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The Basque Country: Bilbao and San Sebastián
One of the few places in Spain that our program didn’t have the chance to bring us was the Basque Country. Since we had a few days between exams, Hyunjin, Ben, Christy, and I decided to take a two day … Continue reading
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Tagged andalusia, basque country, beach, beach of la concha, beret, bilbao, bus, casco viejo, castilla, catedral de santiago, cathedral, church of san antón, culture, donostia, eight basque surnames, eso es, estuary, eta, euskadi, euskera, food, france, funicular, gastronomy, gothic quarter, gran vía, gran vía de don diego lópez de haro, guggenheim, guggenheim museum, igeldo, igueldo, la concha, levantamiento de peso, medieval, mountain, mountains, movie, movie theater, movies, museum, museums, ocho apellidos vascos, país vasco, pelota, pinchos, pinxos, port, racquetball, ría, rock lifting, san antón, san sebastian, seafood, siete calles, sports, squash, tapas, trip, trips, txoko, urgull, vasco, yoko ono
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Sevilla
We had lots of fun in Granada, but by this point our trip was not even halfway over yet, so we left Granada at 9:30 to make the three and a half our trek to Sevilla, the capital of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adobo, alfalfa, americas, andalucía, andalusia, architecture, archivo general de indias, arena, atlantic ocean, bell, bell tower, bullfighting, bullring, buried, cádiz, cathedral, christopher columbus, cirostóbal colón, cod, colón, colonies, columbus, cuna, food, freiduría, fried, fried fish, giralda, grave, guadalquivir, hake, harbor, heat, hot, inland, islam, la alameda, la maestranza, marathon, metropol parasol, minaret, monopoly, mudéjar, muslim, new world, nightlife, pescado frito, pescaíto frito, plaza de españa, plaza de toros, port, reales alcázares, river, sevilla, seville, shrimpe, sierpes, star wars, tower, trade, trip, trips, warm, weather
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The Windmills of Don Quixote and Mosque of Córdoba
We left early Thursday morning for our trip from Madrid to Andalucía, one of Spain’s largest autonomous communities, located along the southern coast of the country and dominated by its Islamic history and influence. This will be a very long trip — … Continue reading
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Tagged al-andalus, almodóvar, andalucía, andalusia, bodegas, calamari, castila-la mancha, castilla, cathedral, catholic, catholic monarchs, catholicism, cervantes, cheese, chipirones, chipirones fritos, cola cao, consuegra, córdoba, don quixote, es, film, food, granada, harry potter, iberia, iberian peninsula, islam, islamic, la mancha, la piel que habito, lisboa, lisbon, manchego, manchego cheese, mecca, mezquita, mosque, muslim, paco, pedro almodóvar, portugal, pt, religion, reyes católicos, roman, rome, salmorejo, salmorejo cordobés, sevilla, skin i live in, spain, squids, trips, vineyards, visigoth, windmills, wine
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Paseo #2: Authentic Flamenco Performance
Unlike the typical Paseos por Madrid which take place during the day on Fridays, this week’s class took place at 9:30 on Wednesday night and didn’t finish until 11:30. Being out so late (though, honestly, midnight is not late in Spain) … Continue reading
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Tagged andalucía, andalusia, brazil, culture, dance, duende, duendes, flamenco, guitar, gypsies, gypsy, mudéjar, music, paseo, paseos por madrid, performance, phrygian scale, romani, samba, show, singing, song
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First Paseo: Retiro Park and a Flamenco Class
Paseos por Madrid is another class offered as part of American University’s Iberian Experience that the Madrid Business Program students can participate in occasionally. Paseo is a Spanish word that means a walk or stroll, though its connotation is very … Continue reading
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Tagged andalucía, andalusia, art, atocha, boat, cats, class, dance, dance class, elena, franco, keke, monument, park, paseo, paseos por madrid, reina sofía, renfre, retiro, retiro park, tirso de molina
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