SZ4_6Nj0-Ns/s400/GRANADA+F10_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422908261979922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah and Cecilia stop to smell some of the teas from Africa.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACU4oNe1I/AAAAAAAACMQ/qgndpDK3k4w/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACU4oNe1I/AAAAAAAACMQ/qgndpDK3k4w/s400/GRANADA+F10_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422900232649554" border="0" /></a><br />The cathedral looked pretty impressive from the outside.<br />We didn't get the chance to go inside of this one.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUsAPkII/AAAAAAAACMI/SerCfbJX0ug/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUsAPkII/AAAAAAAACMI/SerCfbJX0ug/s400/GRANADA+F10_0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422896843788418" border="0" /></a><br />We found a nice tapas restaurant to sit down and relax. Notice the "pulpo gallego" on the table. It is octopus prepared in the style of the Northern Spain, Galicia area.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUWrTLqI/AAAAAAAACMA/XSbUcUVo1uw/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUWrTLqI/AAAAAAAACMA/XSbUcUVo1uw/s400/GRANADA+F10_0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422891118800546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah had a hard time with the texture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUHw8xkI/AAAAAAAACL4/BlCUpwpdPBY/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMACUHw8xkI/AAAAAAAACL4/BlCUpwpdPBY/s400/GRANADA+F10_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422887115966018" border="0" /></a><br />Something told us not to eat here.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzg64LgI/AAAAAAAACLw/xLdLgqFcLtw/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0037.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzg64LgI/AAAAAAAACLw/xLdLgqFcLtw/s400/GRANADA+F10_0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422326932811266" border="0" /></a><br />Christopher Columbus monument.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzT70XNI/AAAAAAAACLo/NZ1X2W2l-Us/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0041.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzT70XNI/AAAAAAAACLo/NZ1X2W2l-Us/s400/GRANADA+F10_0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422323447094482" border="0" /></a><br />As we were walking towards the older area of town, called the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albayz%C3%ADn">Albayzín</a>. We discovered a fairy tale kitty haven below the roadway.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzDC7RRI/AAAAAAAACLg/9yZjzguN5qU/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABzDC7RRI/AAAAAAAACLg/9yZjzguN5qU/s400/GRANADA+F10_0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422318913504530" border="0" /></a><br />Oh No!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YB2obnRe3L_9DkoxxGqIyo__lCP85G0Cq42Xe0aofy4A8Y8jCWFr7DKmnZj59R4tguDHpMSq8pFfba__XelZs34FXfBB8rQO24Wji1irIrO-raGWVkV3ARkWAfopUE2H27nXCYPzkRs/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YB2obnRe3L_9DkoxxGqIyo__lCP85G0Cq42Xe0aofy4A8Y8jCWFr7DKmnZj59R4tguDHpMSq8pFfba__XelZs34FXfBB8rQO24Wji1irIrO-raGWVkV3ARkWAfopUE2H27nXCYPzkRs/s400/GRANADA+F10_0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422312224853522" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah wanted to find a way down to pet them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABx9PerkI/AAAAAAAACLQ/9IpW9xhl_7o/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0072.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABx9PerkI/AAAAAAAACLQ/9IpW9xhl_7o/s400/GRANADA+F10_0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530422300175674946" border="0" /></a><br />The Alhambra was looking down on us.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABMJpNOTI/AAAAAAAACLI/qdMQLzk7SNU/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0075.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABMJpNOTI/AAAAAAAACLI/qdMQLzk7SNU/s400/GRANADA+F10_0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421650669779250" border="0" /></a><br />We printed out a walking tour off of National Geographic website so we stared to follow the map.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABLW-jrtI/AAAAAAAACLA/FkVOPfzbTwc/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0082.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABLW-jrtI/AAAAAAAACLA/FkVOPfzbTwc/s400/GRANADA+F10_0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421637069123282" border="0" /></a><br />The Alhambra was coming into better view as we climbed.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABLLwKN3I/AAAAAAAACK4/fYs3KtUiqL8/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0083.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABLLwKN3I/AAAAAAAACK4/fYs3KtUiqL8/s400/GRANADA+F10_0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421634055944050" border="0" /></a><br />I put the long lens on the camera to get a shot at some of the people taking picture in our direction. These people are "inside" the Alhambra taking the tour.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABKuSKVXI/AAAAAAAACKw/8TiyitIPA7Y/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABKuSKVXI/AAAAAAAACKw/8TiyitIPA7Y/s400/GRANADA+F10_0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421626145494386" border="0" /></a><br />Tiny Streets!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABKGiCZyI/AAAAAAAACKo/i64Ki8DQDZI/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0122.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMABKGiCZyI/AAAAAAAACKo/i64Ki8DQDZI/s400/GRANADA+F10_0122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421615474665250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gummy Bear break!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAqeRfynI/AAAAAAAACKg/KCeIaKYYxzs/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAqeRfynI/AAAAAAAACKg/KCeIaKYYxzs/s400/GRANADA+F10_0134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421072091925106" border="0" /></a><br />There she is! This is the view from the famous mirador Plaza San Nicholas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAApn8v03I/AAAAAAAACKY/_DFJWLXH4kE/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAApn8v03I/AAAAAAAACKY/_DFJWLXH4kE/s400/GRANADA+F10_0142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421057509380978" border="0" /></a><br />On the way down we were digging the old houses and the architecture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAApBX_FQI/AAAAAAAACKQ/tzewZTGm-jQ/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAApBX_FQI/AAAAAAAACKQ/tzewZTGm-jQ/s400/GRANADA+F10_0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421047154644226" border="0" /></a><br />The street was a lot of fun and seemed to be the main street of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albayz%C3%ADn">Albayzín</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAowXo8RI/AAAAAAAACKI/WIa8JLw89a4/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0188.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAowXo8RI/AAAAAAAACKI/WIa8JLw89a4/s400/GRANADA+F10_0188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421042589790482" border="0" /></a><br />We found "not so busy and touristy" coffee house and ordered some Pakistani tea and a gofre to share. What is a gofre, you may ask? Imagine a waffle with a scoop of ice cream, banana chunks, whip cream, and chocolate on top. Delicious!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAoaldUBI/AAAAAAAACKA/HM8CciRbIvM/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0197.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TMAAoaldUBI/AAAAAAAACKA/HM8CciRbIvM/s400/GRANADA+F10_0197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530421036742168594" border="0" /></a><br />We went back up to the Plaza San Nicholas to get a night shot of the Alhambra.<br />Photos don't really do it justice.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_94FZC-LI/AAAAAAAACJ0/7-pXFTV_P5s/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0198.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_94FZC-LI/AAAAAAAACJ0/7-pXFTV_P5s/s400/GRANADA+F10_0198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530418007395989682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next day we decided on a whim to head over to Granada's Parque de Las Ciencias.<br />Einstein was hanging out in front.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6MH-VCuI/AAAAAAAACI4/nb-mZQ3Tgo4/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0263.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6MH-VCuI/AAAAAAAACI4/nb-mZQ3Tgo4/s400/GRANADA+F10_0263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530413953640106722" border="0" /></a><br />There was some cool exhibits, more directed to children, but we had a good time with it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_939B5EEI/AAAAAAAACJs/FjHw-cjofcc/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0214.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_939B5EEI/AAAAAAAACJs/FjHw-cjofcc/s400/GRANADA+F10_0214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530418005151387714" border="0" /></a><br />I think there was suppose to be ants in the bubble.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_93W52l1I/AAAAAAAACJk/ksoKyoEzrBc/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0218.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_93W52l1I/AAAAAAAACJk/ksoKyoEzrBc/s400/GRANADA+F10_0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530417994917123922" border="0" /></a><br />California?!? tsk tsk tsk<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_93CDqtgI/AAAAAAAACJc/imkan_QX21c/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0219.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_93CDqtgI/AAAAAAAACJc/imkan_QX21c/s400/GRANADA+F10_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530417989321143810" border="0" /></a><br />My little astronaut.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_928Ul97I/AAAAAAAACJU/_5rCGFfLej4/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0234.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_928Ul97I/AAAAAAAACJU/_5rCGFfLej4/s400/GRANADA+F10_0234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530417987781523378" border="0" /></a><br />We also went inside their planetarium, which we both fell asleep in for small periods of time. We heard a loud noise on the dome and realized that it had started to rain like crazy outside. But once the rain stopped we headed out to climb up the observation tower.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6M38oJJI/AAAAAAAACJI/zjmtvy3oulI/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6M38oJJI/AAAAAAAACJI/zjmtvy3oulI/s400/GRANADA+F10_0240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530413966517871762" border="0" /></a><br />There was a great view of the Sierra Nevada mountains.<br />Yes, there are Sierra Nevadas here too.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6MXxJbQI/AAAAAAAACJA/y_fY19Dp7qs/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0248.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6MXxJbQI/AAAAAAAACJA/y_fY19Dp7qs/s400/GRANADA+F10_0248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530413957879786754" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next day we headed back into the Albayzín to make our way up to the Alhambra.<br />Notice Sarah's "I want kitty" face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6L1KEtCI/AAAAAAAACIw/FdClFj1oQN0/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0294.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6L1KEtCI/AAAAAAAACIw/FdClFj1oQN0/s400/GRANADA+F10_0294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530413948589093922" border="0" /></a><br />The road up to the Alhambra was steep! Notice how crazy the bench looks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6LnCS0II/AAAAAAAACIo/uSps3tlliG0/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0306.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_6LnCS0II/AAAAAAAACIo/uSps3tlliG0/s400/GRANADA+F10_0306.