{"id":4220,"date":"2014-02-18T14:54:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2014-02-18T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T20:54:28","slug":"down-time-close-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2014\/02\/18\/down-time-close-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Time &amp; Close Visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4236\" alt=\"courtneyValladolid1\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid1.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4240 alignright\" alt=\"courtneyValladolid5\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid5.jpg\" width=\"168\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>We had a few &#8216;off&#8217; weeks where we weren&#8217;t traveling or scheduled through the university. It gave us a few moments to breathe which was nice. Although we wished the weather would&#8217;ve cooperated more (while you had snow, we had cold rains), it gave us the opportunity to explore things closer in and around Valladolid.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"courtneyValladolid4\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid4.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a>One weekend my friends David and Iv\u00e1n packed us up in a car and took us to Pe\u00f1afiel, a close city known for wine. We went to the castle of the city, atop a hill, home of the wine museum of the area. As we drove out to the castle, we passed miles and miles of grape vines. I asked how the grapes were harvested, they said by hand! Can you imagine picking grapes one by one?<\/p>\n<p>We got a tour of the castle including impressive views from the towers. It is shaped in the form of a boat and wasn&#8217;t used for the dwelling of royalty, but rather for defensive purposes. Naturally, there were big &#8216;cavern&#8217; areas where they stored wine and <em>jam\u00f3n<\/em> during the warm summer months. At the end of the tour we had a taste of the best local wines paired with fresh cheese. Cheese here is usually from goat milk, not cows!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"courtneyValladolid2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid2.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"316\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"courtneyValladolid3\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/02\/courtneyValladolid3.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"233\" \/><\/a>One of my girl friends and I decided to spend another beautiful Sunday afternoon exploring on foot. We found a route to a hill on the outskirts of the city where we could hike up the sides to get a fantastic view of our city. It was breathtaking! Look, there&#8217;s my flat!<\/p>\n<p>We also enjoyed things like running out into the country alongside the river, Friday night <em>tapas<\/em>, <em>paseos<\/em>, many cups of\u00a0<em>caf\u00e9 con leche<\/em>, <em>intercambios<\/em>, spring break planning, and more! This break gave us a chance to get settled and catch up before some serious traveling sets in!<\/p>\n<p>Hasta Luego,<br \/>\nCourtney<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/category\/students\/courtney-c\/\">Courtney Cerniglia<\/a> is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in business administration and Spanish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a few &#8216;off&#8217; weeks where we weren&#8217;t traveling or scheduled through the university. It gave us a few moments to breathe which was nice. 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