Our second weekend trip to madrid was more successful! We went to el Parque Warner, which is kind of a 6 flags type of amusement park in Madrid. First when we asked the concierge at our hostel how to get there she gave us directions to “Parque de Atracciones de Madrid” so we went on a short wild goose chase through Madrid trying to find the right theme park. When we arrived at the wrong park there was only one visible roller coaster and we knew that we were in the wrong place so we asked a lady for directions and she was insanely nice but couldn’t get us exactly there. After asking two more people for directions, stalking a childrens’ camp field trip (we slyly found out they were going to the same park as us), a metro ride, and two trains, we finally got there. It was a really fun day once the lines shrunk down and we got to ride the coasters a bunch of times! After the day at the amusement park, we went back to our hostel and cleaned up. Then the girls and I went out on the town for “El Noche Blanco” celebration. The streets were packed. Literally, it was like swimming through people to try and get anywhere. There was music performances, street vendors lining the streets, and little activities all throughout the city. On Gran Vía (a major street), they had set up big swing-sets in the middle of the road for kids and adults too. As we were wandering one of the streets, a candy store began to blast Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance and out of nowhere, four gay guys start dancing in unison. They immediately had an audience surround them because they were really talented and fun to watch! The lines to go inside the museums were way to long to stand in, so we just walked around and explored the city. All in all the night was interesting and fun, but we were so tired that we passed out kind of early.
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