After
a fantastic week in Belgium and Holland, I rang in the new year in Madrid with
a group of wonderful people. Bryson,
Keely, Becky, and I stayed in a hostel located right in the center of Madrid,
surrounded by all of the festivities.
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| Puerta del Sol |
Bryson
and I spent one afternoon walking around Madrid, during which we attempted to
visit the Reina Sofia modern art museum, but instead found ourselves a cheap
and delicious lunch…
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| we at least went to the building |
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| yum! |
We
spent New Year’s Eve having a dinner party with Katherine, her boyfriend Josh, and her roommates at their apartment. Kelsey and Reggie also joined us for the festivities after their Christmas trip to Paris! We
played charades and had a dance party, which is perfection as far as I’m
concerned. It was a wonderful way to
ring in the new year before saying goodbye to Bryson, and it made me feel a
little closer to home!
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| our cena |
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| Katherine and Josh |
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| Happy New Year! |
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| PNWers |
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| one guapa girl |
When I
made it back to Córdoba
with Becky, we got one last holiday hurrah because the real day of celebration
here in Spain is for Los Reyes Magos, or the Three Kings. Spanish children are visited by the magi on
the eve of January 6, so the country celebrates with cabalgatas (parades) in which the kings are all present on giant
floats and lots of candy is thrown around.
Becky and I went to watch for the holiday experience and got to hear
lots of complaints about how the economic crisis has affected the quality of
the festivities. Oh, Spain.
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| the biggest party in town |
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| cabalgata |
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| balloon surprise! |
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| Baltasar's float |
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| finish with a bang! |
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