the best way to fix that is to add a ton of pictures!
*Me and my roommates (Clemens and Anna)
*me standing outside of a church right by my apartment
*me attempting to prove my sobriety (Dorita)
*Mel and me in the Plaza de Maria Pita....5min walk from my apartment
*A beautiful day in Coruna when Mel was here visiting :)
*First night in Madrid with Mel and Roberto (@ the big Bong!)
*Having some amazingly good Mussels with Mel and Waleska in Madrid
*Outside of the Egyptian temple in Madrid with Roberto and Waleska
*Waleska and me....being typical Americans...drinking Starbucks (God Bless it!) in Madrid
*Wale and me in Madrid
*Enjoying the fantastically nice weather in a park in Madrid with Wale
*Mom, Angela and I at the beach in Coruna....they just left today! :(
*Clemens threw a Tirol (City in Austria near Innsbruck) Party at our apartment...this is the food....it was delicious!
*Mom and me @ my apartment during the Tirol party
*Angela and I in front of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela (45 min train ride from Coruna)
*Ange, Mom, me, Wale and Ramona at la Quemada (a Galician tradition)
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So, I've been pretty busy the past couple weeks. At the same time I've been having a blast. First, Mel came to visit me for a week. We spent the first 5 days here in Coruna. They weather was warm and perfect when she was here. We went to the Torre of Hercules, which is the world's oldest working lighthouse. It's here in Coruna.
*Torre de HerculesIt doesn't look all that great but the view from the top is gorgeous!
*One of the pics from the top of the Torre
As you saw from the pics, Mel and I also went to Madrid. We spent her last 2 days in Spain there. We stayed with my friend, Roberto, who I met when I studied abroad in Madrid Summer 2005. We had a blast! The day before Mel left, Waleska came to Madrid to meet us. We did a lot of sight seeing, walking around Madrid, dancing, etc. We ate some delicious tapas and had some really good Mojitos and Caipirenas (Brazilian drink). Also, we had some fantastic Italian ice cream. All in all, it was a great weekend.
The same day that I returned to Coruna (Monday March 19th) My mom and sister, Angela, arrived in Coruna from England. We also spent the first half of their time in Spain here in Coruna and the second half in Madrid. Unfortunately, the first two days here in Coruna had awful weather! The wind was out of control strong and it was way too cold for any one's good. The day they arrived, their plane had to land in Santiago de Compostela due to the horrible weather conditions (strong wind). They ended up being shuttled over to Coruna so it worked out in the end.
We took a train from Coruna to Santiago de Compostela and spent a few hours there. The cathedral there was built in the 12th century and it's breath taking. From Madrid, we also took a train and spent half a day in Segovia, a ancient city. Segovia is beautiful. It has a roman aqueduct built in the first century AD, a cathedral built in the 1500s and a castle.
*Roman Aqueduct- Segovia (closeup)
*Aqueduct to the left....about 100feet tall!
*Angela sitting outside at the table where we had lunch in Segovia...Cathedral in the background
*Mom and Ange with the castle behind them
*Mom and I on the train from Segovia back to MadridIt was great to see my best friend and my mom and sister after being away for 2 months without anyone that I know. I look forward to having more visitors in the future :).
That's all for now! More later....
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