Dos días en Madrid

Happy late 4th of July! We spent our country's independence day in American style.....at the Hard Rock Cafe! After a long bus ride from Sevilla to Madrid, we arrived in Spain's capital city around 4pm. To celebrate being American, we decided to put Spanish cuisine aside for a day, and eat some burgers and fries (or chicken fingers, ceasar salads, etc). Everyone seemed to have a good time, especially the very rowdy group that shared the room with us. Surprisingly, our group was the quiet group! After dinner, we went to "La Puerta del Sol," an area near the Plaza Mayor, for dessert and/or a little shopping.

Today was basically a day of enjoying what Madrid has to offer. The students were divided into three groups, and each group chose how they wanted to spend their afternoon. At 4pm, we all met up again to go to the Prado Museum, home to many famous painting by artists like Goya, Velázquez, and El Greco. Although we spent two hours in the museum, there is no doubt we could have spent more time in there, because of its large collection of pieces.

We had a quick dinner, and went back to the Plaza Mayor area for another hour or so. But it seemed like many of us were fading fast....it was a LONG day. We all had tickets for the Madrid Vision tour bus, so we were able to see some more sights in Madrid while on our way back to the hotel tonight.

Tomorrow it's off to our last stop of the travel portion. Salamanca is home to the oldest university in Spain, and is a great place to end a very full ten days.