Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Journey

So,
Here I am in Madrid! It´s been a crazy yet fantastic trek!!

Day 1. Arrive in London, take a 3 hour bus ride into the city and around 5 in the pm begin to see London. We ran through the V & A museum which was amazing and then met up with Joe Blewett and his buddy Brad and wandered through London with them. Our Hotel was in a great spot, but small... we were next to Hyde Park!! A landscape architects dream spot!

Day 2. We ran around Westminster Abbey and Cathedral and then headed to the Airport to leave fro Zaragoza... We arrived in Zaragoza and to our Hotel realllllllly late and on the night that Barçe won the European cup so there was a lot of noise and partying going on. Awesome!

Day 3. We went into the Catedral and visited with Our Lady of Pilar! The Cathedral and plaza are so beautiful... the stone is a golden yellow! We left the center of the town and picked up our rental car then headed for Burgos. What a pleasant surprise Burgos was!!!! And lucky us, we happened to park in a garage that was less than a block from our hotel... Burgos was awesome. Our hotel overlooked a pedestrian street that was lined with London Plane trees leading up to El Cid gate. More adventures followed, but for now, the Cathedral was Breathtaking. Mindboggling.

Day 4. Jumped into our car for Oviedo. Before Oviedo, we stopped by Covadonga. If you ever want to visit a place that is beautiful beyond your imagination, visit Covadonga. We paid our respects to the Virgen and then returned to Oviedo to explore the town.