Ah, Madrid! We finally finished our Intensive Language classes and we left for Madrid on the 5th of February. That day we took a walking tour and saw the sights....more people and lights than usual because of the Carnaval festivities (their celebration up to Lent). We were surpised that much was not open for a Saturday night, but we attributed it to the rain and the cold weather. So, we found lots of ´hole in the wall¨ places where we got ice cream and sangria. The next day we went to Palacio Real, or the Royal Palace. It is only used for ceremonial events, so no one lives there, but we got to the the beautiful tapestries and artworks. Laura kept kidding me about JFK having possibly visited several times.... After a nice siesta, we went
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