Espana

Well I am embarking on a new journey and I am going to try to keep everyone updated via my blog. This way people can look at what I am up to as they please and photos can accompany my stories.

MADRID

I left this past Wednesday to fly out of Indianapolis to Philly and then onto Madrid. After I tried to pass security in Indianapolis without a boarding ticket, because I forgot to print one off because I was so occupied with suitcases, I finally printed off my tickets and started the journey. The plane rides were all pretty relaxed because I found some other people who were on the plane and that made me less nervous. Madrid was another story. A bunch of us arrived together, all exhausted, hungry and sleep deprived to a very energetic program leader who began to walk very fast and lead us through the airport in Madrid. Now keep in mind that she didn't have any suitcases in hand, I had two; something I will never do again! After being sweat covered from running up and down the airport and up and down escalators, we finally got to the metro station. Then we found some more steps and more escalators and began running some more. When we got to our stop we were greeted by a set of stairs covered in sleet that lead out to the street where our hostel was. Lets just say that this was not the climax of the trip. We finally got to relax a bit and had a nice dinner. The next couple of days we did a little bit of exploring on our own in the city and went to a bunch of art museums; El Prado, La Reina Sofia, y El Thyssen. Some of the parts were boring, but others were absolutely amazing. I actually got to see a lot of Picasso's work. That in itself was worth going to all the museums.

Some friends enjoying the weather that awaited us in Madrid.

TOLEDO

During our stay in Madrid we took a trip to Toledo which is an old city about an hour southish of Madrid. As soon as we arrived, I fell in love with it.It had lots of winding roads and cute cafes and bars tucked in throughout the winding city. There were also a lot of museums and old churches and cathedrals.

A picture of the city looking out from the tower of a church

SEGOVIA

Segovia was a cute town north of Madrid that has aqueducts that were built by the Romans. When we first got there the weather was a little chilly and gross, but throughout the day it warmed up and the city became beautiful. We explored the city for the afternoon and had our pocodillos(sandwiches).

The roman aqueduct

This was a castle that was one of the inspirations for the Walt Disney Castle