3/21/2013 Sorry I'm Slacking

Sorry to everyone that it has been a month since I last wrote. Well here is some information about the trips that I have been on since then!! I went on a trip with the school to Ronda with is a beautiful city and very old!! We got to go on a long tour of the city and the Plaza de Torros (bull ring). It was really cool to hear about everything but the tour kind of sucked at the same time because it was pouring rain for the whole 2 hour tour lol. After the tour we got some free time. I started my free time with some shopping of course lol. Then I found my friends at a small cafe call Chocolat and they and the best hot chocolate. They also had a huge selection of tea. So while there my friends and I shared a brownie and all get hot chocolates and I bought a bag of green tea. The brownie was awesome. It was a brownie with caramel and pecans and smaller pieces of brownie on top (and of course a big dollop of whipped cream lol). Also, if you didn't know hot chocolate here is different than in the United States. It is melted chocolate mixed with hot milk, and it is very thick (and SOOO delicious). If you want what you're used to you need to order Cola Cao, which is like Spanish NesQuik (though they have that too). So, at the end of the day it was back to Seville. My friends and I also took a trip to Aracena, which is a small town in Spain. It was fun!! We went to Gruta de las Maravillas. They were these amazing caves, unfortunately I couldn't take any pictures there. We also saw the castle and the cathedral there which are up on a huge hill from which you can see the whole city. It was a gorgeous view. And lastly before getting on the bus to go back to Seville we went to El Museo de Jamon. For those of you that don't know spanish, that is The Museum of Ham (I know, awesome right? lol). After those two trips I jsut spent some time around Seville. Then came the trip to Portugal. We went to three cities: Lisbon, where our hotel was; Sintra, a small beautiful town; and Cascais, an amazing little town on the ocean. In Sintra, I got some great pictures and mainly wandered around the main part of town. I got a pastry there called a bulls-eye cake. It was a cake with a thin layer of egg custard on top and the covered in chocolate (it was definitely low calorie!!). I also tried Ginja, which is a cherry liquor, and for 1 euro you can get a small chocolate cup of Ginja. I was very good and decided to buy a bottle to share!! In Cascais most of our time was spent at the ocean-side. My friends and I actually found our way out to a helicopter pad that was really close to the rock barrier between the coast and the ocean. I took a ton of pictures. In Lisbon, we on a bus tour and got to try these little pasties called: pasties de belem. They were like warm little egg custard tarts and they gave you cinnamon and powdered sugar to sprinkle on top. I loved them!!! My friends and I went up to the castle as well. Unfortunately  the only time we had adequate time to visit was at night so it was a little creepy but still very pretty. Now it's is the end of the week and the start of my "spring break" as I call it. We don't have school next week due to Semana Santa (holy week) here in Spain. So, I am taking this opportunity to travel of course. Also, since the weather here is now between 60's and 70's almost everyday I am going to the beaches!!! I will be leaving Seville for 6 days. I will be in Malaga for 2 night and Cadiz for 3 nights!!! I am very excited for this awesome weather. So, beaches HERE I COME!!! Hope to write again soon. I promise you won't have to wait a month this time!! lol