Thursday, July 21, 2011

What you've missed out on!

I am back in the United States! I have been here for a week and it has been quite the adjustment. I truly apologize for not having posted ANYTHING about my last month in Burgos. It was hard to get onto the computer and write, however, because I had been traveling since my parents arrived on June 24th. Because I am already back, I'll just do a quick recap of the top ten things that went on in my last month in beloved Spain. 

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1. My parents came to visit me from June 24th to July 2nd. They were a hit with all of my friends and everyone loved them, which isn't surprising.
Mom and Dad enjoying some "cañas"



2. We celebrated my birthday on June 25th with a TIGER BIRTHDAY! My mom made 22 tiger tails (for each year) and everyone painted their faces to celebrate.

Tiger tails!

Some of the group ready to go out

3. My parents and I traveled to Barcelona so that I could show them one of my favorite cities in Spain.
My dad enjoying some lunch music

4. The day after my parents left, I traveled to Amsterdam with Thais, Hector, Rafa and Daniel. It is a beautiful city and I would recommend traveling there to anyone.



5. After spending a couple days in Amsterdam, we went to Bruges, Belgium for a night. It is a small city that isn't very well-known, but it quickly became one of my favorites because of how old it was.
Welcome to Belgium!

Sunflowers in a market in Bruges


6. Because we were feeling cheap, we spent a night in the train station of Bruges before traveling to Brussels the next day. I don't know if it was because I was so exhausted, but I wasn't as impressed with Brussels as I had expected to be.
Thais disappointed in the size of the "peeing boy" of Brussels


Daniel and I, very exhausted

7. We headed back to Burgos after Brussels for a couple days and I packed up all of my things to come home (bittersweet).

8. After dropping off our suitcases in some secured lockers at the airport of Madrid, Hector and I headed to Granada, Spain for one last trip. I LOVED Granada. It is absolutely beautiful.
Overlook of La Alhambra





9. The day before heading back to the USA, Hector and I met up with Thais in Madrid to do some touring.




10. I left Thursday, July 14th, to come home. It was so difficult to say goodbye to my friends and the country I fell in love with.

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