Hit the Bull's Eye...and neck, and back, and jugular,...

Tights and tube socks are matador chic. And , wait, is he rockin' aquasocks?!3 against 1?! That's bull*&^@.
Ole!
Here is the result of an experiment I did with my zoom lens.

Are you for (SUR)real?!

We went to the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres today. Even the non-Dali related buildings were crazily designed. Take for example this facade that seems to be encrusted with Teddy-gram crackers.







And the Cadbury Egg topped roof. Eggcellent.













And now some of my favorite pictures from inside the Dali museum:

Spain ROCKS

I took students to see the Latin ska band, Panteon Rococo at the Plaza de Espana in Madrid. I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Unfortunately, one kid got pick pocketed and another had an allergic reaction to the hash being smoked all around us. Am I really fit to be a chaperone?
Here I am after the concert getting make-up tips from one of the band members.

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

After our three fabulous weeks of city livin' in Madrid, we escaped to the Pyrenees Mountains. We stayed in Castellar du N'Hug.

Population: 87 permanent residents.
Residents our group drove crazy: 87

Activities included: Aqua-trekking, waterfall hike, mountain biking, archery.
After the activities we participated in extreme eating of local delights.













To my dismay, no one dared participate in extreme croissant eating activity.













I abandoned my students briefly (3 hours briefly) so I could go on a photo shoot in the meandering streets.

























The most amazing cheese is this rosemary encrusted dairy dream from Castellar de N'Hug. Heavenly. I'm considering smuggling a block of cheese through US Customs. I've heard that the US government does not tolerate this kind of defiance. Does that make them lactose intolerant?

Staff Human Pyramid

All male staff members form the bottom tier.












Piling on each other tier by tier. Possible cursing under breath.


















The point of the pyramid deftly climbs to the summit.

Total collapse. See Melanie walking away from the mess.

Segovia

One doesn't need to be an etymologist to decode what an aqueduct carries (just in case: aqua = water)so we jokingly told the students that it was used to transport marmalade. One student responded,"Oh, I thought it was used for water."

I've learned to keep my eyes peeled in Spain because if you pay attention you can find little treasures like these...


I wandered aimlessly for hours in Segovia and happily got lost in the labyrinthine streets. However, Spain rewards absence of direction deficiency (ADD) with sights like...
and...

(Do fish really need eyes this big, by the way? A little excessive in my opinion.)

Wallflower Power

(Tribunal)

(La Latina)

(Chueca)

(La Plaza Espana)

I love Madrid. LOVE it.

How can I not love a city that embraces its graffiti like this magnificent city does?

TQM, Madrid. Marry me.

Assk before having your sign made

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of spell-checking before having your expensive signs made.

It's a Sign

I have thoroughly enjoyed ogling Spain's signs which most tourists overlook because they are too consumed in historically important structures. Pshaw! As a seasoned traveler, I eschew obvious tourist traps such as the Roman aqueducts and El Greco's masterpieces. Instead, I seek to examine what the every day Spaniard encounters. What I have found are cryptic street signs that I am quite certain are failed Pictionary drawings.

Obey, lest God strike thee down?

Beware of Pickpockets?

Incontinent men marionette crossing?

Pleasantville 5km