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530413944798367874" border="0" /></a><br />I don't think we were supposed to enter in here, but it was open.<br />So we entered into the Puerta de Justicia.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4q_je0PI/AAAAAAAACIc/407jh68NYfg/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0315.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4q_je0PI/AAAAAAAACIc/407jh68NYfg/s400/GRANADA+F10_0315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530412284932706546" border="0" /></a><br />We had time before our "appointed time" to enter into the Alhambra so we wandered around the Generalife, which is another palace right next door. We managed to balance the camera on some shrubbery to get this picture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4qmYH-PI/AAAAAAAACIU/brADUzFNPRE/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0360.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4qmYH-PI/AAAAAAAACIU/brADUzFNPRE/s400/GRANADA+F10_0360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530412278174185714" border="0" /></a><br /><i>Patio de la Acequia</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyKgB8hvMpT_bznK6kEXF4Mw0dATsI8QZK74rhj6iE27d3tHrnq3x1uEiZJ1NcDyTVgw6IpFLLJOdhMuJLxMIFi-qgdrzCc5A2o5ohTiVy1UGkEbPYf5SgzQSAN8XD5DQ2aMtprfiN9M/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0363.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyKgB8hvMpT_bznK6kEXF4Mw0dATsI8QZK74rhj6iE27d3tHrnq3x1uEiZJ1NcDyTVgw6IpFLLJOdhMuJLxMIFi-qgdrzCc5A2o5ohTiVy1UGkEbPYf5SgzQSAN8XD5DQ2aMtprfiN9M/s400/GRANADA+F10_0363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530412269576086962" border="0" /></a><br />Imagine making this rock by rock.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4p8idLvI/AAAAAAAACIE/9jQgPxYkb5U/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0383.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4p8idLvI/AAAAAAAACIE/9jQgPxYkb5U/s400/GRANADA+F10_0383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530412266943229682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_4pQrf3tI/AAAAAAAACH8/a9pmc1Dx1KQ/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0396.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was finally time to enter into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra">Alhambra</a>, so we got in line a filed in. It is amazing that so many people want to visit the Alhambra that they have to only allow a certain number to enter in every hour. You have to book your tickets in advance because it will sell out before your day to go. I still thought they let too many people in at a time and it made it difficult to take pictures.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3KW-VlPI/AAAAAAAACHw/PiaG5FOlUT8/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0402.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3KW-VlPI/AAAAAAAACHw/PiaG5FOlUT8/s400/GRANADA+F10_0402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410624772052210" border="0" /></a><br />The Alhambra is most famous for its intricate carvings and Islamic architecture.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3KMrsnSI/AAAAAAAACHo/xEtc6eXqzQQ/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0418.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3KMrsnSI/AAAAAAAACHo/xEtc6eXqzQQ/s400/GRANADA+F10_0418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410622009515298" border="0" /></a><br />They used lots of fountains and moving water to keep rooms cooler.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JzmVAVI/AAAAAAAACHg/UeMpa6I3_QE/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0420.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JzmVAVI/AAAAAAAACHg/UeMpa6I3_QE/s400/GRANADA+F10_0420.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410615276110162" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately the famous, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_the_Lions">Court of the Lions</a> was in the middle of some restoration. They had removed all of the lions and were fixing the water system. All of the lions were being displayed "fully restored" in another area, but photos were strictly prohibited.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JRVoZ2I/AAAAAAAACHY/5QjRYbZj5eM/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0432.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JRVoZ2I/AAAAAAAACHY/5QjRYbZj5eM/s400/GRANADA+F10_0432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410606079272802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JITHiKI/AAAAAAAACHQ/77Ei8ZfhA3s/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0454.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL_3JITHiKI/AAAAAAAACHQ/77Ei8ZfhA3s/s400/GRANADA+F10_0454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530410603652810914" border="0" /></a><br />When we got to the lookout point of the Alhambra (which I took a picture with my big lens earlier from the plaza) I put the big lens on to take a picture the other direction. So here is a picture of the Plaza San Nicholas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rW4r2TnI/AAAAAAAACHE/lXrnTAOLPUs/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0480.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rW4r2TnI/AAAAAAAACHE/lXrnTAOLPUs/s400/GRANADA+F10_0480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530045802119319154" border="0" /></a><br />This buildings call the Partal. Notice the punk kid in the red jacket.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rWhzg5AI/AAAAAAAACG8/LoC6cUokE8Q/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0495.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rWhzg5AI/AAAAAAAACG8/LoC6cUokE8Q/s400/GRANADA+F10_0495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530045795977454594" border="0" /></a><br />We had some lady take a picture of us.<br />She was really nervous with the camera so the picture didn't turn out real clear.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVt1QoXI/AAAAAAAACG0/s11McPAsph0/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0506.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVt1QoXI/AAAAAAAACG0/s11McPAsph0/s400/GRANADA+F10_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530045782026133874" border="0" /></a><br />Looking out at the city at sunset from the Alcazaba.<br />(right before we got kicked out by the guys who were closing up)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVd2eo3I/AAAAAAAACGs/z-qVCDCPCdI/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0518.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVd2eo3I/AAAAAAAACGs/z-qVCDCPCdI/s400/GRANADA+F10_0518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530045777736278898" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks again to Enrique and Cecilia for letting us stay at their apartment.<br />Wall to wall accommodations! It was an amazing trip!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVBEa1TI/AAAAAAAACGk/R92JJxwM4g4/s1600/GRANADA+F10_0526.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TL6rVBEa1TI/AAAAAAAACGk/R92JJxwM4g4/s400/GRANADA+F10_0526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530045770010121522" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-21585155432246696062010-10-10T02:52:00.000-07:002010-10-10T06:43:59.993-07:00My birthday and U2!<div style="text-align: center;">I know its a week late but last week was a little bit busy for us, so here is the post many people have been asking about.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On my Birthday Sarah made me chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. My plan was to stay home all morning and be lazy but she convinced me to come to the school while she had to work on some things. Towards the end of the morning, Sarah told me that one of the blinds in the teachers lounge fell down and they needed someone tall to fix. The rest of the staff were waiting inside to surprise me with a little birthday fiesta.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnpXbtWcI/AAAAAAAACF0/mk12IiAl6t4/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnpXbtWcI/AAAAAAAACF0/mk12IiAl6t4/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526382546867018178" border="0" /></a><br />The staff all pitched in to get me the book <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Alhambra">Tales of The Alhambra</a> by Washington Irving and enough change(literally a box of coins) for Sarah and I to buy two entrances to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra">Alhambra</a> in Granada. (We just got into Granada last night and I am taking advantage of the lazy morning to do this post) We are staying with good friends Cecilia and Enrique. Cecilia was my first professor here in Spain and her husband is here working in Granada for awhile. Sarah has been here before when she was a student but is excited to see it all again. We are scheduled to go see inside the Alhambra on Tuesday night!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnpNqGVPI/AAAAAAAACFs/Z15a3jqQ5Ps/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0166.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnpNqGVPI/AAAAAAAACFs/Z15a3jqQ5Ps/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526382544243021042" border="0" /></a>Thanks again everyone!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGno9C7vrI/AAAAAAAACFk/pxWyAgx4lUY/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0167.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGno9C7vrI/AAAAAAAACFk/pxWyAgx4lUY/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526382539783782066" border="0" /></a><br />The Huelga (strike) took place as planned but didn't seem to be as effective as everyone had hoped. Many stores closed only while the people were marching down the main street. There were reports that some groups of people were harassing workers in banks and stores later in the day but nothing too serious. The lack of public transportation was probably the biggest problem in the city.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGtZe0ThgI/AAAAAAAACGI/3e4pJr1lLzE/s1600/HUELGA_0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGtZe0ThgI/AAAAAAAACGI/3e4pJr1lLzE/s400/HUELGA_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526388871041091074" border="0" /></a><br />That night we had another big bbq on our roof. Actually I think it was our biggest one yet. Our hamburgers with pineapple are getting famous here.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnoooY9AI/AAAAAAAACFc/oY11klifiNI/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGnoooY9AI/AAAAAAAACFc/oY11klifiNI/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526382534303740930" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah set up a "good ol' fashion" game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. The Spaniards got a kick out of it. This is a picture of Aaron, our pastor's son, giving it his best shot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmZt5KjbI/AAAAAAAACFQ/k5V087pE1vw/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0022.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmZt5KjbI/AAAAAAAACFQ/k5V087pE1vw/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526381178506612146" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Cecilia getting prepped to go.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmYjH4KWI/AAAAAAAACE4/tb1q_Nu_FQw/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0044.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmYjH4KWI/AAAAAAAACE4/tb1q_Nu_FQw/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526381158435662178" border="0" /></a><br />I got pretty darn close. Pit Stains!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmZHJ7CnI/AAAAAAAACFA/-nb4arX6eHU/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0040.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmZHJ7CnI/AAAAAAAACFA/-nb4arX6eHU/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526381168107915890" border="0" /></a><br />Jonathan played guitar while everyone sang happy birthday in English. It was hilarious.