Puente
In Spain, May 1st is Labor Day. How sad is it that my students had to teach me the history of this holiday (which originates in Chicago). Apparently I missed that part of history class. It's also not a coincidence that the US doesnt celebrate this holiday until September. Heaven forbid we should be associated with a holiday that has communist implications...
But enough of that!!! Anyway, May 1st is Workers day and May 2nd is the celebration of Madrid's rebellion against and liberation from the French army. SO we had a nice long four day weekend (called a puente). Dayni and I took advantage of the time to take a day trip to Segovia, a little town about an hour outside of Madrid. The big feature of Segovia is the Roman Aqueduct. It is absolutely marvelous!!! See pictures on my facebook page, or on Flickr.
We also celebrated Dayni's birthday (Happy Birthday baby!) And now we're getting ready to say goodbye as he once again heads out for Barcelona. BUT if all goes as planned, this should be the last of these terrible goodbyes. He finishes classes in mid May, and will be coming back to Madrid. Hopefully, in July, we will be headed home for a visit. Then, it's off to Barcelona for good. This is the plan... !
