I started this blog in the Summer of 2010 when I studied in Barcelona. It was named "Britt-Britt's Barcelonean Escapades" but now I have to rename it because I've broadened my horizons, I'm seeking new adventures, I'm traveling further, and more daringly going where I have never been before! And these are my stories....
We had a wonderful 9.5 hour bus ride from Toledo to Barcelona today. That was very tiring yet really really beautiful. Spain is full of the most beautiful mountains that I have ever seen. I finally got to meet my "senora" and settle into my new habitacion (room). The woman who is hosting us (me and one other girl from Georgia named Charlotte) is extremely talkative and absolutely amazing. Senora Maria and her boyfriend picked us up from the bus stop and we made our way through the most beautiful city of Barcelona. Senora Maria has one son who just recently had a baby boy about 1 month ago. I'm not sure of either her son's or her grandson's names. Her son is married and this is their first child. From what I gathered from our conversations, she is from Cuba and used to be in the theater as an actress (I think). AND she has a one month old kitten who is all white with a little black smudge on its head (not gathered from the conversations, I saw him running around). His name is white but in Catalan which I forgot. For dinner Senora made us some salad and tortillas. Tortillas in Spain is not at all like tortillas in USA, it's egg and potatoes. They're a little bit bland but after a few bites it's really good. Today was a great day and tomorrow I will conquer Barthelona (that's how it is pronounced). Until then, buenas noches.
Well I made it guys!!! It is absolutely awesome and gorgeous y bonita mucha! Madrid is splendid! We went to the Museo de Prado were there are the originals of Goya, Fra Angelico, de Velazquez, y Greco. It was such a beautiful place to see. And Madrid is a really fun city. My first meal in Madrid was a bocadilla con bacon y queso which is a certain type of sandwich only found in Madrid. I also had Sangria which is a mixture of wine and fruit juice. Mucho delicioso! And the breakfast at the hotel was top notch! A variety of fresh fruit and juices, cereals, eggs and breads.
And today we came to Toledo!!!! The scenery is much more beautiful than Madrid. It's built on a mountainous terrain and the buildings are old and epic. The town of Toledo is full of shops selling swords and other armory items. And the Cathedral of Toledo is out of this world, epically spectacular!!! So beautiful! I can't even describe the detail and vastness and beauty of the Cathedral. When we got to the hotel there was a huge sign saying Congresso Eucharistica de National 2010. And there's displays of priests vestments and other things for mass through most of the lobby of the hotel. While I was waiting for my taxi to go to the Cathedral for mass, a bunch of priests were coming out of the hotel and getting on a charter bus to go somewhere. So I finally get to the Cathedral and there's are literally thousands of people in front of the Cathedral and huge signs saying Congresso Eucharistica 2010. There was a stage set up and people were up there talking, obviously in Spanish, and I had no idea what they were talking about. I figured there's bound to be someone here who speaks English, so I see a nun a ask her hablas engles? No. And she grabs me by the hand and leads me through the crowd to a group of some more nuns in habit and speaks rapid-fire Spanish. It turned out that none of them spoke any English (at all) and I was left to wander around the city to find the entrance to the cathedral and the weekend mass.
Toledo has surely been a fun adventure. I can't wait for the rest of Spain.
So I thought it would be a good idea to start a blog (mostly my mother's idea) to help me remember all my crazy adventures while I'm traveling around Spain and Europe. And here is my first blog! Enjoy :-)
I have my bags packed and everything ready to go.... Now I get to sit and wait until tomorrow when I fly far, far away from Texas. Yippee! Am I nervous? A little, but that feeling is much outweighed by the giddy excitement of going to some foreign place and meeting numerous interesting people and seeing buildings and churches that were built hundreds of years ago. What an exciting adventure I am being presented with! And now, I wait.... The quiet before the storm.... The deafening stillness... The ticking of a clock.... OH the agony of patience!