<br />Sarah baked yummy cupcakes for everyone. (6 at a time)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmYezf-jI/AAAAAAAACEw/HvBf3w18qts/s1600/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0052.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGmYezf-jI/AAAAAAAACEw/HvBf3w18qts/s400/JORDAN%27S+BIRTHDAY_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526381157276449330" border="0" /></a><br />The next day I headed over to the Olympic Stadium at noon to get in line for the U2 concert. Everyone with General admission tickets wanted to be let in first so that they could get the closest to the stage. Even though I got there at 12pm (5 hours early) there were already about 1,200 people waiting in line. Many of them lighting up cigarettes every 10 minutes. I have seriously never inhaled so much second hand smoke in my life and have never hated smoking so much as I do now (I have been sick since). Sarah joined me at 3pm and they started letting us in at 5pm. We didn't take any pictures because it wasn't something we really wanted to remember. As we were moving forward, they kept everyone calm until we got to the front of the stadium. At that point it was a race for who could run across the stadium and up to the stage the fastest. Sarah and I managed to get a spot about 15 feet from the stage.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">After three hours of waiting there, we were well acquainted with the people around us. These are a group of guys that all work for the Guardia Civil at the Sevilla airport. They were a lot of fun. One of them kept buying beers and would not let me refuse to take the first few sips.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGhqdG9WqI/AAAAAAAACEk/mDMaD5nTPRI/s1600/U2_001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGhqdG9WqI/AAAAAAAACEk/mDMaD5nTPRI/s400/U2_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526375968500701858" border="0" /></a><br />The opening band was Interpol. I have seen them before in concert. They have a darker sound calling back to some 80's music and I really enjoy how they weave their guitar parts together.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGhp-AmfsI/AAAAAAAACEY/VnOWEJYO4Gs/s1600/U2_053.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGhp-AmfsI/AAAAAAAACEY/VnOWEJYO4Gs/s400/U2_053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526375960152538818" border="0" /></a><br />After their set some lucky stage crew member got the job of fixing one of the LED panels.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgkQJP-GI/AAAAAAAACEQ/_0aysjyt5-s/s1600/U2_056.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgkQJP-GI/AAAAAAAACEQ/_0aysjyt5-s/s400/U2_056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374762429806690" border="0" /></a><br />The crowd watched and cheered him on as he made progress. This picture also gives you an idea of how many people were behind us.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgjyFJdsI/AAAAAAAACEI/G_humRC4_kU/s1600/U2_058.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgjyFJdsI/AAAAAAAACEI/G_humRC4_kU/s400/U2_058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374754359539394" border="0" /></a><br />This gives you an idea of how high up he was. Can you see him in the middle of the red panels?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgjizhzwI/AAAAAAAACEA/zSdTLZiEF24/s1600/U2_059.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgjizhzwI/AAAAAAAACEA/zSdTLZiEF24/s400/U2_059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374750259105538" border="0" /></a><br />After much anticipation, U2 came on the stage.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgi1029PI/AAAAAAAACDw/IKVOKNHxv2c/s1600/U2_097.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgi1029PI/AAAAAAAACDw/IKVOKNHxv2c/s400/U2_097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374738185090290" border="0" /></a><br />It was great to hear all the Spaniards sing along.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgD1ybJ7I/AAAAAAAACDg/zXw3UqK_KDc/s1600/U2_107.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgD1ybJ7I/AAAAAAAACDg/zXw3UqK_KDc/s400/U2_107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374205598934962" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah and I were singing at the top of our lungs with our favorites.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDjpJtTI/AAAAAAAACDY/XwZbbPD1O0g/s1600/U2_113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDjpJtTI/AAAAAAAACDY/XwZbbPD1O0g/s400/U2_113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374200728204594" border="0" /></a><br />Bono is a great showman.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDYcouiI/AAAAAAAACDQ/-uY8b056xWk/s1600/U2_115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDYcouiI/AAAAAAAACDQ/-uY8b056xWk/s400/U2_115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374197722921506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDJSeYXI/AAAAAAAACDI/xAbVZMemgFQ/s1600/U2_125.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGgDJSeYXI/AAAAAAAACDI/xAbVZMemgFQ/s400/U2_125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526374193653768562" border="0" /></a><br />I wish I could have gotten a closer look at the Edge's guitar setup. He switched guitars every song and his pedal board was HUGE.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfLH3rKPI/AAAAAAAACDA/mx4XdAT9yCA/s1600/U2_128.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfLH3rKPI/AAAAAAAACDA/mx4XdAT9yCA/s400/U2_128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526373231200250098" border="0" /></a><br />Bono and the Edge on the walkway in the middle of the crowd. (behind us)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfKUnmmpI/AAAAAAAACCw/EZWYBmfwoyI/s1600/U2_133.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfKUnmmpI/AAAAAAAACCw/EZWYBmfwoyI/s400/U2_133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526373217442634386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfKLhiAqI/AAAAAAAACCo/yCG4n7VFqsI/s1600/U2_142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGfKLhiAqI/AAAAAAAACCo/yCG4n7VFqsI/s400/U2_142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526373215001248418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeLkYTgsI/AAAAAAAACCM/ejeESFLi5Sw/s1600/U2_146.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeLkYTgsI/AAAAAAAACCM/ejeESFLi5Sw/s400/U2_146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526372139341677250" border="0" /></a><br />I was amazed at how many times Adam switched the bass he was playing<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeK4RC3hI/AAAAAAAACB8/z34R8n3kyPk/s1600/U2_159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeK4RC3hI/AAAAAAAACB8/z34R8n3kyPk/s400/U2_159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526372127500066322" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah and I thought this girl was going to try to kiss Bono.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeKh8XEWI/AAAAAAAACB0/M3rGSMGIXFY/s1600/U2_160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGeKh8XEWI/AAAAAAAACB0/M3rGSMGIXFY/s400/U2_160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526372121507729762" border="0" /></a><br />The stage and light set-up was amazing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdF6BqE9I/AAAAAAAACBo/8rb-3H_oBuE/s1600/U2_163.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdF6BqE9I/AAAAAAAACBo/8rb-3H_oBuE/s400/U2_163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526370942561424338" border="0" /></a><br />Larry held it down<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdFC5-7aI/AAAAAAAACBg/BNEQkXrziw8/s1600/U2_164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdFC5-7aI/AAAAAAAACBg/BNEQkXrziw8/s400/U2_164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526370927765286306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah even cried during "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" it was so amazing!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdEqhKvDI/AAAAAAAACBY/ZV7opx5mPZQ/s1600/U2_179.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdEqhKvDI/AAAAAAAACBY/ZV7opx5mPZQ/s400/U2_179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526370921218751538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdEPZ7hgI/AAAAAAAACBQ/hIDVcA2QoAk/s1600/U2_180.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TLGdEPZ7hgI/AAAAAAAACBQ/hIDVcA2QoAk/s400/U2_180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526370913940637186" border="0" /></a><br />We snapped this on our way out. They had immediately started taking apart the stage to move it to the next gig.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUadJ1M6uIRlBNv4zz_awgebCh6bGZwSx8PltSn8INqZ2q9Q0I6xclA-qNpoxkFmWbZ4sfLjeQIeYm77H2wN1l41pwYtmWryP9ICbRDx7YIKevROcSvA5JE_lXKJNLIMp2d4uiwfpIVY/s1600/U2_186.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUadJ1M6uIRlBNv4zz_awgebCh6bGZwSx8PltSn8INqZ2q9Q0I6xclA-qNpoxkFmWbZ4sfLjeQIeYm77H2wN1l41pwYtmWryP9ICbRDx7YIKevROcSvA5JE_lXKJNLIMp2d4uiwfpIVY/s400/U2_186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526383208572679890" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some videos that we took.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />First a view of the stadium<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKBJZrll1D_CD5rd6-cMzngaUA1uzus6IFXj3z1ZbHQov26YOFJ9Z3Y_ZHLsYDGhE80JigQg7o7zndykpzEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Bono going over our heads on the bridge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw3XSDYMD0n8QhkKXC9BpedY965bmrZqEkJNsszKipK9EsNUrVe-Dxn1GIDiBi_gajkaJV-9AdykIG7N1nw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's Alright!<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxsrG0i8K4Ulj7TRF8ICBVpef1BKuid4AlCPWCMGIRLvxwAQmA3jL4fp7IpC0V7Xk0AS5W8xiYIgsqlbbxTlQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-87823925705103696642010-09-21T04:17:00.000-07:002010-09-27T03:51:41.054-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">So Sarah always gets mad at me for posting random photos of her so I decided to post this picture of yours truly from this semesters trip to Cordoba. Sarah snapped it in the <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Calahorra">Torre de la Calahorra</a> while we were on our audio tour of the museum. This is the THIRD time we were in the museum so the smile is really only for the picture.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD4yperhI/AAAAAAAACAY/FoggVktKLNo/s1600/Cordoba+F10_055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD4yperhI/AAAAAAAACAY/FoggVktKLNo/s400/Cordoba+F10_055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519447092522561042" border="0" /></a><br />We were really happy to see the return of the Feria de las Naciones this year. It comes to the park El Prado and stays for almost a month! The shot of lady liberty is for Cory, Annie, and Bee.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD3PmTjPI/AAAAAAAACAQ/uGRQbTNfJUA/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD3PmTjPI/AAAAAAAACAQ/uGRQbTNfJUA/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519447065934138610" border="0" /></a><br />We met up with our Cuban friends Marcos and Delmis on Friday night to enjoy the fair.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD2a3FZwI/AAAAAAAACAI/RmkJsKIB6lY/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD2a3FZwI/AAAAAAAACAI/RmkJsKIB6lY/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519447051777435394" border="0" /></a><br />There are representatives from all kinds of countries selling goodies that are typical to their area.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD1x0vIFI/AAAAAAAACAA/-VOkIpWd8wA/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkD1x0vIFI/AAAAAAAACAA/-VOkIpWd8wA/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519447040761733202" border="0" /></a><br />I forgot which countries booth this came from but I don´t think it originated there.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCPYxtBgI/AAAAAAAAB_0/FpC3fTyK0XA/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCPYxtBgI/AAAAAAAAB_0/FpC3fTyK0XA/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519445281691469314" border="0" /></a><br />What we were all most excited about was the different varieties of food.