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Sorry I have been enjoying the last of my time in Bordeaux. This has included visiting some places for the last time and saying goodbye to my californian friends who have left and soaking up the last of my french friends who can't fit in my luggage. Thus, my blogs have been lagging. I will try to post my Lisbon as soon as possible!
Madrid, Spain
Marina and I met Lauren and her two friends from home Aidan and Brian in Madrid, Spain. We stayed in a hostel that was right in the city center at the metro stop called sol.
The first day we took this cable car across the city where snacked and relaxed on the other side which overlooked the entire city.
Upon returning to the city we visited a rose garden. While smelling the flowers we were told it was closing time. After we visited the oldest monument in Madrid - an egyptian temple.
We discovered this sandwich place called 100 Montaditos. It's a chain with 100 different tapas sized sandwiches. Each sandwich ranges from 1-2 euros, beer, coffee, and and hot chocolate are also a euro each. We returned several times.
We explored the night life and our friends that study abroad there took us around town. Our friend Rachel took us to this authentic family owned paella restaurant. We ordered a dish for 8 with chorizo, chicken and mixed vegetables. It was in the top 5 dishes I have ever eaten in my life.
The next day we visited the Museo del Prado after spending half the day in the Real Jardin Botanico. We saw works from Goya, Bosch, Valezquez and many more. After the Prado we did some touristy shopping.
We spent the last couple days going around the city and seeing different monuments. We paid the entrance fee to see the Royal Palace. It was hard to bite the bullet since we always get into museums free with our french student IDs. The ticket was well worth it. I unfortunately have no photos because it wasn't allowed.
On our last day, before leaving to Lisbon, Marina and I visited the Reina Sofia (more info here), the modern art museum in Spain. It is home to famous artists Dali and Picasso, including his Guernica. Unfortunately, in most rooms we were unable to take photos.
Sorry I have been enjoying the last of my time in Bordeaux. This has included visiting some places for the last time and saying goodbye to my californian friends who have left and soaking up the last of my french friends who can't fit in my luggage. Thus, my blogs have been lagging. I will try to post my Lisbon as soon as possible!
Madrid, Spain
Marina and I met Lauren and her two friends from home Aidan and Brian in Madrid, Spain. We stayed in a hostel that was right in the city center at the metro stop called sol.
The first day we took this cable car across the city where snacked and relaxed on the other side which overlooked the entire city.
Upon returning to the city we visited a rose garden. While smelling the flowers we were told it was closing time. After we visited the oldest monument in Madrid - an egyptian temple.
We discovered this sandwich place called 100 Montaditos. It's a chain with 100 different tapas sized sandwiches. Each sandwich ranges from 1-2 euros, beer, coffee, and and hot chocolate are also a euro each. We returned several times.
We explored the night life and our friends that study abroad there took us around town. Our friend Rachel took us to this authentic family owned paella restaurant. We ordered a dish for 8 with chorizo, chicken and mixed vegetables. It was in the top 5 dishes I have ever eaten in my life.
The tall guy in the back is Brian, my coworker/friend from Davis studying in Madrid :)
The next day we visited the Museo del Prado after spending half the day in the Real Jardin Botanico. We saw works from Goya, Bosch, Valezquez and many more. After the Prado we did some touristy shopping.
The Garden of Earthly Delights - Bosch
We spent the last couple days going around the city and seeing different monuments. We paid the entrance fee to see the Royal Palace. It was hard to bite the bullet since we always get into museums free with our french student IDs. The ticket was well worth it. I unfortunately have no photos because it wasn't allowed.
On our last day, before leaving to Lisbon, Marina and I visited the Reina Sofia (more info here), the modern art museum in Spain. It is home to famous artists Dali and Picasso, including his Guernica. Unfortunately, in most rooms we were unable to take photos.
We left the museum, picked up our bags from the hostel, grabbed some last montaditos and headed to the airport for Lisbon, Portugal.
wow you are so lucky! love the photos. i want to go to spain so bad! looks like you had a great time!
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