As with all Vaughan Town programs, they put out the schedule a half day at a time. On Wednesday morning, I had a one to one at 10:00, free time at 11:00 and 12:00 and another one to one at 1:00.
My 10:00 one to one was with Charo. We walked out to the gate and then left heading upstream on the river. After about a kilometer, there is a dirt road that leads down to the Rio Tormes. While the scenery there is beautiful, this is the lowest I have ever seen the water level in the river.
After the entertainment hour ended at 9:00, the waxing moon had already risen over the meeting room building.
On Thursday, I learned that there is another new company that does the English Immersion programs similar to Vaughan Town, and their two locations are Alicante on the coast and here in Barco de Avila - but at the Hotel Mirador on the other side of the Rio Tormes. So of course, on my free time after lunch, I had to check this out. I walked to the Roman Bridge and took this photo of the Rio Tormes.
This photo shows the Hotel Mirador across the river - it is the large building behind the trees. Like our hotel, it is a very nice four star hotel, but it is on the main highway and in a much more suburban area. Our hotel is very rural and is on the side of the river with the old city center, including Plazas Mayor, España and Constitucion.
Here are a couple more photos of the river and Roman Bridge.
During another of my free periods, I walked back to the Roman Bridge and headed down stream to check out the riverwalk in that direction. It obviously had been constructed during the boom years and had been neglected since the financial crisis - but it is still a nice place to walk. It continues from the Roman Bridge to the modern bridge used by the highway.
On my walk back to the hotel on Thursday morning, I noticed many low clouds, all of which were lower than the mountain tops.
All good things must come to an end. Here is a photo of our Spaniards - they work so hard, taking classes, speaking one on one and at meals, participating in the entertainment and giving presentations in English. They are truly amazing: Ramon, Victoria, Charo, Guillermo, Jorge, Sara and Luis.
And here is the full group, including PD Carmen, MC Pete, Instructors Darryl and Fernando, and Anglos Pat, David, Lucy, Jackie, Mary Ellen, Danielle and me.
And so another Vaughan Town has ended, we took the bus back to Madrid and I spent the night at Hostal Andorra after spending the evening with the English Speaking Group at Cafe Via 22.
My 10:00 one to one was with Charo. We walked out to the gate and then left heading upstream on the river. After about a kilometer, there is a dirt road that leads down to the Rio Tormes. While the scenery there is beautiful, this is the lowest I have ever seen the water level in the river.
On Wednesday evening, during our entertainment hour, among other fun activities, we had some great fun with "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" song. Here is a link to the videos I made and posted on You Tube:
After the entertainment hour ended at 9:00, the waxing moon had already risen over the meeting room building.
On Thursday, I learned that there is another new company that does the English Immersion programs similar to Vaughan Town, and their two locations are Alicante on the coast and here in Barco de Avila - but at the Hotel Mirador on the other side of the Rio Tormes. So of course, on my free time after lunch, I had to check this out. I walked to the Roman Bridge and took this photo of the Rio Tormes.
This photo shows the Hotel Mirador across the river - it is the large building behind the trees. Like our hotel, it is a very nice four star hotel, but it is on the main highway and in a much more suburban area. Our hotel is very rural and is on the side of the river with the old city center, including Plazas Mayor, España and Constitucion.
Here are a couple more photos of the river and Roman Bridge.
During another of my free periods, I walked back to the Roman Bridge and headed down stream to check out the riverwalk in that direction. It obviously had been constructed during the boom years and had been neglected since the financial crisis - but it is still a nice place to walk. It continues from the Roman Bridge to the modern bridge used by the highway.
On my walk back to the hotel on Thursday morning, I noticed many low clouds, all of which were lower than the mountain tops.
All good things must come to an end. Here is a photo of our Spaniards - they work so hard, taking classes, speaking one on one and at meals, participating in the entertainment and giving presentations in English. They are truly amazing: Ramon, Victoria, Charo, Guillermo, Jorge, Sara and Luis.
And here is the full group, including PD Carmen, MC Pete, Instructors Darryl and Fernando, and Anglos Pat, David, Lucy, Jackie, Mary Ellen, Danielle and me.
And so another Vaughan Town has ended, we took the bus back to Madrid and I spent the night at Hostal Andorra after spending the evening with the English Speaking Group at Cafe Via 22.
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