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCO2nFIQI/AAAAAAAAB_s/sDbMGGMSx3o/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCO2nFIQI/AAAAAAAAB_s/sDbMGGMSx3o/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519445272520106242" border="0" /></a><br />Marcos, of course, was drawn to the Cuban booth.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCNuiSAiI/AAAAAAAAB_k/7bANeXDI7UI/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCNuiSAiI/AAAAAAAAB_k/7bANeXDI7UI/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519445253172625954" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah and I, of course, were very tempted to eat at the Mexican booth<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCM8qD82I/AAAAAAAAB_c/EjYQDeGvXiE/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCM8qD82I/AAAAAAAAB_c/EjYQDeGvXiE/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519445239783486306" border="0" /></a><br />There was much to choose from and as the dinner hour was aproaching the lines were only getting longer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCMLrFNaI/AAAAAAAAB_U/xt-GS_HRseA/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkCMLrFNaI/AAAAAAAAB_U/xt-GS_HRseA/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519445226634425762" border="0" /></a><br />So we decided on the Dominican Republic food. It is what we ate last year but it was so good we needed to come back for more.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkACAkiRuI/AAAAAAAAB_I/m-Yo02G4MSk/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_012.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkACAkiRuI/AAAAAAAAB_I/m-Yo02G4MSk/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519442852832233186" border="0" /></a><br />The Australian booth next door made us laugh. I won´t even show you the picture of the American booth (too embarassing and a bad representation).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkABceuuLI/AAAAAAAAB_A/gnDtbHTpahY/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkABceuuLI/AAAAAAAAB_A/gnDtbHTpahY/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519442843144206514" border="0" /></a><br />We all decided that we had made the right choice.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkAAgnRZsI/AAAAAAAAB-4/4ocPbrjFsCc/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkAAgnRZsI/AAAAAAAAB-4/4ocPbrjFsCc/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519442827073906370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On stage their was a group of musicians from Brazil. Two of the guys set the drums down to demonstrate their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira">Capoeira</a> skills. This guy had amazing body control.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkAANTOvUI/AAAAAAAAB-w/9EG_61FlP_s/s1600/Feria+de+las+Naciones_017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJkAANTOvUI/AAAAAAAAB-w/9EG_61FlP_s/s400/Feria+de+las+Naciones_017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519442821889572162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday night we headed out to one of our favorite areas of town, La Alameda. They were having their annual Alamedeando festival where different concerts take place in the middle of the plaza and in some of the bars around it. We mostly came for the food and to take place in Tapeando. During this event each restaurant has their special tapa at a good price, and it comes with a free drink!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj__VN7_mI/AAAAAAAAB-o/jvvpQY5luCU/s1600/Alamedeando_001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj__VN7_mI/AAAAAAAAB-o/jvvpQY5luCU/s400/Alamedeando_001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519442806834986594" border="0" /></a><br />Our first stop was called something Cerveceria International. Not the best name and the building didn´t look to inviting but the table outside had fun ikea lanterns.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-WLiKq8I/AAAAAAAAB-c/aAzP57i24zQ/s1600/Alamedeando_002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-WLiKq8I/AAAAAAAAB-c/aAzP57i24zQ/s400/Alamedeando_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519441000349215682" border="0" /></a><br />We were drawn to the calabacin dish they had listed and we were not disappointed. Calabacin is kind of like zucchini and the Spaniards do amazing things with it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-VOzsN_I/AAAAAAAAB-U/Y_YGtUQGAXQ/s1600/Alamedeando_003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-VOzsN_I/AAAAAAAAB-U/Y_YGtUQGAXQ/s400/Alamedeando_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519440984048154610" border="0" /></a><br />This is the view from our table. The streets had a great atmosphere and it seemed like everyone was out.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-UdcmmgI/AAAAAAAAB-M/ZgavywAxLgU/s1600/Alamedeando_004.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-UdcmmgI/AAAAAAAAB-M/ZgavywAxLgU/s400/Alamedeando_004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519440970797980162" border="0" /></a><br />Our next stop was a little further off the normal path but I have been wanting to try it. La Estraza is a rock n´roll themed tapas bar.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-T2xXCKI/AAAAAAAAB-E/GTktjGJDSQU/s1600/Alamedeando_005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-T2xXCKI/AAAAAAAAB-E/GTktjGJDSQU/s400/Alamedeando_005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519440960416057506" border="0" /></a><br />We went with our new friend Rachel, who went through the Semester in Spain program after Sarah and has now come back to teach English.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-THkba9I/AAAAAAAAB98/zu9FALn2XE8/s1600/Alamedeando_006.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJj-THkba9I/AAAAAAAAB98/zu9FALn2XE8/s400/Alamedeando_006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519440947745352658" border="0" /></a><br />This dish as well did not disappoint. We didn´t really know what to expect but I was definitely pleased with the outcome. I had no idea they made ribs this good in Spain.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXH8IUh8I/AAAAAAAAB9w/JxkxUgsh8vM/s1600/Alamedeando_007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXH8IUh8I/AAAAAAAAB9w/JxkxUgsh8vM/s400/Alamedeando_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519327505998448578" border="0" /></a><br />The bar had a really fun atmosphere and cool artwork. The guy with the orange pants kind of gives you an idea of what people who live in La Alameda are like.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXG4o6v1I/AAAAAAAAB9g/5eqDV31XyxU/s1600/Alamedeando_010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXG4o6v1I/AAAAAAAAB9g/5eqDV31XyxU/s400/Alamedeando_010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519327487881559890" border="0" /></a><br />Heres the view from the front door.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXF6cJN3I/AAAAAAAAB9Y/M6oQ-r6LXAo/s1600/Alamedeando_011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXF6cJN3I/AAAAAAAAB9Y/M6oQ-r6LXAo/s400/Alamedeando_011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519327471184983922" border="0" /></a><br />We had so much fun on Saturday night that, after church on Sunday we walked the short distance over to the Alameda to enjoy the last night of Alamedeando. This time we were joined by Kike and Martín. After enjoying the cheap beverages being served in the plaza we decided to just grab some pizza and eat it there out in the open. I was trying to teach them the significance of "10-4" and "over" but I don´t think it translates into Spanish.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXFZoA1UI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/-83NDlLAGzQ/s1600/19092010085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TJiXFZoA1UI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/-83NDlLAGzQ/s400/19092010085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519327462376396098" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-15321553178979933262010-09-13T01:00:00.000-07:002010-09-13T01:43:24.890-07:00Back at it<div style="text-align: center;">We are just beginning our second week back at the school and its beginning to feel like we never left. Summer in California seems so far away and we miss everyone a lot. But here we have another great group of students and we are enjoying getting to know them and building relationships. There is also a lot going on in the city to keep us busy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />A few days after our return we saw the first stage of the 3 week bicycle race called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a">La Vuelta</a> start in Sevilla. They were doing time trials so all of the teams rode together through the city. The finish line was a few blocks from our house so we got to see some of the action.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3cTJGyOJI/AAAAAAAAB7c/bAKtTmNK318/s1600/LA+VUELTA_01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3cTJGyOJI/AAAAAAAAB7c/bAKtTmNK318/s400/LA+VUELTA_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516307340018727058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed seeing Leslie's daughter, Sophia, again after the summer. It seems like she has grown a lot and she is talking a lot more. She came out to hang with the girls on Noche de Chicas while they were out on paddleboats.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bl16GZ6I/AAAAAAAAB7M/qs-PcpZaCH0/s1600/_IGP0047_0099.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bl16GZ6I/AAAAAAAAB7M/qs-PcpZaCH0/s400/_IGP0047_0099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516306561771136930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This last weekend we were filling the need to get out of the city and friend Nadine invited us to take an adventure out into the campo. We were looking forward to hanging out with our old friend Alfie again.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3blKP2-pI/AAAAAAAAB7E/OMvanGhwyYc/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3blKP2-pI/AAAAAAAAB7E/OMvanGhwyYc/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516306550051240594" border="0" /></a><br />Nadine's friend Alexis, from the UK but also living in Sevilla, came along as well. We found a nice spot along a reservoir and ate our packed lunches in the shade.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bjjEiPjI/AAAAAAAAB6s/UR_xOTuESiQ/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bjjEiPjI/AAAAAAAAB6s/UR_xOTuESiQ/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516306522354892338" border="0" /></a><br />Can you see me?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bkbIOl8I/AAAAAAAAB60/APQ8Q2Xj2hI/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0017.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3bkbIOl8I/AAAAAAAAB60/APQ8Q2Xj2hI/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516306537402767298" border="0" /></a></div><br />This was Alfie's first time out of the city so he was having a blast playing fetch with Nadine.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3aiEAYZXI/AAAAAAAAB6g/zp9URNxAz60/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0024.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3aiEAYZXI/AAAAAAAAB6g/zp9URNxAz60/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516305397324473714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3ah58vfTI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Kz6zSmdhBQ0/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0038.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>I tried to get him to play in the water but he was not having it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3ahuXsqzI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/K9ISx7FI-7U/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3ahuXsqzI/AAAAAAAAB6Q/K9ISx7FI-7U/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516305391516691250" border="0" /></a><br />We found some good skipping rocks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3ahACf2iI/AAAAAAAAB6I/bwJ7Dx6CxDM/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0064.