I have a bad cold. :( Luckily, I discovered an entire box of Tylenol Cold medicine amongst my personal belongings. Thanks Mom! Hopefully I start to feel better before the big trip up north.
In other news, when I got home for lunch the other day the Ruiz's niece was visiting and she brought her ten-day-old baby to play! He was very funny and adorable, though he still seemed to be pretty confused about the world. Meanwhile, Maria Pepa and Alfonzo were really enjoying his company and Alfonzo kept taking pictures of him doing absolutely nothing. Meanwhile, he cried every time Maria Pepa held him. I would have cried too if somebody kept holding me up over her head calling me rey while I didn't have any pants on. Then she was all up in his face while he was nursing, which I found particularly weird...
Today we finally went to the Alhambra. It was very ornate with huge gardens called the Generalife. I was all excited to see its most famous room, El patio de los leones. When we got there, however, the lions were removed for restoration and there was this big Ikea-looking box in the middle of the courtyard where the lion fountain should have been. I was pretty upset about it. Also, we had the nuttiest tour guide ever - Maria Carmen. She looked a lot like my old orchestra director Mrs. Harvey, except Maria Carmen was about a foot shorter (as is everyone in Spain). She talked in incredibly slow Spanish, which actually kind of made me feel good at Spanish for once... Also, every five minutes she reminded us that the sun produces cancer and that we should stand in the shade. Whenever somebody stopped to take a picture, she gave us all a huge lecture about the dangers of being lost from the group as if we were in kindergarten... Anyway, she was very nervous about very many things which made the trip a bit less enjoyable than it otherwise could have been. Still, it was nice to see the Alhambra finally! Hopefully next time I go it will be more relaxed!
As for my paper, I have two pages done, which is more than I've ever finished this early on in the paper writing process so I am quite proud of myself. It's due Tuesday but I plan on finishing by tomorrow night/Monday afternoon so that we can dominate at the Monday Night Pub Quiz.
Here's to the end of my first term!
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Liz,
I've read all your blogs and looked at all your photos. Nice to see the Med is still beautiful and the Spanish still have the good sense to enjoy life. I take it the photos of the rather different architecture were in Barcelona. I've seen pictures of the Cathedral before and it looks very strange - I think I'll stick to the ones in Italy easier on my eyes.
Congrats on winning the trivia contest now all you have to do is win the 100000 Euros. Enjoy Spain and the opportunity to see other countries and people. As your Dad suggests try the Oysters in Galway, I like to ones I tasted in Europe a lot.
Uncle Jim
PS: I liked all the Scandinavian people - Norwegians, Swedish and Danes but the Finns are a bit on the morose side.
Liz...did you talk to the baby in your special voice???
I'd bet he'd have loved that!!
xoxo
kait
Dear Luce,
FYI: the Spanish landed and populated the western side of Ireland (while the northern Europeans did so in the east), hence the term "black Irishman."
When you get to Ireland, will you look for a Spanish pub?
Have fun, be good, and be careful.
Liz, I wasn't the first to write a comment on this post probably because I talked to you for an hour the other day. WE are excited about your upcoming trip and can't wait to hear your adventures in the land of leprachans - where is your little troll friend by the way.Love, Mom
I can't imagine what it must be like to follow someone around who is constantly worrying about something....
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