Tuesday, 8 November, 2016:
Another early morning wake up as I had to travel the 45 minutes by Land Rover to Guadalupe to help teach five classes of 14 to 17 year olds in the finer points of the great game of American flag football from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
We would be dealing with about 150 boys and girls on the day so I definitely needed some sustenance before starting.
We would be dealing with about 150 boys and girls on the day so I definitely needed some sustenance before starting.
A Porra and a cafe con leche
should do the trick
should do the trick
Arriving at Guadalajara's
Instituto Brianda de Mendoza
Instituto Brianda de Mendoza
Period 1 Warming Up
YOU GO GIRL!
A large Period 1 class
Period 2 game
Period 2 was smaller and fun
Period 3 got after it!
Andrea scored Period 3's winning TD
Period 3 was happy too
Period 4 only had 10 kids
All of them were special in their own ways.
GOAL LINE FADE!
Period 5 was a huge one
Our two goals were to have fun playing the games and to get kids interested enough to join the Guadalajara Stings new flag football team for children their ages.
I think we accomplished both today thanks to the school's three helpful P.E. teachers and Stings players Borja and Bastiand who were of great help!
Jesús and I agreed that he should stay home to work and be with his family today and that it would be both foolish and expensive for me to return to Arganda del Rey just to turn again for our Stings practice from 9:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Thus I had just 15 minutes less than seven hours to kill.
Time to explore.
The Pantheon in the distance
A tree covered walking path
Nice band stand
That mustache alone merits
a statue as fine as this one
a statue as fine as this one
Time for a late lunch
Are those baby eels I'm eating
on the left?
on the left?
I pray not!
Orange Sealant
Buildings in Spain are constructed with zero space between them. When an old one is torn down, they slather this bright orange sealant on the remaining building for protection from the elements.
This bank looks strong
Who stole Neptune's Trident?
Mike Moon, was it one of your Pacifica H.S. players?
Nice church entry way
Nicer pastries
LOVE BREAD!
Brightly colored housing
Great old doors
Competition for El Corte Inglés?
Nice shapes
The Palacio del Infantada
from the 15th century
from the 15th century
Powerfully re-built after a bombing
in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War
in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War
Outer Courtyard
Diamonds
Inner Courtyard
Today the Palacio del Infantada houses two museums. Let's take a look.
Headless but fine
Who are these guys?
Solid masonry work
A Guadalajara Stings helmet
Jewish Art
No shoes, no shirt, no service
Christ I believe
Serene in death
The Palacio has great ceiling murals
Like . . .
. . . all three of these examples
More of the Inner Courtyard
Cardinal Mendoza's Family
owned the Palacio back in the day
owned the Palacio back in the day
Tenorio Mendocino was a
great gentleman from Guadalajara
great gentleman from Guadalajara
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
It was getting really cold but our practice time was nearly at hand thank goodness!
Stings Pursuit Drill
The team gave us another great effort tonight, and I was off to a warm bed after a looooong day in Guadalajara.
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