SpainRana Kasper

Brief Suggestions

Cultural and Geographical Differences

Stereotypes Money

– Bring cash, ATM card, and credit cards– Student ID Cards = Discounts

Advantage of Metro and Metro Passes– http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html– http://www.tmb.net/img/genplano.pdf

Safety Don’t go anywhere alone!

– Look out for each other Metro

– Pickpockets Strange Attention

Madrid

Plaza Mayor– Metro: Sol

El Parque Retiro– Metro: El Retiro

Museo del Prado– Metro: Atocha, Banceo de España

Food– Museo del Jamón, Menú del Día

Barcelona

Las Ramblas Cathedral

– Metro: Jaume I or Liceu Gaudi

– Casa Milà (Metro: Passeig de Gracia)

– Sagrada Familia (Metro: Verdaguer or Sagrada Familia)

Ocean– Metro: Barceloneta;

Poble Nou and Selva de Mar

Lleida

Mountain Cathedral

University of Lleida One university composed of colleges No dorms

Student Nightlife No one goes to the

bars to get drunk…– Drinks, Tapas,

Dancing, Visiting– Cañas y Tapas– Roma

(near Rectorado) Calle Mayor

Questions?

I challenge you to find cool signs.

rkasper@iastate.edu