Some people may have been wondering if Spain celebrates Thanksgiving, and the answer is NO! But, for Americans in Spain, it is still a big deal! Thanks to BGSU and our great program coordinators, we had an amazing dinner set up at the fanciest restaurant in Álcala and had a huge Thanksgiving feast! All the students got all prettied up and we all had a fantastic time enjoying this unique Thanksgiving the mixed Spanish and American foods...here are some pictures of the food we got to sample...
At this table, besides seeing my friends, you also see the Iberian ham that we got the night started with...
The 2nd little appetizer was, no not onion rings, but KALIMARI!!! mmm, mmm, good stuff there...after that was an amazing soup followed by the main course:
as you can see, the restaurant was very generous with the turkey...and oh was it delicious! now where did we get these turkeys? from the US embassy thats where! apparently they start giving those away overseas, so thank you taxpayers! hehe...a little bit into the time with our turkey, the waiters realized there was something extra still sitting in the kitchen that they forgot to bring out, the mashed potatoes! Spaniards just didnt put two and two together that taters and turkey go great together...i wont blame them though, i never thought kalimari or octopus should be eaten but they enjoy it nonetheless.
The night rolled on until the wee hours of the morning and we all had a blast...to show that here are some fun shots!
I hope that everyone had a fantastic Turkey day and enjoyed time with family and friends. And just to update everyone on my travel plans, I've decided against going to Ireland the weekend before I leave because, one, it's my last weekend in Madrid and two, I ran out of money...hehe
Still, this weekend I'm going to Toledo and then next weekend is my BIG trip to Norway!! And y'all want to know something great that I've discovered about that weekend in Oslo...the Sunday that I'm going to be there coincides with the giving out of the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!!! I really couldn't be more excited...
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