Buena dias! Well, the two of us decided to take a little walk last night after classes until the tapas bars are open (You cannot eat anywhere until 8 pm here). A classmate had told us he had found a bar with Guiness on tap. We were up for a beer with some substance (beer- […]
Entries Tagged as 'Site Seeing'
How not to use your Spanish!
March 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
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Study, study, study, study…
March 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on Study, study, study, study… · Itinerary, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Hola! Well it is Wednesday already and we have pretty regular days. We get up and eat at 9, go to school to use the wireless and do homework. Lunch at 1, and back to classes for 3 till 7. Last night we went to a lecture in the school about Dali — understood about […]
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Spanish school!
March 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Uncategorized
Today I can’t blame difficulty accessing the Internet (I might have said this before, but access to wireless is very hard to find and very pricey in Spain – we Americans clearly take it for granted!) for not posting for three days! Today is our fifth day of classes in Spanish and we are exhausted […]
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Laundry, train stations, fashion and more…
February 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Although yesterday and today we did and will do some lovely sightseeing; we also had to deal with some practical matters. Thursday we had to go back to the train station to get our train reservation for Sunday when we go to Granada. What a madhouse! Thursday was a state holiday – something about Santa […]
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Walls, mountains and seas
February 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Since this is an organized tour, it’s packed from morning until dinner! Yesterday and today here is some of the things we’ve done: In the old city of Jerusalem it was the Western wall, the tunnels along the Western wall, the Jewish market, the Arab quarter marketplace, the Davidson Center, and the ramparts (probably more […]
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