Highlights and Lowlights in Madrid
Highlights-
- Eating coffee with Chorros (deep-fried toast in a tube!) and being successful in ordering in Spanish!
- Going to Madrid’s Christmas markets- a whole market dedicated to selling christmas decorations. Beautiful christmas lights.
- Getting lost in the streets lined with small shops to explore. Bought a scarf, bracelet and phone mock which says ‘Espana!’
- Passsing a young Spanish guy belting out the Australian Anthem. I was so surpised i stopped him and told him I was Australian. He was with a group of teens, and they practised their english with us. When asked why he was singing the anthem, he said “Australia is one of my favourite countries!’
- Our tiny, but clean hostal in ‘Puerta del Sol’ (gate of the sun.) This square is literally the centre of Madrid and Spain. Easy access to everything!
- Visiting the “Palacio Real” (Royal Palace.) Beautiful.
- Spanish hot chocolate. Its like hot custard. tastes rich, but so good!
Lowlights
- The combination of our lock being changed accidently on mums suitcase with all our valuables inside. six hundred and something combinations later we managed to crack the code. I was worried would have to try and communicate in Spanish we needed a hacksaw.
- Another weirdo on the plane. He started telling Mum and I all about his dirvorce, and child custody problems.. akward.
- Language barrier with the lady who owns the hostal. Issues negotiating price. Turned out alright in the end. No kitchen in our hostal (even though the website says their is), so we cant make a cuppa.
- Amsterdam. Our plane needed to refuel. The Dutch security wouldnt let us walk around the airport. We had to sit in a waiting room. There was a scary woman with amywine house eyes and hair working in security. I was so devo i couldnt look at anything, i went up to the very Dutch looking security guards and asked for a photo. I said “Since I cant get a taste of Holland, you guys are as good as it gets.. can i have your photo?!’ They said no. What a letdown.
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poor thing! But woot for being in Spain and having a blast! I gotta say that being in airport waiting rooms has got to be one of the most frustrating things ever…you can’t even tell yourself that you are on the way to Spain, or nearly there…because you aren’t! lol! But ur photos look amazing =D
drink some hot chocolate for me!! =D
God bless!
Hello my freaky darling!
I’m so glad you’re having a good time already! i miss you so much in my frees and it sucks that there’s nobody to hug me after i confront a certain antichrist (the one with the wig)
The architecture looks beautiful, i’m turning an unusul shade of green and i hope that you’re having good weather….it it cold and overcase here (sulk).
The thing with the spanish guy is totally awesome!! I can’t beleieve there are that many people in the international theatre that still actually like our country!!
Your awkward plane trip made me giggle, the guy with the divorce is a bit of a fartknocker….sorry man with divorce but…you know…
Much love, and my prayers (yes i do have a version of those) go out to you abroad.
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R
OH PS: I looked it up for you……necesito una sierra de metales
Apparently this is correct
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Yay photos! sounds pretty awesome tashbala, that hot choclate would be epic
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TASH! As a half-dutch person, I apologise on behalf of my half-nation for your average experience in the Netherlands. Try wearing orange and a crazy hat next time, and they’ll love you.
Heb 12:2-3