This past weekend we took a trip to the northern city of Pamplona in the province of Navarra for the annual San Fermin Festival of the Running of the Bulls. Each year the city holds a week long festival in honor of Saint Fermin, a co-patron of Navarra. It is one of the most international recognized festivals in Spain. Over … Continue readingSan Fermin, Spain – Running Of The Bulls
For two weeks before this trip we’ve been relaxing in Madrid after our many weeks of travel before, but this past weekend we took a trip to France. Also, I’m writing this post today in regards to Independence Day. Happy July 4th everyone. During our time in France we checked out Paris, Normandy, and Versailles. I’ve been to Paris once … Continue readingVisiting Normandy on Independence Day
On Sunday, after returning from Barcelona, we visited the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium towards the east side of the city to attend the Real Madrid Legends vs. Juventus Charity Match. The current Real Madrid team is in Brazil for a match, but we decided to check out the stadium and attend the game regardless. On first glimpse, the stadium looks like … Continue readingReal Madrid Legends vs. Juventus
Over the weekend, we took a trip to Barcelona to finally get some beach time that we desired so much since arriving in Spain. We took a Renfe Ave train to Barcelona and booked a hostel in the center of the city. We had expected Barcelona to be similar to Madrid in many ways, but we were in for a … Continue readingWeekend in Barça – Barcelona
After the excitement from visiting the remains of the Expo in Sevilla, I was encouraged to check out if Madrid had any hidden mysteries. While I didn’t find any old structures similar to those in Sevilla, I did discover Geocaching. For those unfamiliar with it, Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. People navigate to a … Continue readingGeocaching in Madrid!
On Monday we had lunch at the Estadio de Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, home to Real Madrid. We bought tickets to a charity game next sunday and decided to grab lunch while we there to get the full experience. Currently the Madrid team is in Brazil, so there weren’t any games locally we could attend besides the charity game, but … Continue readingEl Estadio de Bernabeau
This one event made my trip to Sevilla. We had stumbled onto it by accident, but it was intriguing none the less. Kylen (one of my friends) and I decided to explore past the old city limits and check out a rocket we say outside of Seville. It was about an hour walk, but when we finally arrived at the … Continue readingSevilla Expo ’92 Spain
Over this past weekend, a couple of friends and I took a weekend trip down to Sevilla and Cordoba. Sevilla is known for the being the location that Christopher Columbus set sail to the Americas on his first expedition. Cordoba is known for it’s architecture which derives it’s influence from Muslim culture. The weekend, overall, was quite an experience. We … Continue readingSevilla and Cordoba
On Wednesday, we took a field trip to the Palacio Real de Madrid. Although the royal family doesn’t currently reside there, they use the building for state functions, weddings, funerals, and various events throughout the year, reserved only for the royal family. They currently reside in a less modest palace, the Zarzuela Palace, just outside of Madrid. Although the palace … Continue readingPalacio Real de Madrid
After class on monday, we decided to get in the spirit of Spain and play “fútbol” in the courtyard inside of the University. While the basketball hoops didn’t seem to be in the greatest shape, you could definitely tell the field has been in use. It wasn’t too hot so we took some time to relax from a busy first … Continue readingWhen you just need to relax in Madrid