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3ahACf2iI/AAAAAAAAB6I/bwJ7Dx6CxDM/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516305379079739938" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went swimming. The water was amazing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3agmZ0qgI/AAAAAAAAB6A/wNwk0F2Psqw/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0068.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3agmZ0qgI/AAAAAAAAB6A/wNwk0F2Psqw/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516305372198251010" border="0" /></a><br />Living in the middle of the city always makes us forget how close the wild is.....just a short car ride out of town. Sitting by the water with the hills around us made us feel like we were by Lake Kaweah or something. It's amazing how close the landscape was to California. We are glad we have friends with cars that are willing to drive us places. Thanks Nadine!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3iz91N5VI/AAAAAAAAB7o/6Jv8_jL6GrQ/s1600/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TI3iz91N5VI/AAAAAAAAB7o/6Jv8_jL6GrQ/s400/DAY+IN+THE+CAMPO_0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516314500997702994" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-39284480397702239802010-09-02T13:40:00.000-07:002010-09-03T05:40:58.408-07:00Summer in California, Part II<div style="text-align: center;">Just look at this steak! Amazing! We were very happy to hear that Fugazzi's had come back to Hanford and was doing well. We were fortunate enough to be able to eat there twice. It has always been one of our favorite restaurants in Visalia. When it came time to pick a place for our rehersal dinner before our wedding, Sarah knew exactly where she wanted to go.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_BdCJsiI/AAAAAAAABjw/x9rkVCZEsOg/s1600/IMGP0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_BdCJsiI/AAAAAAAABjw/x9rkVCZEsOg/s400/IMGP0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512475238107558434" border="0" /></a><br />Sarah's friend Shaffen has had her horse Ace for awhile now and Sarah made it a priority to go over to ride. After Shaffen rode around for awhile she gave it over to Sarah who after a little warm up was looking like a natural again.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_A_M0usI/AAAAAAAABjo/IyURS-mcUjE/s1600/IMGP0057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_A_M0usI/AAAAAAAABjo/IyURS-mcUjE/s400/IMGP0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512475230099258050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards we enjoyed some Jamba Juice to cool off.<br />This is another American thing that I think would sell great in Sevilla.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_AA9LHiI/AAAAAAAABjg/EnJjU78rfDE/s1600/IMGP0085.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_AA9LHiI/AAAAAAAABjg/EnJjU78rfDE/s400/IMGP0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512475213390618146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another thing we made a priority this summer was to go slip n' sliding. Jason and Lyndsie Cradduck tracked down some tarp to use and we set up a nice slide in the park behind the Bruce´s house. (Thanks for the water!) It was a little better to slide on then the old vinyl signs Cory and I used to use but we just couldn't quite get the run long enough. Ted Trager and another friend joined us from Visalia for some good slidin' fun.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA-_Ufg0HI/AAAAAAAABjY/2N96p0dV7W8/s1600/IMGP0057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA-_Ufg0HI/AAAAAAAABjY/2N96p0dV7W8/s400/IMGP0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512475201455050866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA8_AjI4hI/AAAAAAAABjM/8PzRXNuUu78/s1600/IMGP0123.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA8_AjI4hI/AAAAAAAABjM/8PzRXNuUu78/s400/IMGP0123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512472997078295058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA8-RAkg-I/AAAAAAAABjE/YuwSiwCPer4/s1600/IMGP0124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA8-RAkg-I/AAAAAAAABjE/YuwSiwCPer4/s400/IMGP0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512472984316838882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIBAc5Z746I/AAAAAAAABkE/Zw2_NZMnasI/s1600/IMGP0099.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIBAc5Z746I/AAAAAAAABkE/Zw2_NZMnasI/s400/IMGP0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512476809091605410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA89sWwRjI/AAAAAAAABi8/FLmsn-2x7ew/s1600/IMGP0105.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA89sWwRjI/AAAAAAAABi8/FLmsn-2x7ew/s400/IMGP0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512472974477772338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIBAeJGiT2I/AAAAAAAABkM/vrAJxzQ6pNQ/s1600/IMGP0106.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIBAeJGiT2I/AAAAAAAABkM/vrAJxzQ6pNQ/s400/IMGP0106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512476830485073762" border="0" /></a><br />This did not end well<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA88xv2FfI/AAAAAAAABi0/GcqxkdhWqFY/s1600/IMGP0084.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA88xv2FfI/AAAAAAAABi0/GcqxkdhWqFY/s400/IMGP0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512472958745318898" border="0" /></a>......for the both of us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The dogs had a great time too. The Bruces' dog Dottie wasn't to sure about the Cradducks' dogs but they managed to get along. Cosby, the dachshund, was having the time of his life. He even when down the slide a couple times.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA879RMUGI/AAAAAAAABis/XBl6KpuwVOg/s1600/IMGP0096.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA879RMUGI/AAAAAAAABis/XBl6KpuwVOg/s400/IMGP0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512472944658108514" border="0" /></a><br />On Thursday night we made sure to head over to the Thursday Night Market Place in Hanford to enjoy the city and see who we ran into. We met up with my sister Ashley who was wanting to buy some local fruits. The weather was nice and a lot of people were out. We love Hanford!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_B5aZs8I/AAAAAAAABj4/zH4nhJ6lgYA/s1600/IMG_4527.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIA_B5aZs8I/AAAAAAAABj4/zH4nhJ6lgYA/s400/IMG_4527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512475245725463490" border="0" /></a><br />We saw Marlene and Lyle Bruce and met their new little friend who they have been babysitting.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoSLx0Z4I/AAAAAAAABig/jaIehTAkXNo/s1600/IMGP0002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoSLx0Z4I/AAAAAAAABig/jaIehTAkXNo/s400/IMGP0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512450236765988738" border="0" /></a><br />We also ran into old friend Kristian Bringard and for some reason none of the photos turned out. He told us that he was waiting for Stephen Abbas, who we wanted to see as well. Stephen was the photographer at our wedding and did an amazing job.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoR7KUteI/AAAAAAAABiY/Vmc_u6zQ8Y0/s1600/IMG_4559.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoR7KUteI/AAAAAAAABiY/Vmc_u6zQ8Y0/s400/IMG_4559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512450232305366498" border="0" /></a><br />We were also fortunate enough to be in town while friends Chris and Emily Lewis had their second baby Malachi. We are super happy for them! Soo cute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoRcB57eI/AAAAAAAABiQ/H3Kxt0fhETU/s1600/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoRcB57eI/AAAAAAAABiQ/H3Kxt0fhETU/s400/IMG_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512450223948557794" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately our last day in the Central Valley was on my mom's birthday. We made sure to stop into Fresno for her birthday lunch at The Cheescake Factory on our way up to Salinas.<br />It was hard to get a normal picture of my sister, mom, and Aunt Claire.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoQhY0SVI/AAAAAAAABiI/fX_Nb15FUc0/s1600/IMGP0002+%281%29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoQhY0SVI/AAAAAAAABiI/fX_Nb15FUc0/s400/IMGP0002+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512450208206965074" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma and Aunt Christina are a little difficult too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoP_Ggv9I/AAAAAAAABiA/y2W-c94gqVc/s1600/IMGP0003+%281%29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAoP_Ggv9I/AAAAAAAABiA/y2W-c94gqVc/s400/IMGP0003+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512450199003381714" border="0" /></a><br />But, of course, we had a great time and the food was amazing.<br />We ate so much that we were only able to split one piece of cheescake between the 7 of us.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOGmyIL6I/AAAAAAAABhw/X5a0-4Jm2s8/s1600/IMGP0014.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOGmyIL6I/AAAAAAAABhw/X5a0-4Jm2s8/s400/IMGP0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512421450554290082" border="0" /></a><br />We were put to work once we got to Salinas because we were helping out Mark and Vicki with the Teens Encounter Christ weekend at their church. Sarah and I have helped out with a lot of the TEC weekends in the Central Valley so we were happy to be a part (especially because we owed Mark big time for letting us use his car for 5 weeks). I was a small group leader and Sarah played bass in the band. It is a lot of work but it is always rewarding to see the students experience Jesus' love in new ways.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOFwv7ipI/AAAAAAAABho/EmaG3XeFgZk/s1600/All+Team+TEC+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOFwv7ipI/AAAAAAAABho/EmaG3XeFgZk/s400/All+Team+TEC+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512421436049558162" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After all the work it was time to relax. We headed out to Monterey to enjoy some wine tasting and dinner looking out into the ocean.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOFaBEuTI/AAAAAAAABhg/6-aWafWTp5M/s1600/IMGP0008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOFaBEuTI/AAAAAAAABhg/6-aWafWTp5M/s400/IMGP0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512421429947447602" border="0" /></a><br />Mark and I are still trying to decide if the wine in Monterey is better than the wine in Spain.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOE2n6t6I/AAAAAAAABhY/RjYgJSAC7n0/s1600/IMGP0021.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOE2n6t6I/AAAAAAAABhY/RjYgJSAC7n0/s400/IMGP0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512421420446693282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And now we are back in Spain! We didn´t have any problems with our flights and were able to sleep most of the way. We are still getting adjusted to the time and both of us are alittle sick with colds, but now the students are here and its time to get to work. Classes start next week! Remember that you can keep updated on Semester in Spain happenings at<br />http://www.facebook.com/SemesterInSpain<br />http://acentosis.blogspot.com<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOEa5CrVI/AAAAAAAABhQ/IXY3WpM9Eow/s1600/IMGP0013-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TIAOEa5CrVI/AAAAAAAABhQ/IXY3WpM9Eow/s400/IMGP0013-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512421413002325330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to all who spent time with us on our break! It was great to see you all. There are many that we wish we could have seen more of and some we were not able to see at all.<br />Come and visit us.....if not......see you at Christmas!