On Thursday, Tom and I did the free walking tour that left the hostel at 11:30am. Our tour guide was wonderfully funny, and we learned a lot of history, such as the unfortunate case of Queen Isabel II of Spain marrying her gay cousin. Oops.
We got to see a lot of sights too, including the opera house, cathedral, Royal palace, and what our tour guide called the Madrid version of Beverly Hills. After the tour, we got sandwiches at an authentic Ham sandwich place thing. Although it sounds like I didn't care enough to remember the name, they were actually delicious. Also I'm just super bad with names.
While we were in Barcelona, we made friends with someone who is from Boston, but studying abroad in Madeid. We got to meet up with him at the beautiful Jardines del Buen Retiro, where I got to pet a dog.
From the gardens, we walked to the Prado Museum, which is free for students ALWAYS! Gotta love living that student life. As always, we were classy with our pictures.
Back at the hostel, Tom and I made dinner and ate with two new friends, an Irish teacher and a German Erasmus student. After some extremely welcome intellectual conversations, we packed our bags and prepared for our bus ride the next day. Madrid, I wasn't expecting a lot from you, but you definitely exceeded my expectations. Well done.
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