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Wed 5 July 2006
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El Sol
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It is SO hot here... The sun rises at about 6 and sets around 10:30 and for the majority of the day it is about 90 and I really am not exaggerating. It is SO dry here too... I had a bloody nose yesterday morning when I woke up. (Sorry that is kind of gross.) Yesterday we went to Toledo and it was just breathtaking. It is a city that has the remnants of the different cultures that had, at different times, taken over and reigned over the city. There is beautiful Greco Roman architecture mixed with the Arabian gold and achways... all of it just incredible. We went to the Cathedral of Toledo, the second biggest in Spain, and I just was awestruck with the beauty and care and time, obviosly money too, that had been poured into making the church what it is today. ----A little bonus, it is said that when you walk into the church and look at the paining of Saint Christopher, if you say a prayer for his protection, you won´t be able to be killed for three days no matter who may attack you or with what object. This is little scheme on the part of the church to keep up attendance... I asked for protection so at least I will be able to see Segovia, but after that my three days of immortality will have dried up, haha! We have become pretty good pals with some of the guys living in the colegio... one is from Ibiza, an island off the coast of Spain. My uncle has told me that it is a really fun place and so on my long weekend some of us may go there and it would be pretty neat to meet up with a friend who also happens to be a local. I don´t know, though... I really would like to see Barcelona and Figueres for the Dalí museum. I will work more on that when I get more settled in Segovia. Ok, today I am going back to the Museo del Prado and then the Reina Sofia and then we are going to see a Zarzuela... more on that next time, my time has yet again run out. xox cr |
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