SIX-The Heppner Gaiette-Timei, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 4. 1983
Local travelers recount European visit
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(Editor's note: The follow
ing article is the third in a
series to appear in the
Gazette-Times concerning a
recent trip to Europe made by
several Heppner High School
Spanish students, their teach
er, one student's mother and a
school counselor.)
Much of the countryside
enroute to Madrid reminded
us of Morrow County, with the
exception of the acres of sun
flowers. During our lunch
stop, we were serv ed a meal of
miniature plums, apples,
pears, citi-noodles in red
sauce, potato salad and fish
very much like our own trout.
Our traveling companions
from the east coast had to be
shown how to remove tail and
fins to reach the white meat
some refused to try - they had
never eaten anything like it!
Continuing on, we were soon
into high mountains where
Man from La Mancha was
filmed and then on into
Cervantes (Don Quixote)
country - two thirds vine
yards. Some of us slept more
than we had planned on the
bus, as thus far we had never
gone to bed the same day we
got up!
"Nine months of winter and
three months of hell" is the
description given to Castilla
La Nueva. the province in
which Madrid is located. Our
guides often joked that if rain
didn't come soon, they would
have to fill the swimming
pools with Coca cola!
Madrid - five million people.
Can you imagine 5.000,000?
This city is Spain's capital,
geographical center, city of
wide avenues, spacious parks
and fountains. Surprisingly,
Madrid, despite its size, was
not difficult to become
acquainted with thanks to the
Metro. Europe's underground
transportation system. Lanes
are easily marked and this
means of transportation is
inexpensive (30 pesetas - ap
proximately 24 cents), safe
and convenient for reaching
the Puerta del Sol.
Beauty of the city is found in
its fountains, statues, archi
tecture, museums and its
people. The Prado, one of the
most famous art museums in
the world, was one of our first
stops. Due to the immense
size, we were only able to view
the works of El Greco, Velaz
quez and Goya. It's easy to
recognize works of El Greco
as his subjects always were
painted with middle and rin?
fingers together and others
apart. There were 10 rooms of
Goya, but unfortuantely we
had time for only four. It was
fascinating to see his early
works of calm family portraits
of Charles IV with serene
expressions as compared to
later works during the revolu
tionary period, when it is said
Goya went a little mad. The
subjects had a wild look with
buldging eyeballs; bloody
scenes prevailed; and the use
of gray and black was pre
dominant. Velazquez did
many paintings of Christ.
Beautiful!
Our hotel in Madrid. The
Charmartin, was a huge com
plex which included a disco,
skating rink, bowling alley,
small shops, restaurants, a
post office, the train station
underneath and the metro
below that. Evening relaxa
tion takes different forms.
Many of us decided dancing
was the best way to release
travel tensions. The Disco
Macumba provided a glimpse
of how Spanish youth enter
tain themselves; they dance
alone and dance continuously
to loud music and active
lights. Also in the disco was a
mechanical bull, very popular
with the group from the USA.
One member of the group
received a black eye and
another gave a Spaniard one
as he tried to assist her up on
the bull. Our memories of this
trip are varied to say the least.
A highlight of Madrid was
our visit to The Royal Palace,
built by Philip V on the site of
the alcazar, the fortress
residence of the Kings of
Castile. All of the ceilings in
the rooms were painted by
famous artists; we instantly
recognized Goya. Rooms were
royally furnished with walls of
velvet, leather, tapestries and
magnificient chandeliers. The
all-gold dining room, with
tables set in silver, could seat
all of Heppner High School
and this was in one room!
Some of the rooms in the
palace are still used when the
royal family comes to visit.
On those days, the palace is
closed to the public.
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city and visiting Retiro Park
with one of the largest artifi
cial lakes in existance, and the
hub of the city, Puerta del Sol
(gate of the sun.) A side trip
from Madrid brought some
closer to the historical aspects
of Central Spain. Our first stop
was Avela, a walled city that
was the home of St. Theresa.
The Cathedral built in her
honor doesn't reflect the ani
mosity her peers felt for her
because of her efforts to re
form the church.
As we approached Segovia,
we were amazed by a huge
Roman Aquaduct which ran
through the center of this
small community. This struc
ture is over 2,000 years old.
Throughout our trip we have
been amazed at the architec
ture that has survived
weather, war and time. The
country also maintains their
old buildings and restores
them to their original beauty.
Nothing is old unless it's pas
sed the 200 year mark!
The main castle in Segovia
is of great interest. After
climbing to the top of the
prison tower, we felt like we
too had been punished! How
ever, once atop this tower, one
could view the town and coun
tryside. One had the feeling
that at any moment Prince
Charming would come gallop
ing through the fields, over the
moat and into the gates on his
trusty steed.
We could see we were ap
proaching the Valley of the
Fallen for miles in advance.
This war memorial is marked
by a cross on top of a hill
which measures 150' x 450'. It
is the burial place of Francis
co Franco and Jose Antonio,
opponents during the Civil
War.
Our final stop was El Escor
ial. a huge manse notable for
two reasons. First, it Is one of
few ancient buildings which is
currently used; immense with
30 miles of corridors and thus
used as a summer home for
royalty, a monastry, and a
school. Secondly, this building
is memorable because of its
shape. It is built in the shape
of a gridiron to commemorate
the town's patron saint, St.
Lawrence, w ho was burned to
death in a grill. It was built by
King Philip over a period of 21
years by 4,000 workers, and it
is the largest granite structure
next to the pyramids. It was
very impressive. Our return to
Madrid brought us quickly
back from past to present to
the bustle of a large city.
Next week we will take you
with us to Toledo, the oldest
city in Spain, and then on to
France.
New students planning to
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College at La Grande this fall
may pre-regisler for classes
on campus Saturday. Ana. 6.
The session begins at 9 a m . in
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Anv student wishing to pre-
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formally admitted to EOSC
should contact the admissions
office as soon as possible,
according to Terral Schut,
director of admissions and
records.
Besides pre-rcgistering, stu
dents will have an opportunity
to meet with a faculty advisor,
A session for parents is also
scheduled.
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