On friday, our group of American students had a guided tour through Madrid during the day. We saw the Palacio Real where the king used to live as well as many other tourist-y sites like the Plaza del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Cine Callao, y más. The school group went back to Acalá after the tour, but a couple of girls and I stayed and had drinks in the Plaza Mayor and then went out on the town. The Plaza Mayor was such an amazing spot to people watch and soak in spanish culture; it’s a square full of people and street performers and sidewalk cafes, surrounded by what I believe are all apartment buildings. The architecture in Plaza Mayor is beautiful (similar to all of Madrid), with european details covering every inch of the square. Cobblestones cover the ground, and one of the sides of the surrounding buildings is covered in a beautiful painting.
On a less extravagant note, we went to McDonald’s for dinner, because it was cheap and we can read the menú haha, it’s the little things like knowing what you’re ordering at a restaurant that really matter sometimes! Plus, believe it or not, the McDonalds’ here are really nice inside, and they serve cerveza as a soft drink choice with your meal! So we were the typical Americans and played Kings cup in McDonalds! :) Sitting here and chatting with the girls over a couple Mickey Ds’ beers was probably the highlight of the night. We went to a discoteca and met up with some local people to show us the nightlife. There nightlife is crazy, things do not start until 2 AM. This is going to take me some time to adjust.
The next day my host mom woke me up early to take me to the fish market. Everything is so fresh and the market smelled horrible. I was so happy to get out of that place. We had a feast for lunch then I took an extremely long siesta. My host family took me to see Lolita (a popular Flamenco singer). Then we went out for drinks with the entire family. When the entire family gets together it is so overwhelming because I swear everyone speaks at the same time. I do not know how they understand each other. Sunday was a lazy day, I ran errands with the girls and then we sat down and talked about the vacations we want to plan while we are here! Oh and for dinner on sunday, I am pretty sure we had pig heart and ears in our rice. Ah this food difference is going to take some time to get used to. But tomorrow is my first day of school! I can't wait! :)
The next day my host mom woke me up early to take me to the fish market. Everything is so fresh and the market smelled horrible. I was so happy to get out of that place. We had a feast for lunch then I took an extremely long siesta. My host family took me to see Lolita (a popular Flamenco singer). Then we went out for drinks with the entire family. When the entire family gets together it is so overwhelming because I swear everyone speaks at the same time. I do not know how they understand each other. Sunday was a lazy day, I ran errands with the girls and then we sat down and talked about the vacations we want to plan while we are here! Oh and for dinner on sunday, I am pretty sure we had pig heart and ears in our rice. Ah this food difference is going to take some time to get used to. But tomorrow is my first day of school! I can't wait! :)
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