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| LEARN
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN
BEAUTIFUL ESPAÑA!
JUNE 3 - JULY 2, 2005 |
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Below
you'll find photos of our month in Madrid, which was made extra special for me
by the presence of my husband and newborn baby girl. To
view the photos that Juan (Program Coordinator, Madrid) uploaded, click
here. To view
the original "Vamos a Madrid" page, with program information, click
here (although please note that the program described on that page is now
concluded). |
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GETTING
THERE | | Erik,
Denise and Maia at LAX-- ready for an adventure! |
| The
quietest baby on board :) | | Arrival
at Barajas Airport in Madrid | | At
the ACCENT Center- waiting to go to homestays for the first time | | | Program
students and faculty | |
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GETTING
ACQUAINTED WITH MADRID | | Orientation
| | Tapas
reception :) | | |
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EL
MUSEO DEL PRADO | | On
the way to the Prado-- baby's first metro ride |
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Museo del Prado- admiring a work by El Greco | |
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TOLEDO |
| On the way to
Toledo- the quietest baby on the bus :) |
| In
Toledo | | | | Relaxing
in a park | | Lunch
time | | One
of Toledo's famous swords | | Mixture
of old and new- view from an escalator | | Time
to go home | |
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SEGOVIA
and LA GRANJA | | View
of Segovia | | | The
famous Alcázar | | | Inside
the Alcázar | | With
the famous aqueduct in the background |  | La
Granja gardens- after the turning-on of the fountains | | |
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A
NIGHT AT THE OPERA ZARZUELA |
| At the theatre to view a zarzuela-
dressed to kill | |  |
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GRANADA |
| In the cathedral
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the way to the Plaza San Nicolás | | | At
the Plaza San Nicolás with a stunning view of the Alhambra | | | On
the way to visit the Alhambra | | LA
ALHAMBRA | | | | | | | | | | On
the bus- Maia takes the Alhambra with her | |
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SEVILLA |
| In the third
largest cathedral in the world- listening to the guide |
| | Christopher
Columbus' tomb, held by four statues representing
the kingdoms of Castilla,
León, Navarra and Aragón | | | | According
to tradition, by rubbing the shoe of one of the statues,
Maia assures her eventual
return to Spain :) | | Tomb
of Hernando Colón, Christopher Columbus' son | | Walking
up the thirty-seven or so floors of the Giralda | | Shop
named after early inhabitants of the peninsula | | Near
the hotel | | The
Plaza de España | | | | | Las
profesoras | | On
the bus again | | Sunflower
fields on the way to Córdoba | |
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CORDOBA |
| Poem by the famous
poet Luis de Góngora to his pueblo |
| Monument
honoring a famous eye doctor | | In
the Mezquita, the famous mosque built on top of a church,
and upon
which the Cordoban catheral was built | | | | | | | On
the way back to Madrid- lunch stop | |
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| EL
PALACIO REAL (THE ROYAL PALACE) | | All
visitors got a yellow sticker | | The
Royal Pharmacy | | | The
Artillery Museum | |
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ANNIVERSARIO DE BODAS | | Erik
and Denise celebrate their wedding anniversary by
travelling across town to
eat at a Mexican restaurant | | | |
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LA
ABUELITA | | Denise's
mom travels from Paris to meet her new granddaughter |
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SPANISH
TREATS | | At
Erik and Denise's favorite chocolate shop |
| Yes,
the spoon in the hot chocolate is standing up on its own! | | ¡Qué
rico! | | Spanish
tortilla | | Seafood
paella for one | | Erik's
attempt to make his famous tacos with very different ingredients | | His
stir-fry turned out ¡muy sabroso! | | Our
favorite little Spanish treat | |
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FAREWELL
DINNER | | Paella
for everyone! | | | | | | | | | With
Juan and Víctor | |
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FINAL
ACTIVITIES | | |
| | EN
EL PARQUE DE ATRACCIONES | | | | Las
profesoras somehow get more soaked than anybody else! | | | | | Donaldo
holds bags for his compañeros | | | | | | | |
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TIME
TO SAY ADIOS | | All
packed, but not quite ready to go | | Adiós,
apartamento... :( | | In
the airport, again | | | | And,
once again, the quietest (and cutest!) baby on board :) | |
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¡Adiós!
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