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Day 23

We have an appointment with Vincent Van Gough this morning. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has an exhibit of paintings from the last 90 days of Van Gough’s life, prior to his suicide. He had a very tortured soul, but the beautiful paintings of this period certainly didn’t show it. There was...

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pscossette on July 10, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

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sergiocolab on July 10, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

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Day 22

We decided to get the lay of the land today so we hopped on Madrid Vision tourist bus in the nearby square. It really is a nice way to get your bearings and find out what all those statues on every few corners or squares are for. We felt the need for a coffee so hopped off in a very nice...

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pscossette on July 9, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

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Day 21

Paul got John off to the airport and home to Christmas Lake. We were going to miss him, but he thought he was ready to get back to America. Paul returned the car and we decided to give Madrid a second try since dinner had been nice the night before. We were not going to experience real Madrid...

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pscossette on July 8, 2007 from Madrid, Spain

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San Fermin Day Two - Family Style...

Day One of San Fermines was Huge. Thousands of wassailing wastrels in red and white packing the back alleys of the old town. Elbow to elbow carnage of spilled drinks and shouted enthusiasm. I need new clothes! After a late night, we were all up bright and early for the...

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Jason Kester on July 7, 2007 from Pamplona, Spain

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Day 20

This should be a lucky day by the date. Is our luck good enough to run with the bulls? We shall see. Up way before dawn, the 5 of us packed into the car and set off for Pamplona. The route took us over some pretty tall mountains and through several tunnels. It was very foggy at some points...

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pscossette on July 7, 2007 from Pamplona, Spain

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Day 19

The luggage arrived today!!! Now we don’t have to figure out how to get John new drugs. We awoke to a gorgeous day and spent the first half inside at the Science Center. The kids really enjoyed the exhibits that were heavy on Physics. Lots of interaction, buttons to push, bells to ring,...

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pscossette on July 6, 2007 from San Sebastian, Spain

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!San Fermines!

San Fermines just kicked off here in Pamplona, and the town is going nuts! It's just after noon, and already we're down 3 liters of Calimotxo from where we started. Just spent 10 minutes dumping buckets of water off of our balcony and onto the crowds in Plaza Del Castillo. If you're not...

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Jason Kester on July 6, 2007 from Pamplona, Spain

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My First Week

So..this is my first week in Spain! Right now I'm living with my dad, in a very big farm house in a town called La Bleda. Its a bit out of the way, but that is what makes it so beautiful. Since I am going to local school in a bout two months, I think its necessary that I learn the language,...

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einav10 on July 5, 2007 from Barcelona, Spain

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Day 18

Today is errand day. We need to try and locate our luggage that contains all of John’s clothes, contacts, and most of his pills. It isn’t looking like we will see the bags any time soon so we go off to do laundry and find John some contacts. We find a place that will do all the laundry for us...

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pscossette on July 5, 2007 from San Sebastian, Spain

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