Today is our last full day in Spain. We spent today and yesterday in Madrid, the capital of Spain. It’s a lot bigger and more of a tourist city than Valencia. When we arrived yesterday, we walked around the city and saw some historical landmarks. Our guide was also a professor so she was very knowledgeable about the sights we were seeing and was able to give us a historical synopsis of the different places. In the afternoon, we went to The Prado Museum. Our guide continued with us and made the experience in the museum even better. She knew so much about the art and how they related to the history of Spain. After the museum, Jasmine and I walked around the city and went to a restaurant with crepes. Although they’re a French food, we thought they sounded great. The restaurant was very small and only one guy was working. We each got a crepe and they were delicious! At night, a bunch of us met up to play cards and hang out for one of our last nights. It’s surprising how close we’ve become in the last 3 weeks with most of us not really knowing each other before the trip.
Today, we went to the Reina Sofia National Art Center. This museum shows more modern works made within the last 100 years and is continuously growing. The same guide from yesterday was with us and again did a great job of teaching us about the art. I was excited to see this museum because they have many works by Pablo Picasso who is my favorite artist. They have one of Picasso’s most well known works, Guernica. It is a huge mural about the attack on the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. While in Barcelona, we had gone to the Picasso Museum so I was so happy to see another one of Picasso’s amazing works. After the museum, we stopped for lunch. We were all running low on Euros so we found a cheap place but ended up having a really nice meal. Then we spent a few more hours for our final walk around Spain. We walked to where we first got off the bus in Madrid, Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor. It was cool to walk around Plaza Mayor and think about its history. This area is a square surrounded by a building. While we walked around, it was full of people shopping and stopping at the cafes. This area used to be used for politics, as a market and even as a bull fighting ring. This area that was such a key part of Spain for hundreds of years is still a popular spot today. I can’t believe this trip is almost over. I’ve learned so much, made great friends and have had fun experiences that I will never forget!
Jasmine and I ate and shopped our way across Spain.
This is Plaza Mayor, one of the most important parts of Madrid
Beautiful buildings were behind every corner in Spain
My crepe came with ice cream, almonds and caramel
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