All of the sudden, after Spring break, there is a lot of work to do. Mainly we have a giant Art History of Spain exam this week. There are 36 works of art that we have to identify and describe, along with the artist and epoch. I also have to start working on my essays and things because the semester will soon be coming to a close.
Easter was not big at all in Spain. There weren't bunnies or eggs, although we did find all of that in Switzerland. People celebrate really seriously on Thursday and Friday of Semana Santa and by Sunday everything is winding down. What a shame, since the defining aspect of Easter is the resurrection.
In two weeks, we will have the fair. It is traditional to wear large ruffled flamenco dresses to the feria. Yesterday Isabel let us try on her dresses to see if one would fit. It turns out that she has about seven of them because the feria lasts for a week and she used to go for several days. It was great fun.
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wow, Isabel is great!
ReplyDeleteI've been away from your blog for some weeks - you've done so much! We, too, loved Vienna and Madrid. I remember the schnitzel -it was huge and bigger than the plates! And the semana santa - you're right - no pictures can really show what it is like. Amazing to see although the crowds made it very difficult for us to get where we were going. Your writing is so interesting and full of the "flavor" of the countries and cities you have been in. A fabulous experience for you,Crystal!
ReplyDeleteFlemenco dresses are so pretty!! Take plenty of pictures!! It sounds like the fair is going to be awesome! Miss you.
ReplyDelete...why did you take off my comment? It wasn't inappropriate...
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Sarah
It was a little. Although there were some pretty funny parts.
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