TRIP TO SPAIN |
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| The group poses at the
monument dedicated to Cervantes and Don Quixote and Plaza
de Espana, Madrid. |
Students with the dragon
of Park Gnell. |
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| The undulating bench in
the great central square of Park Guell, Barcelona;
Designed by Gaudi. |
A little soccer and rugby
with our Tour Director, Sean, in Zaruz on the Bay of
Biscay. |
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| We detoured to Gernika in
Basque country to see the city that Franco let the Nazis
bomb, which triggered Picasso’s powerful painting. |
We saw the Guggenheim
Bilbao Museum in Basque Country. Geary (The Architect). |
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| Dr. Haut, Mr. Price,
Antonio (our driver), and Mr. McCallaum with our brand
new Mercedes bus. |
Toledo was a
well-established city over 2000 years ago. Muslims, Jews
and Christians lived together in peace for 500 years.
Then, the Inquisition happened. |
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| Plaza Mayor, Madrid
(built 1617 – 19) contains 437 balconies from which
50,000 people could witness bull fights, royal weddings,
inquistion trials, and exectutions. |
Students wait for a
subway train at our station. |
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| Sagrada Familia Temple
Barcelona Designed by Gaudi Started 1883 – Still
Working. |
On the roof of La
Pedrera, A Gaudi House in Barcelona. |
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| At the Zero Kilometer in Madrid. All distances in Spain are measured from here. | Students wait to enter the museu Reina Sophia to see Picasso’s “Guernica”. |