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-91888186527774052442010-08-10T23:19:00.000-07:002010-08-11T18:07:14.796-07:00Summer in California, Part I<div style="text-align: center;">Our first week in California carried with it a little bit of stress as we ran around Salinas taking care of fingerprints and doctor letters for our third attempt at getting a visa for Spain. We felt pretty good about everything this time, especially because our appointment wasn't on the day that we were flying out of the SF airport back to Spain. We planned to spend the day in SF so that after the appointment we could either celebrate a successful trip or just to make the drive worthwhile and enjoy the city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After getting bad news from the consulate once again.....grrrr......we treated ourselves to a delicious lunch at the Cheesecake Factory on top of the Macys in Union Square. We weren't going to let visas ruin our day.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyuez_TvI/AAAAAAAABf8/LYJ78rAc4tw/s1600/IMG_0010.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyuez_TvI/AAAAAAAABf8/LYJ78rAc4tw/s400/IMG_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298943703371506" border="0" /></a><br />The next day we headed to Hanford to say hello to family and spend one night our big @$$ bed. Before we moved to Spain we managed to get our whole bedroom set in my old bedroom at my mom's. We REALLY miss the bed.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrA1RTEjcrW5-6VYPIu5XxSsvqGlGP4OIUeCDk_vlVJHuc2EhNLMM-bLJjpEQorw6ekX9nAg7oUlMOPEIFLYvrRex5xkdApOlncx2LnlD7OaAMAlaCZPTMelw8xCcD-Z1-77jBOIk9QQ/s1600/IMGP0184.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrA1RTEjcrW5-6VYPIu5XxSsvqGlGP4OIUeCDk_vlVJHuc2EhNLMM-bLJjpEQorw6ekX9nAg7oUlMOPEIFLYvrRex5xkdApOlncx2LnlD7OaAMAlaCZPTMelw8xCcD-Z1-77jBOIk9QQ/s400/IMGP0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504297311442806866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMycklMBiI/AAAAAAAABf0/U3vb2EpIUc8/s1600/IMG_0075.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then we headed down to Big Bear to spend the weekend with our friend's The Edens. They recently bought a sweet cabin by the lake and invited us to enjoy the weekend with them. It was great to be able to relax after the intense week before. We enjoyed "just sitting on the porch and watching the lake go by."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMybScGDnI/AAAAAAAABfU/6Gu4jcYdIkI/s1600/IMGP0098.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMybScGDnI/AAAAAAAABfU/6Gu4jcYdIkI/s400/IMGP0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298613964410482" border="0" /></a><br />We ate lots of amazing food. Blake did the BBQ'n<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyblwUmLI/AAAAAAAABfc/dAKO3IiMtew/s1600/IMGP0095_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyblwUmLI/AAAAAAAABfc/dAKO3IiMtew/s400/IMGP0095_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298619149523122" border="0" /></a><br />They had kayaks that were once used for the show "Biggest Loser"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMycEvy60I/AAAAAAAABfs/vhxWPP-Arug/s1600/IMG_0085.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMycEvy60I/AAAAAAAABfs/vhxWPP-Arug/s400/IMG_0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298627468815170" border="0" /></a><br />The weather was amazing.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyb7OoRAI/AAAAAAAABfk/CR1lNEWU_R4/s1600/IMG_0090.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMyb7OoRAI/AAAAAAAABfk/CR1lNEWU_R4/s400/IMG_0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298624913785858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On our way back north we stopped at our friends The Wiesmans. Sarah used to babysit for them when she went to school at Azusa and the boys Jason and Andrew were the candle lighters in our wedding. We ended up having so much fun swimming and making smores that we spent the night. Jason made us pancakes in the morning.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMycklMBiI/AAAAAAAABf0/U3vb2EpIUc8/s1600/IMG_0075.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMycklMBiI/AAAAAAAABf0/U3vb2EpIUc8/s400/IMG_0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504298636014257698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back in Hanford we cooked up some amazing Tri-Tip. a-m-a-z-i-n-g.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxPHPtKKI/AAAAAAAABfA/DWBQejdx5xU/s1600/IMGP0221.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxPHPtKKI/AAAAAAAABfA/DWBQejdx5xU/s400/IMGP0221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504297305289599138" border="0" /></a><br />I missed my mom and dog.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOsQOYuI/AAAAAAAABe4/7qJvMQfs-TY/s1600/IMGP0250.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOsQOYuI/AAAAAAAABe4/7qJvMQfs-TY/s400/IMGP0250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504297298044019426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We wanted to make sure our old patio set was getting some use.<br />After a year in Spain it just feels right to eat dinner outside.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOftEI0I/AAAAAAAABew/NRPID9mwIl0/s1600/IMGP0280.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOftEI0I/AAAAAAAABew/NRPID9mwIl0/s400/IMGP0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504297294675321666" border="0" /></a><br />Then we head up near Dinkey Creek for some camping with my dad and step-mom. We were excited to bring out our old tent and air matress.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOAy6uwI/AAAAAAAABeo/XOROrTW0V9s/s1600/IMGP0328.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMxOAy6uwI/AAAAAAAABeo/XOROrTW0V9s/s400/IMGP0328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504297286378371842" border="0" /></a><br />It was nice to have my dad's big trailer around for the kitchen and bathroom.<br />My sister Ashley and brother-in-law Scott brought their two dogs along for some extra entertainment.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvTCpRwXI/AAAAAAAABeU/4FtrVayiU70/s1600/IMGP0538.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvTCpRwXI/AAAAAAAABeU/4FtrVayiU70/s400/IMGP0538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504295173750899058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Charlie really enjoyed the water.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvTo17WOI/AAAAAAAABec/QNxuaR0CgYc/s1600/IMGP0607.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvTo17WOI/AAAAAAAABec/QNxuaR0CgYc/s400/IMGP0607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504295184004503778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvTCpRwXI/AAAAAAAABeU/4FtrVayiU70/s1600/IMGP0538.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We passed the days relaxing and exploring.<br />Sarah and I went on a couple adventurous bike rides.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvShUnWEI/AAAAAAAABeM/o8xIn90TSlg/s1600/IMGP0502.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvShUnWEI/AAAAAAAABeM/o8xIn90TSlg/s400/IMGP0502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504295164805863490" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dinkey Creek<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvSIz_cOI/AAAAAAAABd8/tb7YXr3890s/s1600/IMGP0349.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMvSIz_cOI/AAAAAAAABd8/tb7YXr3890s/s400/IMGP0349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504295158226579682" border="0" /></a><br />Parts of the river were way too crowded for us.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMujO7IFnI/AAAAAAAABd0/2lGYc2v4cSE/s1600/IMGP0624.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMujO7IFnI/AAAAAAAABd0/2lGYc2v4cSE/s400/IMGP0624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504294352413267570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rummikub!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMui1DGv_I/AAAAAAAABds/8tCvjt8lq8M/s1600/IMGP0633.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMui1DGv_I/AAAAAAAABds/8tCvjt8lq8M/s400/IMGP0633.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504294345467412466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">For cousin Grace's birthday we went out to La Fiesta.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuiIa2bQI/AAAAAAAABdc/QElKGjr22EI/s1600/IMGP0710.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuiIa2bQI/AAAAAAAABdc/QElKGjr22EI/s400/IMGP0710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504294333487410434" border="0" /></a><br />Man did I miss Mexican food. A beef taco, enchilada, and a tamale with rice and beans.<br />Heaven on a hot plate.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuinrMBtI/AAAAAAAABdk/OBqJpJGwTYk/s1600/IMGP0702.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuinrMBtI/AAAAAAAABdk/OBqJpJGwTYk/s400/IMGP0702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504294341877434066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We have really enjoyed catching up with all of our old friends in Hanford.<br />Adam and Tiffany's kids are getting so big!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0okeNyzI/AAAAAAAABgw/B1OJRDtsQlo/s1600/IMGP0660.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0okeNyzI/AAAAAAAABgw/B1OJRDtsQlo/s400/IMGP0660.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504301041166699314" border="0" /></a><br />Adam made some amazing BBQ chicken for us.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0UAt3R9I/AAAAAAAABgo/tPp6ecjLCKM/s1600/IMGP0662.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0UAt3R9I/AAAAAAAABgo/tPp6ecjLCKM/s400/IMGP0662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504300687971272658" border="0" /></a><br />Moira taught me how to take better pictures.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0T5WPeYI/AAAAAAAABgg/TdhVL58swOg/s1600/IMGP0663.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0T5WPeYI/AAAAAAAABgg/TdhVL58swOg/s400/IMGP0663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504300685993146754" border="0" /></a><br />Grandma Duyst's project for the summer is to re-do her bedroom<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBg6CtmzI/AAAAAAAABdI/bcLePKUG0lE/s1600/IMGP0642.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBg6CtmzI/AAAAAAAABdI/bcLePKUG0lE/s400/IMGP0642.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504033728192420658" border="0" /></a><br />It took forever to get all the wallpaper off!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuh26bigI/AAAAAAAABdU/HUbbn1GwAco/s1600/IMGP0730.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGMuh26bigI/AAAAAAAABdU/HUbbn1GwAco/s400/IMGP0730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504294328788027906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Almost there! New furniture coming soon. Check out the wood floor.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGNAsUcoqbI/AAAAAAAABg8/E5ae0SQgs7k/s1600/IMGP0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGNAsUcoqbI/AAAAAAAABg8/E5ae0SQgs7k/s400/IMGP0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504314299724114354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0okeNyzI/AAAAAAAABgw/B1OJRDtsQlo/s1600/IMGP0660.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We invited Alex (aka The German) over to swim and my dad's house. <br />We had to try out our new floater that we were going to use later on the river.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0TowaLUI/AAAAAAAABgY/OSq5Krtus9Y/s1600/IMGP0734.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0TowaLUI/AAAAAAAABgY/OSq5Krtus9Y/s400/IMGP0734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504300681539497282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then some of Sarah's friends came over for a Spanish craft. Alex joined in and we all painted some Spanish fans to battle the summer heat.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0TcP0tGI/AAAAAAAABgQ/A-aGsfM7xZY/s1600/IMGP0742.