Known for its stunning coastlines, Spain enjoys a mediterranean and continental climate for the majority of the seasons. With the view of the Pyrenees Mountain Range in the northeast, the bodies of water bordering Spain, and the tourist attractions throughout cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, there is no surprise that the country's tourism industry has grown to become the second largest in the world, worth 40 billion Euros (~$53,700,018,930.23).
In my Spanish class, I have also learned about this amazing country and I have always wanted to go and visit the populous cities including Madrid, Seville and Andalucia. The amazing architecture of the buildings in Spain is something I would definitely look forward to seeing as well as some of the museums. Here are some magnificent pictures of famous tourist spots in Spain:
Valencia, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Barcelona, Spain Some of the tourist attractions I would love to visit in Spain are the Alhambra in Granada, which is a palace that is extremely popular, experience Salvador Dali's museum in north Spain, see Flamenco dancers in southern Spain, eat some delicious food and try paella, and of course cruise the stunning coastlines across Spain. Lastly, the most spoken language in Spain is Spanish, and I think it would be extremely helpful for me to travel to a Spanish-speaking country to learn more about their culture and language. An immersion program like that would be beneficial and hopefully I could get rid of my accent when speaking the language! There are so many fun and entertaining places to go in Spain, and hopefully I will be able to visit this country in the near future!
Flamenco DancerThe last two weeks have been chaos as usual, my biggest relief is that my AP test is over, so I haven't been too stressed for the last...4 days. We just finished learning about the region of Southwest Asia in our World Geography class, and we are starting South Asia now, which I am excited about. We had Taks tests last week, and now we are completing the Laying the Foundations Tests...the Bio one was alright, but the English, not so much. This week, Alison Iraheta was booted off American Idol, so now there are 3 guys, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and David Gokey fighting for the title. On America's Next Top Model, I was pretty shocked with the decision Tyra Banks made to **SPOILER ALERT** eliminate Celia, even though she has consistently performed brilliantly every week. The only reason she was taken off the show was due to her age (25 years) which is apparently "way too old" for modeling. The judges have consistently undermined the contestant because of her age, and I thought that was extremely unfair. But, we will all see her in the future because I am sure that she is going to be a very successful model, despite the show.
