Wednesday, March 12, 2014

More Cathedrals!

Did I mention that I've met Christopher Columbus?
No?
Well...
I DID.
And it was great. We had coffee and he told me about his findings.
Just kidding, though I did get to see where his bones were!
Apparently they've done some DNA tests and the bones belong to him. Freakin amazing right?
I wonder how it must feel to be able to discover something so grand.
Anyway, the place was gorgeous and over done times a billion, i guess its all for the tourists but it felt really weird to be standing in front of a man of such history (even though he wasn't breathing...).

Not really a day, but probably the best part of spain.

So a few people signed up for the super expensive flamenco, and I hadn't. However, I found out that in the next town over we were going to have the opportunity to see another one for cheaper. Well, I grabbed that chance.
It was the most beautiful, fun thing I have ever been to.
They had so much confidence and fun doing it that it made me wish I knew how to.
The first part was okay but the second was amazing. Many of the dancers actually got down with some volunteers in the audience.
I'm actually happy I get to blog about this and post all these pics, it makes me realize that I had such a freaking good time, and that this is MY own experience. Not someone elses, but my own that I even get bragging rights to.
El flamenco era increíble, y después nos fuimos a caminar. Compré joyas de un pequeño joyero, y vi las estrellas en el cielo.

It was in Granada, a place that Anthony Bourdain had traveled to. The place we went to see the flamenco was in a cave and covered in framed pictures.
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In the spirit of festivity I'm going to post a small recording. During the trip the group had a theme song, at the time UEFA was going so everywhere we looked there was soccer soccer soccer, so of course our theme song would be none other than Waka Waka by Shakira (performed at the World Cup). This is a recording of us practicing so we wouldn't mess up on the bus. With of course a few awkward pictures from Spain.

Day 8: Salam O alaikum (:

So, If you didn't know, my arabic is way better than my spanish!
Lol.
Today was the day we went to *drum roll*
MOROCCO :D
Wooh!
Best Day.
No really, I bought saffron and these henna lipsticks. I also bought this gorgeous necklace to frame, and a lovely little mat (was 100 euros! but bargained it down to 50!!).
Anywho, the best thing about that day was the bargaining. I was bargaining all over the place, and not even for my own stuff! I got to see cats, and chickens, and camels. Though be careful when taking pictures so there are no police in them.
Another great thing was the ferry ride, I went outside and it reminded me a lot of going from Rhode Island to Block Island. Block Island is amazing (so tiny!).
Mientras estabamos en el autobus nos pasado por todas estas personas que decoran, recorte, y la plantacion de flores para la llegada del Rey.
How cool is that? :D

Fuimos a muchas tiendas, una jewlery vendido y pequeñas baratijas.