Spanish Fun

It's the end of the trip so I finally have time to update blog. Spain was quite fun, mainly because it was an entirely different culture from anything else I've experienced. We also got to do some different things like:
1. see a little flamenco show - guitar-guy was incredible
2. watch a bull fight - most memorable moment happened when a matador didn't succeed in getting his sword deep enough into the bull, so the bull started to buck and the sword FLEW OUT of him and into the audience, not far from our seats. A man actually got injured in the leg. The matadors, on the other hand, all escaped without a mark.
3. check out Gaudi's architecture in Barcelona, my fav being the Sagrada Familia. It is stunningly beautiful and it's not even done yet. I'd love to attend worship there.

Tomorrow, I'm heading back to Canada. Will post some pictures later. Thanks for the notes, family - good to hear from you!!

Wild Times

Who knew that there's a little french cottage country near Mont St Michel?? We had a true backpacking experience to get to our hostel today... a nice little hike down a country road, ending at a little cove looking out onto Mont St Michel bay. From here we can see a bunch of little boats, rocky shore, beautiful blue water, and the Mont way off in the distance (apparently an hour's drive away). After checking in, we kept on hiking around rocky points and found everything thing from tiny little beachy village to a swanky resort, not to mention great views of the Atlantic.

It's not at all what we expected from today, but it's been fantastic!! Tomorrow we return to the world of foreign tourists by visiting the Mont. Then it's off to Spain.