Friday, June 27, 2008

Spain, beautiful, warm, Spain!

Well our first few hours here in Spain was a bit rocky. The last picture posted was of us in the police station of Madrid. I was pick-pocketed on the train on the way to our hotel...but it all worked out fine! And not just because we got a tour though the downtown plaza in the back of a police car!...but they caught the thieves and I actually got my money back!
At the end of that long day we went through the Prado Museum, strolled though the botanical gardens and had tapas and sangria in a small little cafe.
The next day we were out of there...well not so quick, but eventually we found our way driving out of the Madrid freeway nightmere.
Then there was Seviila! We had a little apartment close in to all the beautiful sites. It was right off a plaza...filled with sidewalk cafes full of people (including kids) until late into the night...there, we enjoyed lots of tapas, ice cream, 1atching the big "football" game (very lively) and TORREY'S BIRTHDAY!
The town is right out of a story book...the little narrow winding streets that lead to the most beautiful, grand cathedral and palace...The city is amazing...it's no mystery why Zack fell in love with it there while he was living there to study Spanish.
After getting our little green rental car out of the tight little parking spot on one of those narrow streets (where it sat during our entire stay in Sevilla) we got on the road again.
We got to Granada this evening...Susie's beloved second home while she was here back in her college days. 1e have yet to discover more here. :)

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