Spring Break + Time With Dad

Hey everyone!
Hope you are all doing well. This is the first chance I've had to write an entry since the last one and it will be a short one. Spring Break was amazing! I rented a car and visited so much of Spain and in such a short period of time. I wish that I had more time to see all of the places. I flew from Madrid to Valencia where I was able to find the best rental car price. There I met two friends and we started one heck of an adventure. First we went to Teruel a city of towers, and then traveled onward to Zaragotha a city with a neat castle and a beautiful church. Next on to Llogrono and Santander. We got lost inbetween the last two pretty bad, we got lost a lot to be honest, but this was the worst it was night and we were in mountains. Well I think we were, its hard to tell when theres no lighting. From Santander we drove towards the region of Galicia. We drove through Los Picos de Europa (the peaks of Europe). This was one of my favorite parts. The mountains were really beautiful, I saw many Ibex, and I got to drive like I was in a zoom zoom commercial. We arrived at the town of Ribadeo where we stopped for a cafe and some free electricity. We headed south and drove through more mountains, yeah more zoom zoom time. We drove for about 6 hours straight without stopping, through Zamora, Salamanca, arriving for a short break in Caceres. Just enough time for gas and some food. We then went to Merida to see the best Roman ruins in Spain and the first of our Semana Santa processions. A Semana Santa (Holly Week) procession is people dressed up in elaborate clothing. Some cary candles, others crosses, and the best part is the floats that are made of silver and gold with very elaborate details that weigh thousands of pounds. The best were in Merida in my opinion. We then went to Cordoba and then on to Granada. I really enjoyed Cordoba and the Mezquita. It was one of the most beautiful cathedrals that I have ever seen. I highly recommend it. We got lost in Granada and we some how ended up in the old part of town where the streets were smaller. At one point I had the mirrors in on both sides and about an inch or less between the walls and the mirrors, luckly I had quite the great direction giver, Thanks Leeshy! After Granada we went to Tarifa, the southernmost point of Spain and I decided to take a day trip to Morocco. Yes I've been to Africa! It was so cool to go. I had such a great meal, and the architecture and lifestyle was different compared to Spain. After Tarifa we headed to Sevilla where we saw some more processions and enjoyed the sun. I really liked Sevilla it is one of my favorite cities so far. It was like a coastal town that was located an hour and a half from the coast. It was beautiful. After Sevilla we headed to Toledo. I showed my friends my school and the town that I live in. We saw some more processions and then called it an early night because we were cold and tired. We got up early the next morning and went to Madrid. I said goodbye to my friends as they headed to Italy and said hello to my Dad who had just arrived. I took him to Toledo, but just to unpack a little and then wisked him to Valencia. He slept most of the car ride, missed some beautiful countryside. Valencia was great! I enjoyed showing him around. We came back to Toledo for a day and then we spent two days in Madrid. I think Dad liked Madrid more than anywhere because the pace of life was more comparable to the United States than anywhere else we had visited. Well this turned out longer than I thought. I had a great Spring Break! I was so glad to spend time with my Dad. I'm sad that hes gone already, but really glad that he was able to come and visit for a bit. Miss you all.
Until Next Time,