Spain!
Just got back from a UEA-Sheffield University excursion for art historians and archaeologists to southern Spain! It was amazing - so much to see, so much to do, so much to learn in a very short period of time. One day it was 35 degrees and the next day, it was wind and torrential rain. We learnt about al-Andalus and looked at ongoing excavations as well as Roman mausoleums and various musuems, went to the Alhambra in Granada and the Great Mosque in Cordoba. I want to go back to Guadix to volunteer! Anyone wanna sponsor me? ;p
About a dozen of us lived in a house as guests of Atarfe and were very warmly received. Four horses lived in a stable next to our garden - my breakfast companions. The front garden wall of the house was covered in honeysuckle, the sweet strong scent of which mingled with horse dung and was inhaled deeply by each of us at the end of the day when we returned after walking miles and miles under the blistering sun.
Made lots of new friends and ate various tapas with each round of cerveza. Now I'm back in Norwich and need to write an essay on a particular aspect of the trip. My head is full of starburst designs and coloured tiles. Wish I was still in Spain!
About a dozen of us lived in a house as guests of Atarfe and were very warmly received. Four horses lived in a stable next to our garden - my breakfast companions. The front garden wall of the house was covered in honeysuckle, the sweet strong scent of which mingled with horse dung and was inhaled deeply by each of us at the end of the day when we returned after walking miles and miles under the blistering sun.
Made lots of new friends and ate various tapas with each round of cerveza. Now I'm back in Norwich and need to write an essay on a particular aspect of the trip. My head is full of starburst designs and coloured tiles. Wish I was still in Spain!
Cheers,
UEA Malaysian Ambassador
UEA Malaysian Ambassador
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