Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Spain

The last part of my European trip was Madrid.

Our family rented an apartment in the heart of city-- right as the World Cup Finals were in session.

It was amazing to be in a city so involved in a national sport. I couldn't help but wish that United States had a national sport!!

We didn't actually spend much time exploring Madrid itself-- although we walked around some of the streets near our apartment in search of food (my mom's a vegetarian... and we actually found that getting vegetarian food was quite difficult).

The most interesting part of our journey? Seeing a group of Hari Krishna fans dancing through the streets of Madrid!

While in Spain, we took a trip to Segovia-- the place where Isabella and Ferdinand first met each other. Their palace was a sight to see!! Interestingly enough, it was much smaller than I expected.

The town of Segovia was beautiful and quaint.

Spain certainly was an experience!