ST08 http://st08.meganbielich.com SUMMER TOUR 2008 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fin http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/27/the-end http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/27/the-end#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:26:50 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=75 AMAZING!!!!!  THE BEST TRIP EVER!!!!

so today Marisa and I just shopped in dublin to use up our euros and went to the movies.
we leave tomorrow morning to go back home to california.

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/27/the-end/feed 0 Goodbye Getxo http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/26/goodbye-getxo http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/26/goodbye-getxo#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:52:30 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=74 This morning we rode bikes through the Puerto Viejo before heading to the airport, and after a sad goodbye, we are in Dublin again.

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/26/goodbye-getxo/feed 0 FIESTA!! http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/25/fiesta http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/25/fiesta#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:49:25 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=72 Today we went with Elena to the Fiesta de Paella.  So much fun!

Lots of sangria … mmmmmmm.

Elena with the Paella.

So in other news, the allergy bumps have pretty much gone now, but after spending the whole day in the sun I look like a tomato.  I wonder what other vegetables I could look like before the end of this trip …

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/25/fiesta/feed 0 Bilbao http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/24/bilbao http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/24/bilbao#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:48 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=70 Today we took the metro into Bilbao and walked around.  We stopped at a Kukuxumusu store, which is a place that sells shirts with designs made specifically in the Basque Country.  We also stoped to try some Pintxos, which are like little snacks on small pieces of toast.

Anyway …

Elena speaks Spanish and English, and her mom only speaks Spanish and French, so when we are all talking together, it’s a mix of all three.  Sometimes, because Marisa and I have been in Italy, some Italian sneaks its way into the conversation too.  Needless to say, I think I am going to have some serious language issues when I get back to California.  I’m not going to know what to say.

Marisa, Elena, and Me in Bilbao.

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/24/bilbao/feed 0 Sopelana Beach http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/23/sopelana-beach http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/23/sopelana-beach#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:44:28 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=69 Elena and her boyfriend Alex took us to the beach today.  It was beautiful, the air was hot the water was cold and there was a perfect breeze.  We played cards, and Alex taught me a few Spanish phrases.

By the way, we are staying in Getxo (pronounced “get-cho” … as in get yo freak on).

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/23/sopelana-beach/feed 0 Go Go Go! http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/22/go-go-go http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/22/go-go-go#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:41:33 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=68 We are traveling around a lot and we are getting a little tired, so, we have decided to skip Madrid and just spend the extra day in Bilbao.  That way we will have more time to enjoy the city.

Here is what we have done recently…

Last night we got to Barcelona and today we walked around.  I saw a lot of Gaudi’s architecture, which is really cool, and we had a nice time.  We left for Bilbao at 8pm and now we are with Elena (Marisa’s friend) and her mom and sister.  We just had dinner and ate some delicious homemade Spanish food (don’t ask me what it was because I don’t remember, all I know is that it was good :) )

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/22/go-go-go/feed 0 Leaning Tower http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/21/leaning-tower http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/21/leaning-tower#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:38:30 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=66 Okay, so that’s really all that Pisa has … and it’s kind of smaller than I thought it would be.  But while we were there, we ran into Ennio, our tour guide from Rome … it really is a small world.

Oh, and remember how I was saying that the food here is amazing? Well, apparently my body disagrees, because I broke out with an allergic reaction to something I ate here (but what I have no idea).  So today and yesterday I look like a bumpy pumpkin.  I called Chiara to see what she thought, and luckily she was eating dinner with a doctor, and they helped me out over the phone.  So hopefully in the next few days, the bumps will subside – until then, it looks like Halloween.

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/21/leaning-tower/feed 0 Cinque Terre http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/20/cinque-terre http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/20/cinque-terre#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:34:22 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=64 Today we got out of Florence for the day and went to Cinque Terre.  It was great! We took the train at 6 in the morning and got to Monterosso around 10.  Yes Florence has the David, but Cinque Terre has a nice beach and great views.  We spent most of the day on the beach, and in the afternoon we walked around, when we got back to our hostel we were exhausted.  Good times!!

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/20/cinque-terre/feed 0 Florence http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/19/florence http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/19/florence#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:32:16 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=62 Got to Florence today, watched the sunset on one of the bridges, and then took a long walk through the city.

]]> http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/19/florence/feed 0 More Rome http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/18/more-rome http://st08.meganbielich.com/2008/07/18/more-rome#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:29:03 +0000 Megan http://blog.meganbielich.com/?p=61 This morning we went to the Vatican Museum, and Saint Peters Cathedral.  When we walked into the Sistine Chapel, it was breathtaking.  It’s amazing!

Chiara is also taking good care of us.  She also happens to be the best tour guide ever!

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