So technically, I'm back in the States... but I still want to update this little sucker about Spain!
I started in Barcelona with Maggie & Stacy which was awesome because Stacy had studied there a couple years ago so she knew the ropes and booked the hostel and everything for me! It was Maggie's birthday so we did it up right with dinner at Carpe Diem where they serve you in bed, the ice bar, and some beach time! After they ditched me, I hung out in the city for a few days solo and nerded out at the Picasso museum and two Gaudi houses that were really neat.
I then flew off to Granada to meet up with the lil' sis who's been studying there! She loved her town and family so it was neat to see her stomping grounds. We then set off to the Southern tip of spain- Tarifa before spending a day in Morrocco. I really like Tanger but it's obviously not like the rest of the country... so I will just have to go back there and check it out in more detail.
Several hours (like at least 18) on buses and one day chilling in Cadiz later, we made it to Salamanca where Gracilynn will be studying for the rest of the summer. The town is really neat and out in the middle of the boonies but the University was founded in 1230- making it the 3rd oldest in the WORLD. So there's lots of old churches, buildings, things of that nature that give the town some great personality. There's also a really neat Plaza Mayor that they light up at night.
I then made my way to Madrid for a day or so where I checked out the Royal Palace, spent some quality time in the Prado (their incredible art museum), and ate some really romantic solo meals at outdoor cafes. Then I hopped on the plane to head back to these parts of the world!
Overall it was a really incredible trip. And I will just fairly warn anyone that asks to hear about it... I will launch into monologue complete with historical facts and photos. Consider yourself warned.
And I just realized that I never posted a detailed one about Israel which I really think I need to so even though that will make this chronologically inaccurate, I will supplement soon. So you can just wait on pins and needles :)
