Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Cara- the Return to Cadiz!

For about a half a week, from the 8th to the 13th I was alone without a euro to my name in Zaragoza. I expected life without roommates to be a drag but it was actually really nice to hang out on my own, and since I live downtown and it was Easter, there was always fun stuff to go see and places to hang out. And I could walk around in my underwear, sleep whenever, and eat all the time. Eventually, this got kinda boring though and I felt pretty lame since everyone I knew was out having awesome adventures, so I decided to go visit the Rodriguezes in San Fernando, a smaller town outside of Cadiz, on the atlantic side of Andalucia in Southern Spain.
I NEED one of these dresses!

Andalucia is famous for their white washed villages, flamenco dancers, ferias, and beaches. It's also full of retired Germans. It's the Florida of Europe. I went in to Cadiz on the train on Thursday to wander around. I walked around for about 5 hours just looking around. It's a really beautiful city, I wish I had brought my swimsuit but I probably would have gotten painfully burnt... so maybe its better that I didn't.
The accent in Andalucia is almost inpenetrable sometime, but I got used to it after the first few days, I just wish I could have stayed longer. I rarely get the chance to talk to real Spaniards
To get back to Zaragoza, I took the night train. It had beds and a restaurant car and everything, I felt like I was in an Agatha Christie novel or something. Very Romantic.
So now I'm back in school, it's the same old same old. But the weather's finally getting pretty in Zaragoza. Maelle is still traveling so I pretty much live on her balcony, it's so nice! Also, I got my debit card in the mail, so I should go get my camera back soon! More pictures!

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