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Adventures in Spain
The summer of 1985,it was an amazing one. It was my first summer in TriBeCa, I was taking a graduate course at Bklyn College in Japanese theater and I was going to Spain for the month of August with teacher friend Carole Simpson( who speaks Spanish BTW). Wow!(with shaky plan)
The plan, first stop Germany to visit son Glenn in Air Force....then train to Spain and meet Carole in Barcelona.that never happened on the first try. She was on the platform, I was upstairs. What to do...get a room, try again tomorrow, if not go directly Home! I was petrified, needless to say. Next day went back and as luck would have it, we met. I was never so happy to see anyone in my life. On with the adventure, Carole is a dancer/dance teacher so we saw lots of Flamenco that summer, no bullfighting for us. I moved to her digs and we did Barcelona which was exciting, I remember a big Main Street, the Ramble? Next we took a train to the beach for a day, Sitges. It was so beautiful, I'll never forget it. The next lap we took a train to Cuenca a charming town with a center/plaza? Where everyone gathers to chat and visit.What a novel idea I thought. Onward to Madrid and the Prada...I remember the religious figures were slimmer than what I was used to seeing. Carole had a friend in Seville we stayed with who had a Vespa that we rode around town on. I toyed with the idea of getting one in Manhattan and keeping it in my apt. Seville was our next stop where we indulged in Flamenco dance performances. Did I forget to mention going to the Alhambra? Can't do that, unforgettable because it was the hottest day that summer, hot as hell! Oh yes and the architecture was impressive too. Our next lap was to go to Portugal which we had to take a bus to the boat and boat across to the Algarve... it was kind of daunting. Border crossing and all that...All these travels were daunting as we had no reservations or accommodations. I would sit with the luggage and Carole would go and secure a room which was mostly in people's houses(they were ahead of AirBNB)And catching trains, we only prayed we were on the right one going to the place we wished. So my darling daughter I am delighted that your trip to Spain will be much more comfortable... And I can't wait to hear all about it as you make your own memories. You deserve the best! Happy Mothers Day! Love you, Mom xO Namaste! |