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0TcP0tGI/AAAAAAAABgQ/A-aGsfM7xZY/s400/IMGP0742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504300678181598306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That night we headed to the Hanford Civic Auditorium to see the second part of Murder at Four Deuces. Lots of people from our church were part of the production so it was fun to see them in action. All of the proceeds went to help <a href="http://www.wishprojectinternational.org/">The Wish Project International</a> bring water wells and health clinics to Uganda. Our friend Tim Harrison and his wife Kim started the organization after we returned home from a powerful trip to Uganda last year. The show was a lot of fun!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0S__7a8I/AAAAAAAABgI/7Y4OPiOikGc/s1600/IMGP0766.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGM0S__7a8I/AAAAAAAABgI/7Y4OPiOikGc/s400/IMGP0766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504300670598736834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After church on Sunday we did a nice relaxing float down the Kings River. <br />Our floater that we had bought was called the Tropical Turtle Island. <br />It was perfect for the two of us.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBf_xWgjI/AAAAAAAABcw/ejJ1JVSgA2Q/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBf_xWgjI/AAAAAAAABcw/ejJ1JVSgA2Q/s400/IMG_0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504033712550347314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Friends Jason and Lyndsie joined us. Lyndsie is somehow related to me. <br />Both are a lot of fun.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBgeRSc9I/AAAAAAAABdA/qab33sRHNyg/s1600/IMG_0009.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBgeRSc9I/AAAAAAAABdA/qab33sRHNyg/s400/IMG_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504033720737362898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The German also had a great time.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBgMXwJOI/AAAAAAAABc4/OlrLUxoG2o4/s1600/IMG_0032.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBgMXwJOI/AAAAAAAABc4/OlrLUxoG2o4/s400/IMG_0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504033715932636386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBf_xWgjI/AAAAAAAABcw/ejJ1JVSgA2Q/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Jason let us try out his scooter that he was getting ready to sell. Sarah and I would really like to buy one in Spain but we don't reeeaaaaallllyy need it. They are a lot of fun. Maybe in a year when we move back to Hanford.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBfY47gDI/AAAAAAAABco/X0KPm3E4xVk/s1600/photo%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TGJBfY47gDI/AAAAAAAABco/X0KPm3E4xVk/s400/photo%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504033702113148978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That's about it for now. Look out for Summer in California, Part II!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-42046532909300999202010-07-28T23:02:00.001-07:002010-07-29T00:57:26.101-07:00One more week of SpainSo we have been in California for almost two weeks now and things are finally starting to calm down. Before we show you what we have been up to, we want to share about our last week in Spain before coming home. Two very important events happened. Spain won the world cup and Sarah and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary.<br /><br />Everyone had high hopes for the Spanish team at the beginning of the cup but after seeing them embarrass themselves a little on the field is was not looking so promising. But sure enough, they learned how to play together and score some goals and made it all the way to the end. We loved to watch the games at our apartment with the windows open and hear the whole neighborhood erupt when a goal was scored.<br /><br />When the final match came, of course we could not watch the game alone. Since it was on a Sunday our church planned to watch the game on the projector screen right after the service. When Spain scored the goal no one could believe it. We made sure to get the reactions on tape.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpSHU8pXNGnjGfv77PWo7gmGfolzIaKTw-7sj402wpQCGg7Eqvyr7-mAoGKg9RaH_Z9vNFSAmcluFAu-bVWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />After the game we had to head to Puerta Jerez to join everyone in the celebration. Here's a video of the excitement along the way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd9o6x2vI/AAAAAAAABbk/0S8TBioFS8g/s1600/IMG_0030.jpg"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJdYlEu5HOV9jX_enhZ5E2YZ6y6i17IfIrpNsE5u9InEA_NjFLWx2VcikEEgPlVnxANj-raahDBgJYeTxvbA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><br /><br />Puerta Jerez is right by the Semester In Spain school. <br />There is supposed to be a fountain where the mountain of people is.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_eSj75QyqiVq2o0OnBB3RJ03a3eUQjlLwMBP59tsdqq7JXi4qq-MEz2z3pV2pqu4ZJ0f2YisqQ1Ud6OWfow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />We only could handle the excitement for a few minutes until we headed back home. We only had one person accuse us of being Dutch while were walking around. We left the all night partying to the Spaniards. It was the first time ever that Spain has won the World Cup.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEh2C_EMEI/AAAAAAAABcc/doxATHpZtgo/s1600/IMG_0139.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEh2C_EMEI/AAAAAAAABcc/doxATHpZtgo/s400/IMG_0139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499213832394125378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The next morning, for our two year anniversary we decided to check out a new camping spot on the beach of Mazagon. We did not want to deal with renting a car so we found a way to hop on a couple buses and make it to the campsite. The bus dropped us off right at the gate of Camping Doñana.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfaVX8GJI/AAAAAAAABcQ/FPYO3JleyHs/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfaVX8GJI/AAAAAAAABcQ/FPYO3JleyHs/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499211157270698130" border="0" /></a><br />We felt like REAL campers walking in with all of our gear on our backs.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfaAR-WjI/AAAAAAAABcI/KcHv5gbl3cw/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfaAR-WjI/AAAAAAAABcI/KcHv5gbl3cw/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499211151608535602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We are pretty sure we were the only ones without a car or trailer.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf7M-jpD0b35A-3dKIPUioYL-RA7naRgaAT2E_ujjjXRLuYtHej1ow58_EXgFMRq887ioIIB0kmr3c8xPCAo7qqjx1t67C7mDg6kM9FDFTyaWPRqE3vdDuX3-L9pWWTdNBS70eyh7CYI/s1600/IMG_0005.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf7M-jpD0b35A-3dKIPUioYL-RA7naRgaAT2E_ujjjXRLuYtHej1ow58_EXgFMRq887ioIIB0kmr3c8xPCAo7qqjx1t67C7mDg6kM9FDFTyaWPRqE3vdDuX3-L9pWWTdNBS70eyh7CYI/s400/IMG_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499211143599989042" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />After we set up camp we headed down to the beach.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfZSbiaTI/AAAAAAAABb4/JkMmPcRsS6s/s1600/IMG_0016.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfZSbiaTI/AAAAAAAABb4/JkMmPcRsS6s/s1600/IMG_0016.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEfZSbiaTI/AAAAAAAABb4/JkMmPcRsS6s/s400/IMG_0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499211139300616498" border="0" /></a><br />This beach, like many others along the Spanish coast, have the remnants of some sort of defensive tower on the waters edge.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd-P75U-I/AAAAAAAABbs/6ExaVyip0Gw/s1600/IMG_0020.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd-P75U-I/AAAAAAAABbs/6ExaVyip0Gw/s400/IMG_0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499209575262933986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Later that day we tried out our new butane camping stove that we bought before the trip. It is a little guy but I was impressed at how fast it heated things up. Our neighbors enjoyed watching us cook things while they sat outside their camper trailers.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd9JiahCI/AAAAAAAABbc/cOnwVx0wfXU/s1600/IMG_0036.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd9JiahCI/AAAAAAAABbc/cOnwVx0wfXU/s1600/IMG_0036.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd9JiahCI/AAAAAAAABbc/cOnwVx0wfXU/s400/IMG_0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499209556365575202" border="0" /></a><br />Frito boats! <br />(for the record..the only fritos we could find were ham flavored)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd85T51JI/AAAAAAAABbU/AO30bBB0oHA/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd85T51JI/AAAAAAAABbU/AO30bBB0oHA/s1600/IMG_0042.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd85T51JI/AAAAAAAABbU/AO30bBB0oHA/s400/IMG_0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499209552009745554" border="0" /></a><br />The highlight of the trip was the horse ride at sunset. The place is right next door to the campsite. I am pretty sure Sarah is a horse whisperer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd8vfujkI/AAAAAAAABbM/9LIMeg1jHj8/s1600/IMG_0043.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEd8vfujkI/AAAAAAAABbM/9LIMeg1jHj8/s400/IMG_0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499209549374983746" border="0" /></a><br />It was very cool to be able to walk through the water with the horses. Sarah's horse was a little moody and always wanted to be in the back. I was able to slow mine down enough to get closer.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdSAoifQI/AAAAAAAABa8/6Ysko4dF5S8/s1600/IMG_0057.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdSAoifQI/AAAAAAAABa8/6Ysko4dF5S8/s400/IMG_0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499208815240969474" border="0" /></a><br />We were on the beach during the whole sunset. It was pretty unreal.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdR5OrPuI/AAAAAAAABa0/Xd45kdpILUY/s1600/IMG_0060.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdR5OrPuI/AAAAAAAABa0/Xd45kdpILUY/s400/IMG_0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499208813253443298" border="0" /></a><br />I was a little bummed that they don't have horses my size in Spain.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVD0l4AxtmGH1o1qpHn5_-1pgMv6q_ORDfNwXdC9pHw9LkH_0pnNRv5LsrJdcxtYUivnFCzONkLH2VBzxUHHyB9-kmRgxXCARa_uXmYRWKAlg8as4dXyYJLV21fQFSTAipyzz5ttQBio/s1600/IMG_0087.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVD0l4AxtmGH1o1qpHn5_-1pgMv6q_ORDfNwXdC9pHw9LkH_0pnNRv5LsrJdcxtYUivnFCzONkLH2VBzxUHHyB9-kmRgxXCARa_uXmYRWKAlg8as4dXyYJLV21fQFSTAipyzz5ttQBio/s400/IMG_0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499208810609595314" border="0" /></a><br />The next day we spent the whole day relaxing on the beach. On our last morning we attempted to make pancakes. When we put enough chocolate spread on them they tasted just fine.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdRAPaa1I/AAAAAAAABak/j4m2RFArmeU/s1600/IMG_0102.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TFEdRAPaa1I/AAAAAAAABak/j4m2RFArmeU/s400/IMG_0102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499208797955713874" border="0" /></a><br />We were sad to leave the beautiful weather and the beach but we knew we had to head back and get ready to leave for the U.S. We really hope to be able to camp there again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-838687331738672026.post-9473103599595027402010-06-28T03:55:00.000-07:002010-07-02T00:45:06.869-07:00Beach, Bikes, Birthdays, Baths, and BBQ's<div style="text-align: center;">Well the summer heat finally arrived here in Sevilla and it looks like it is here to stay for awhile. We have a week and a half more with the students and then soon after we will be headed to the U.S. ourselves. It has been really great so far and we have been having lots of adventures.