Monday, January 28, 2008

Boston

Im still alive...but in Boston for the night. They made us get back off the plane in Madrid and take another, 3 hours later. I missed my connection and hope to be back in KC tomorrow afternoon:)

Friday, January 25, 2008

Granada Cathedral


This evening I visited the Cathedral in Granada, very large and very pretty...you know the Catholics...go big or go home???

Granada


The most famous site in Granada is the Alhambra. It is a beautiful place, I spent almost the whole day today touring the palace, courtyards and gardens...without a coat! Nice weather in the South of Spain:)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Morocco Lunch


The highlight of the tour was the lunch...her I am with a coke in Arabic and some awful wine I shared with the Spanish couple next to me.

Morocco


Yesterday I caught a boat to Morocco...yikes. One day (actually about 5 hours) in Morocco, is about 4 hours too much. The tour guide was fine, but when we were left to ¨shop¨on our own for 1 1/2 hours...lets just say Ive never felt so uncomfortable in my life...being run through the gauntlett of relentless street vendors and muslim men staring at me like I was a pork-chop was a little too much. So I latched on to a German couple to hang out with. It was an experience I wont forget...for sure.

Tarifa


I arrived in Tarifa the day before yesterday. I got here just in time to see the sunset. The mountains you see in the distance are in Africa.

Seville 2




This day I went on a hike with my friends Jim and his wife Jarmilla (an many new friends) in the mountains. I met people from Germany, Spain, Poland...and many more. It was a beautiful day...but we were tired...it was 15Kilometers. Afterwards we went to a TexMex bar where they were playing the Chargers/Patriots game (for Jim, who is from the states). The place was full of American students, and I kept thinking to myself---am I in Spain???