It's coming to a close

Today is my last official day in Sevilla. I leave this evening for London, Edinburgh and Dublin. Then will finally make it back to the states on December 18th.

As a group last week we were in Madrid for the Thanksgiving break. It definitely took our minds off missing all the festivities going on in the states. We even had our own mock Thanksgiving meal at our hotel. There was spaghetti, scrambled eggs, chili, green beans, fruitcake, and so much more. It was really great!

The capital is really great. It has such a New York feeling to it. It was definitely a lot colder than we were expecting. Sevilla is finally cold now, but Madrid was even more cold.

Two of the biggest things we saw while in Madrid were El Escorial and La Granja. Both of these are palaces for the kings. El Escorial is actually the burial site for all of the past kings of Spain. We got to go into the tomb room and see all of their tombs. It was very moving. Both the palaces are humongous. The library at El Escorial was to die for, as well as the gardens in La Granja.

On our way to Madrid we were also able to stop in the nearby town of Toledo. We were only there for one day, but what parts we saw were great. I would definitely like to go back there. We also got to see the windmills that are mentioned in Cervantes' Don Quixote.

The trip went by really really fast, but we had a blast.

I am sorry that I cannot write more about this trip...but time got the best of me. I leave this beautiful place in only 8 hours, and I am nowhere near ready!! Physically or emotionally!!

I am sure that I will get another post in for yall. Whether it is while I am still in Europe or back in the states...you will hear from me again!!

Thanks so much for reading!