<br /><br />Beginning on a sad note, we had to say goodbye once again to our good friends Gui and Leah. They (hopefully) are thinking about coming back to Sevilla one more time while we are here next year. We also hope to visit them in Brazil as well. Some adventures just aren't as fun without them. We rented a car and headed to one of southern Spain's top beaches, Zahara de los Atunes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDtPVjCjI/AAAAAAAABS4/yo4mknnA7sk/s1600/IMG_3070.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDtPVjCjI/AAAAAAAABS4/yo4mknnA7sk/s400/IMG_3070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487780959185209906" border="0" /></a>After the great day at the beach we invited them over to our apartment where our Turkish couchsurfer, who is a food and travel writer and also an amazing cook, made us some amazing Turkish food. We had a great time eating together on our rooftop.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFPczRevI/AAAAAAAABT4/y9ckZTDxVK0/s1600/_IGP9482.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFPczRevI/AAAAAAAABT4/y9ckZTDxVK0/s400/_IGP9482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487782646426729202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">An organization was making a gigantic pan of paella down the street to raise money for an orphanage in Haiti. Sarah and I found it after following the scent from our apartment.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGgTCvSJI/AAAAAAAABVg/IbncgO7bpOc/s1600/_IGP0109.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGgTCvSJI/AAAAAAAABVg/IbncgO7bpOc/s400/_IGP0109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784035376646290" border="0" /></a><br />We were going to share a plate but they gave us two anyways. It was delicious and we had a bunch left over to bring home.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiElM5PRaI/AAAAAAAABTo/1z3kDSqFIog/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiElM5PRaI/AAAAAAAABTo/1z3kDSqFIog/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487781920602277282" border="0" /></a><br />We have also been enjoying some of the new bike paths along the river. We are getting a little attached to our bikes and now we want to fly them home with us. They have been really useful in exploring the city.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiEkgtTuDI/AAAAAAAABTg/xwM-pqlH2SY/s1600/IMG_0013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiEkgtTuDI/AAAAAAAABTg/xwM-pqlH2SY/s400/IMG_0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487781908741077042" border="0" /></a><br />Tough guy bike pose<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsYRSUPsYYUJniW7LocryKbMOUJYWJoxasdBdaWwCuIaPCvFKzmK4vTmvxPGkZFsgHDbxhB8mN_eV_FTGfYXuDUox2k5SF5r8nuDDpDbj8M2AlZcKES4iTOO2E43Hxpu48Pi7-8pZEgA/s1600/IMG_0025.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDsYRSUPsYYUJniW7LocryKbMOUJYWJoxasdBdaWwCuIaPCvFKzmK4vTmvxPGkZFsgHDbxhB8mN_eV_FTGfYXuDUox2k5SF5r8nuDDpDbj8M2AlZcKES4iTOO2E43Hxpu48Pi7-8pZEgA/s400/IMG_0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487781904286965170" border="0" /></a><br />There was a free circus in the Alameda so we checked it out with our pastor and his family. The basis was two policewomen trying to secure the area for some politician to come and speak. There were some awkward parts but otherwise it was pretty entertaining.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiEj5jUBTI/AAAAAAAABTQ/qip6sNi2IbI/s1600/IMG_0031.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiEj5jUBTI/AAAAAAAABTQ/qip6sNi2IbI/s400/IMG_0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487781898230170930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiElTv3SYI/AAAAAAAABTw/bjdsl0YeNIU/s1600/_IGP9488.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Picture of the city from our rooftop.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGgaPak7I/AAAAAAAABVY/u_u0bcB8Pb4/s1600/_IGP0115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGgaPak7I/AAAAAAAABVY/u_u0bcB8Pb4/s400/_IGP0115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784037308863410" border="0" /></a><br />We were invited by friends to a choir concert at a conservatory nearby. The choir was celebrating their 25th anniversary and this was the last night where all of the past members were invited to sing along with the present members. They sang in a beautiful patio in the middle of the conservatory.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGf9MD-eI/AAAAAAAABVQ/gyuDBohViKs/s1600/_IGP0249.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGf9MD-eI/AAAAAAAABVQ/gyuDBohViKs/s400/_IGP0249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784029510171106" border="0" /></a><br />After the concert everyone was surprised when a catering service started to bring out trays of food from the back. When people realized what was going on they got a little excited and the waiters wouldn't make it 5 feet before being mobbed and cleaned out. One waiter, especially tired of being attacked by one woman, surrendered an entire tray of appetizers to her just so she would get out of his way. Regardless of the mob we were able to have our fill of drinks, yummy hors d'oeuvres and gazpacho till we couldn't take any more.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKUn1dGBteOHNktEkK6-xdYF1IjjcMrh4nG92GbDZZF8XfIw70lZYeDQLw1_7nB6LzBvy3SuoqUSzPV0MTVn7yw6e1aN5SN2hTlMUnpi5FNxUkYZ84r9SP1cUt2tbxZE5KkH6z95YKYU/s1600/_IGP0263.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKUn1dGBteOHNktEkK6-xdYF1IjjcMrh4nG92GbDZZF8XfIw70lZYeDQLw1_7nB6LzBvy3SuoqUSzPV0MTVn7yw6e1aN5SN2hTlMUnpi5FNxUkYZ84r9SP1cUt2tbxZE5KkH6z95YKYU/s400/_IGP0263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784020760354146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDto006NI/AAAAAAAABTA/JTSd1n22Mb4/s1600/IMG_3047.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We the pleasure of hosting some friends from Costa Rica, German and Lilliana, for a week. Sarah met them when she was studying in Costa Rica in 2003. Lilliana is the sister of Martín, who is the worship leader at Sunrise Community Church in Tulare and was part of our wedding. They treated us to lots of amazing food during their stay. In this picture we are eating some tapas in the famous Barrio Santa Cruz.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF4nJaAfI/AAAAAAAABVA/sL4a9tbXNkc/s1600/_IGP0293_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF4nJaAfI/AAAAAAAABVA/sL4a9tbXNkc/s400/_IGP0293_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783353578553842" border="0" /></a><br />German, who is an amazing cook, also managed to make some great meals in our tiny kitchen.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF4D0_w7I/AAAAAAAABU4/gcQcq9eA7Q4/s1600/_IGP0315_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF4D0_w7I/AAAAAAAABU4/gcQcq9eA7Q4/s400/_IGP0315_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783344097706930" border="0" /></a><br />The took us out to dinner on our last night together for Sarah's birthday. Our first stop was another restaurant in Barrio Santa Cruz where we enjoyed a pitcher of yummy Sangria.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDto006NI/AAAAAAAABTA/JTSd1n22Mb4/s1600/IMG_3047.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDto006NI/AAAAAAAABTA/JTSd1n22Mb4/s400/IMG_3047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487780966027290834" border="0" /></a><br />Then we showed them one of our favorite restaurants in the Alameda called La Madraza. They gave Sarah a funny singing birthday card. We had a lot of fun with them and hope to see them in Costa Rica soon!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDsyFZINI/AAAAAAAABSw/H83oxu3Czt4/s1600/IMG_3079.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDsyFZINI/AAAAAAAABSw/H83oxu3Czt4/s400/IMG_3079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487780951332823250" border="0" /></a><br />The staff at Acento threw a little birthday party for Sarah. They bought her a nice shirt for summer and also pitched in for our visit to the Arab baths.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo_qW-K3XeW4_GxOBq_cMDzEcao2Ezk3b0oWwfmOkrODgTqFiqP3rByjgzAPa4GG_jCjhby1Izoe2DJjpQ6S7WplEj48NnT1eyrwfdSHbM_H5OvPiGg60r17TK9w6hLRtcsOiN-Kjc0s/s1600/_IGP0452.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo_qW-K3XeW4_GxOBq_cMDzEcao2Ezk3b0oWwfmOkrODgTqFiqP3rByjgzAPa4GG_jCjhby1Izoe2DJjpQ6S7WplEj48NnT1eyrwfdSHbM_H5OvPiGg60r17TK9w6hLRtcsOiN-Kjc0s/s400/_IGP0452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783342620002866" border="0" /></a><br />For Sarah's birthday I had made reservations at the Baños Arabes (arab baths) for a hour and a half spent in the baths and a 30 minute massage. We also got to drink some really good tea.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiG9FqAdUI/AAAAAAAABV4/vCcRiHWffbY/s1600/26062010045.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiG9FqAdUI/AAAAAAAABV4/vCcRiHWffbY/s400/26062010045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784529999459650" border="0" /></a>You can check out the baths online <a href="http://www.airedesevilla.com/">here</a>. Obviously we weren't worried about taking pictures while we were there. But needless to say it was amazing. Thanks to all who pitched in!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGhJTO9pI/AAAAAAAABVo/Ja5jlwpZJIM/s1600/26062010054.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiGhJTO9pI/AAAAAAAABVo/Ja5jlwpZJIM/s400/26062010054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487784049941345938" border="0" /></a><br />Later that day we had everyone over for a birthday BBQ. We are beginning to be famous for our "American style" BBQ's. We blew a few Spanish minds when we put pineapple on their burgers.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF3kRq_5I/AAAAAAAABUo/Gas6bxHhm8E/s1600/_IGP0547_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF3kRq_5I/AAAAAAAABUo/Gas6bxHhm8E/s400/_IGP0547_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783335628046226" border="0" /></a>In this picture you can see Sarah in her pretty new birthday dress.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF3kRq_5I/AAAAAAAABUo/Gas6bxHhm8E/s1600/_IGP0547_2.jpg"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF3FLrO2I/AAAAAAAABUg/w_HB5vyx1no/s1600/_IGP0548_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiF3FLrO2I/AAAAAAAABUg/w_HB5vyx1no/s400/_IGP0548_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487783327281396578" border="0" /></a><br />We had a lot of fun decorating the roof with lanterns. Otherwise it gets pretty dark at night. Thanks Ikea!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFQxCQkoI/AAAAAAAABUY/PhyIW682nxA/s1600/_IGP0572.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFQxCQkoI/AAAAAAAABUY/PhyIW682nxA/s400/_IGP0572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487782669038162562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFQk4Z5OI/AAAAAAAABUQ/pRwFae-YZ2Q/s1600/_IGP0572.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We were also celebrating our friend Kike's (Kee-kay) birthday.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFQH830tI/AAAAAAAABUI/bD1hxhtVp5s/s1600/_IGP0605.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiFQH830tI/AAAAAAAABUI/bD1hxhtVp5s/s400/_IGP0605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487782658009715410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDsyFZINI/AAAAAAAABSw/H83oxu3Czt4/s1600/IMG_3079.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">For the last picture I will leave you with none other than one of Tom Cruise. He and Cameron Diaz were in town promoting their new movie Knight and Day, which was partly filmed in Sevilla. We went with the students to the cathedral where they were re-enacting some of the action scenes for the press. We are excited to watch the movie to see where we can recognize the city.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDsppbNoI/AAAAAAAABSo/wtsb-zOr7Oc/s1600/IMGP0157.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zU32T9NGw78/TCiDsppbNoI/AAAAAAAABSo/wtsb-zOr7Oc/s400/IMGP0157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487780949068035714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">19 days until we are back in California!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1