Holidays

Three Kings Day. It's the biggest holiday here in Spain so everyone was busy getting ready, stressing out about the gifts and what they are going to do. (Sounds like Christmas in USA). On King's Day Eve, we went to a hospital for special needs people and we sang them Christmas songs. It was very nice and they all loved it. One lady kissed my hand but liked it enough she wanted to keep it.  After that, we went to the Celebration of the Kings. They came cruising in on floats with their candies that they lob at the little children.  Problem is that the candy is rock hard and all the parents have their babies on their shoulders so they are just getting pelted right in the face.

Brownies they gave people.

And cupcakes (from US)

Merry Christmas!

Ourense

   Ourense, Nick's first city

Guggenheim Art Musuem - front and center

They even have McDonald's

and a fun playground

and interesting places for tracting.

So this week was... interesting.  You must hear of the ridiculous things I have seen here in the little corner of the world, Ourense.  First of all we're doing some contacts when a beast of a hummer, the type that can't fit in the street and would be able to eat Moog's car, comes cruising up and it was so strange because there was no one in the drivers seat. So we walk around the car and the door opens and out falls a midget.  He had a beard and was smoking a giant pipe. . he had some height problems.

The mission is incredible and I am loving every minute of it.  I love you all and hope all the work you do there for the Church brings you as much joy as it has brought me.  Love, Elder Ryser

New photos

Bronze statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, at the Plaza de España in Madrid.

Prado Art Museum in Madrid

Madrid MTC time to exercise

 

Beautiful Spanish cathedral