"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." -Ralph Waldo Emerson



Sunday, February 27, 2011

Vale...Week Seven.

fact:  i wish i lived in the royal palace.

ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:
  • pagagnini concert.  madrid, spain.
  • museo sorolla.  madrid, spain.
  • palacio real de madrid.  madrid, spain. 

pagagnini concert. madrid, spain. absolutely amazing! not to mention hilarious.

museo sorolla.  madrid, spain.
sorolla's gardens were breathtaking.
seaside stroll, one of sorolla's famous paintings.
sorolla's work area.
siesta, another one of sorolla's famous paintings. 
palacio real de madrid.  madrid, spain.


would love to live in the royal palace some day.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Vale...Week Six.

fact:  i miss cafe rio.

ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:
  • madrid temple. madrid, spain.
  • toledo catedral. toledo, spain. 
  • santo tome and the burial of count orgaz. toledo, spain. 
  • valla de los caidos. madrid, spain. 
  • el escorial. madrid, spain. 
  • neon trees concert.  madrid, spain.

 sister smith from jenny's homeward invited jen and i to lunch sunday.  what a remarkable woman she is and i am grateful i have had the opportunity to become friends with her.
a group of us were able to do baptisms in the madrid temple; such an amazing experience. 

valla de los caidos. madrid, spain. my group was only able to see the basilica because of protestors.
 past president of spain, francisco franco is buried here.
 castle on our way to el escorial. 


view from the castle was beautiful.


 el escorial. madrid, spain. many kings and queens from spain are buried here. 


 toledo, spain.


toledo catedral. toledo, spain.


santo tome and the burial of count orgaz. toledo, spain. my group was able to see this famous painting, the burial of count orgaz by artist, el greco.
neon trees concert! madrid, spain.





Sunday, February 13, 2011

Vale...Week Five.

fact: i love learning the history of spain and being able to see all the historical sites.  

ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:

  • thyssen bornemisza museum. madrid, spain.
  • la mezquita catedral. cordoba, spain. 
  • el alcazar de los reyes cristianos. cordoba, spain.
  • reales alcazares. sevilla, spain. 
  • catedral de sevilla. sevilla, spain.
  • la alhambra. granada, spain.

stop on our way to cordoba.









la mezquita catedral. cordoba, spain. i love learning about all these historical sites in class and being able to see them.



el alcazar de los reyes cristianos. cordoba, spain.
south of spain there are orange trees everywhere. 
reales alcazares. sevilla, spain.  it was beautiful.





catedral de sevilla. sevilla, spain.  the biggest gothic catedral in the world.
 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue.  columbus is burried in catedral de savilla.  savilla, spain.
view from the tower of the catedral de sevilla.  sevilla, spain.
la alhambra. granada, spain.


la alhambra was beautiful.










thyssen bornemisza museum. madrid, spain.