Trip to Madrid, England, and Ireland

Hello all from 3700 feet! As I wrote most of this, I was flying Ryanair from London to Granada after an amazing week of travelling. We left last Saturday morning for Madrid with the Central program which meant that we stayed in a very nice hotel and given money for meals -- the ideal for a college student traveller! My favorite part of Madrid was the bull fight. Although I don't enjoy seeing innocent animals tortured and killed, it was a great cultural experience. On Tuesday morning, we flew from Madrid to London and spent three days there. My favorite parts of London were going on the London Eye and meeting up with Kaylee, a friend from Central who is studying in London, who was great at taking me to all the tourist-y places without spending any money. I also acquired a taste for tea with milk and fish and chips. We travelled by overnight train on Thursday night from London to Holyhead, Wales and then a ferry to Dublin. My favorite part of Ireland was going out of the city and into a small village called Trim. We visited the Trim Castle, the oldest castle in Ireland, built in the 12 century. This was also the place where the film Braveheart was filmed. All of Ireland was so green and beautiful, but very cold. We arrived back into Granada safely on Sunday night. I already feel so much better -- smelling better after a shower and clean clothes, and a great night's sleep. We finally start classes on Wednesday, and I am excited to get into a regular schedule and back to speaking Spanish. Hope all is well, and hope to hear from you!