CATsailing

(Catsailing video for beginners by VDWS)

I always like to challenge or try things that may look impossible or difficult for me
(due to the limitation of my height, weight, strength and ability).
I do my best to overcome all these shortcomings.
Although, I should admit that I am usually very very nervous and scared when I started doing these extreme adventure.
I love the feeling of trying things given the chance.
I try not to say 'NO' whenever I can say 'YES',
one never knows what awaits you tomorrow.
"Just do it", as NIKE says so.

Karl's strawberry fun festival

http://www.karls.de/

Everything is sweeter and tastier if you personally harvest for it.

A day trip of physical and mental wellness

Pilgrimage

Walking from one church to next church
Railing from one cathedral to the other cathedral
Praying for
wisdom and strength
focus and perseverance
guidance and support
in achieving “The GOAL”

Along the journey,
we met interesting people
who somehow give you inspiration about the journey of LIFE
You just need to look and listen closely
Its all around us

Pilgrimage:
1. St. Germain des Pres Church (Paris)
2. Basilica de Sta. Maria del Mar (Barcelona)
3. The cross at the top of Park Guell (Barcelona)
4. Iglesia de la Santa Creu (Barcelona)
5. Temple de la Sagrada Familia(Barcelona)
6. La Cathedral (Barcelona)
7. La Cathedral (Valencia)
8. Iglesia de San Pedro (Sevilla)
9. Iglesia de la Anunciacion (Sevilla)
10. La Cathedral (Sevilla)
11. Iglesia de San Gil y Santa Ana(Granada)
12. La Cathedral (Granada)
13. Iglesia Conception real de Calatrava (Madrid)
14. La Cathedral (Madrid)
15. Iglesia de San Gines (Madrid)
16. The cross at Aqueduct (Segovia)
17. La Cathedral (Segovia)
18.Iglesia de San Andres (Segovia)

A day trip to El Escariel and Segovia

Due to holiday in Madrid (2nd of May),
the trains schedules are in chaos.

We first went to El Escariel to see the “valley of the cross” as part of my pilgrimage
Unluckily, it was Monday and everything is closed
The city seemed really dead because it is a Monday

So, we hop into the train and went to Segovia
Thinking that everything is again close because it is a Monday and it is some kind of a holiday
Not expecting much, I was astonished by the medieval city
It is breathtaking
It is unlikely to what you see from photos
Really,
being there and seeing it personally is sooooo different
The scene eased off my depression
and trigger my excitement to explore the city

It is a city so small that you can walk around it for half a day.

Then comes again the thrilling part of our trip
We went to the train station
just on time for the last regional train back to Madrid
Seeing only the guard and a cleaning lady is so strange
The guard said that the last train was CANCELLED due to the fiesta
What?
Why is it not even posted anywhere?
He told us to go to the AVE station (station for fast trains)
As we travelled 10 kms by TAXI to AVE
Tickets were sold out
The person in the reception then refer us to the bus station
Oh…
Praying that we can get a sit back to Madrid
Oh Lord.
Thank you for finally sending us safely back to Madrid

The day trip outside Madrid is a mix of good and bad experiences
However the good feeling weighs more

Granada

We visited Granada for a day.
It was raining and
it was so difficult to travel around
The train station does not have a locker for our luggage
which makes our day trip more challenging

Although, there are still other things to see in this city
Given the time,
We can only manage to visit the cathedral and “The Alhambra”

Note that carrying our backpack that weight almost 10kgs lessens ones enthusiasm to explore the city. I suggest that the city should get their train station some locker please…

Madrid

For the days we were in Madrid
Due to holidays,
The shops were closed most of the time
Or are closed

If I should mention something about Madrid
Perhaps that will be the foods around the city center are more Spanish for the tourists
Why did I say so?
Well, in Barcelona,
they offered a lot of pizzas and burgers for the tourists
Unlike in Madrid, paella and tapas are really everywhere

However, I think the highlights are the places around Madrid
We tried to visit El Escariel and we visited Segovia