Madrid

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Madrid is amazzzing!

I spent the first week settling into the house, but by week two I was ready to go into the city. When I stepped out of the subway and emerged above ground, I was shocked. The city is gorgeous! The cobblestone streets, the tiny winding roads, the old buildings, the statues and monuments everywhere! It looks nothing like say, Toronto which is the only other big city I know well. This city is old and full of history...

There is so much to see and do. The shopping is amazing and prices here are cheaper. There is this store "Zara" that is huge here, that I had never heard of. Its my new fav. store!

I've had two random people come up to me and ask to take a picture with them! Very strange. And I've met alot of random people while in the city. Alot of people from Italy, some from Czechoslovakia, America, and England.

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Photos

Madrid!
This was the first thing I saw when I entered the city... its so pretty!

Palacio Real
The Royal Palace of Madrid. So gorgeous inside...

Dunkin' Coffee!!
Hahaha. A sign getting lost in translation...

Retiro Park
Retiro Park is the "Central Park" of Madrid. Its SO big and so nice!

Street entertainers
There are street entertainers everywhere! These guys were really good. They had the audience all singing along...I didn't know the song, as it was Spanish...

Madrid..
The buildings are all so old and huge. Also, I went on that MadridVision double decker bus in the bottom left corner...

The Bear and the Strawberry Tree
I kept seeing this symbol of a bear and a strawberry tree. Then I saw this statue and took a picture. Later Rafa explained its the city's emblem...

Crazy
This street entertainer kept doing crazy stunts! And he began talking to me in Spanish and all I could say was "No comprendo!" The crowd laughed. I also met a friend here who saved me from a pickpocketer!

Random Tourista
Here is a random tourist who asked for a picture with me in Retiro Park! At first I thought he just wanted me to take a pic for him, and the next thing I know his arm is around me and were smiling for the cam! Very random!

Comments

[Linda]

Great Blog!
Great Blog, Yenners! Keep the stories comin'....

[kali]

ahh
i miss youuuuuuuu!!!