Tweets from Spain
I’ve been meaning to go through some of my recent travel memories and write up summaries that I didn’t take the time to do while traveling. Turns out, I’m having a hard time doing that regardless of how much free time I might have.
To try to get the ball rolling, I’m just including all of the “tweets” I wrote while traveling around Spain. It will be a good memory jog for me once I take the time to write more about it, though it probably serves as good as any summary I’ll be able to come up with anyway.
Note: The dates & time listed below are Pacific Standard Time; so, if you’re paying attention to that information on the tweet, just jump ahead 9 hours from what’s posted.
- Oh hey, did I mention I’m heading to Spain this weekend? Excitement building up … Trying to not think about it today else I might explode.
- remembering a time when the only item in my suitcase in need of a power/plug adapter was my hairdryer.
- Pre-flight beer & whiskey regiment in the D-concourse.
- Giant plane from PDX to Amsterdam practically empty (40 passengers). Now boarding crowded flight to Barcelona.
- Wandering through charming little side streets and an open market in Barcelona.
- Walking, walking, walking. Tapas y cafe. Sunshine and more walking. #Barcelona
- Lost. But, there’s the ocean. And Cuban music!!
- Can’t tell you how disappointed I am receiving an invitation from a friend in Barcelona for one night only, 24hrs after it was sent.
- @serrat They sell bunnies, chinchillas, and turtles on the street here.
- Wide awake but super comfy in bed. Would like a refund or a do-over for last night’s dreams. Meeting a new friend in a few hours.
- Espresso at Crema & Caffee on La Rambla.
- Heading out for guitarra española here at this church: http://is.gd/99js
- Outside “Font Magica” (freezing!) waiting for the lights and music and the magic!!
- Thawing out in the metro. Totally worth it. Hopefully I can get pictures up tonight.
- Feeling like a bit of an idiot trying figure out how to operate the machines in the laundrymat.
- Leaving Barcelona & heading south to Cordoba in the AM. Will eventually write about this week; must first decide what will be censored
- I wonder what those suckers back in second class are having for breakfast. And, this train is going very very fast.
- @stephaniesylce Indeed it does! Now I’m in a first class hotel, too! Just arrived … heading out exploring (Cordoba) now. xoxo
- Aye! Que bells esta Cordoba!
- (hmmm … guess the iPhone doesn’t speak Spanish) bells = bella.
- If you were wondering what’s right across the hall from my hotel room, it’s just where Christopher Columbus lived while he was in Cordoba.
- Walking around Cordoba: http://is.gd/9FbI -Also, looks like rain tomorrow, which will be perfect for a stop at the Hammam: http://is.gd/9FdU
- @stephaniesylce turns out it wasn’t raining today after all, so I spent the day outside have a reservation for bath/massage tonight instead.
- @smashwags I ❤ being here, it’s so beautiful! Tho, too bad I left when my obligatory site-seeing was done & I was getting the hang of BCN!
- Oh … when I win the lottery, or get filthy rich from working in a bookstore … I’m installing an Arabian Bath in my backyard.
- Giving in to peer pressure & going to Granada tomorrow. Looking for a place to stay (frustrated). Too old for hostels, too poor for hotels.
- Steeeeeep hill. (huffing and puffing)
- Ouch. Feet hurt. And … oh my. The churches in Spain are big. http://is.gd/9VCd
- http://twitpic.com/pwri
- Yum!! Tapas y Rioja.
- @stephaniesylce gooood question!! Having soooo much fun!! You would love it!!! Xoxo
- Whole-e-shit. It’s been a looonnng time since I’ve been out on the town till 5:00 am. And now I remember why. #shakes
- Made it to Jerez de la Frontera. A bit sad to leave M&M in Granada, but being in such a charming little apt here turns my frown upside down.
- @stephaniesylce M&M = Mark & Mickey from England & Ireland. @smashwags more story to follow, I promise. P.S. Map of Jerez coming soon. xoxo
- (my) Jerez de la Frontera = Sherry + Zambomba + Camera Obscura.
- Quick stroll around town before I catch the train to Seville.
- Gah! Still no phone service on my iPhone (now in Seville). Must fight the temptation to take a siesta and go take a look around town.
- Hello Hotel Amadeus! I may never leave!!
- Some shoes are better for walking than others. #breaktime
- My AT&T chat representative, Betty Biggers, seems to have taken a coffee break in the middle of our chat.
- Holy crap. After a week w/ no phone service + 1/2 hr chatting with B. Biggers, all I had to do was restart the damn iPhone. #backinbusiness
- @shadowsoup Yup. iPhone off for 2 min. When it was turned back on, I was reconnected with the world. And there was dancing in the streets.
- @jslabaugh Maybe my inner luddite is just hungry
- Feeling better being reconnected to the world. Though, the cerveca & Rioja might have something to do with it.
- Yay! Real Madrid vs. … hmmm … well, some other team, tomorrow night with J!
- Dear person in the next hotel room using the “snooze” feature on your alarm, Get up already!!
- Of course. *Now* I meet someone in Seville. 20 min. before leaving.
- The emotional roller-coaster I was just on left me exhausted. Wanting a nap, but should orient myself to my new hood while there’s daylight.
- Holy Shit. I like Madrid a *lot* more than I expected. Yay!
- @stephaniesylce I haven’t met my friend yet (he’s working, we’re meeting just before the game) – so far it’s the city itself!
- Thinking I should have changed my shoes for the occasion. #obviousamerican
- Facing my fear of heights, yet again, here in Spain http://twitpic.com/rpyv #vertigo
- I’m sure a week into life @ home I’ll be stuck in the routine, but at this very moment, I’d like to trade it all in & start something new.
- Best thing in the Prado? 5yr old girl walking through the gallery & stopped transfixed upon seeing Patenier’s Temptations. http://is.gd/bnEr
- Next best thing in the Prado = Hieronymus Bosch. http://is.gd/bnHN
- Dear Jackass who just picked my pocket and got away with my asprin receipt from the pharmacy, “Ha!” (oh, and other stuff not fit for print.)
- Amazing last day/night in Barcelona. Packing up to come home.
- On the snowy ground in PDX waiting for luggage and customs. Mixed feelings about being (almost) home.
