Day Six (March 20th): FIRST DAY OF SPRING! Today I awoke crying and realizing that this is my last full day in Spain. So I knew I would have to make the most out of it! Even though this trip was a blast, I still felt a little homesick. I missed my brothers (I never knew I would write that!) and my good friends. So the first thing I did was call ...

"Without music, life would be a mistake." -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Day Five (March 19th): I woke up extra extra extra early and started planning a one day trip to Barcelona! I have always wanted to go there. I was most excited for the soccer game I would be attending in the later afternoon (FC Barcelona vs. Valencia FC)! I ended up leaving t...

Day Four (March 18th): Today I slept in longer because I wasn't planning on doing anything important today except maybe some sight seeing around Madrid. I skipped breakfast (now I know why it was free) and headed out to meet up with my new amigas. We wandered around the city for a couple of hours. I took a lot of pictures that I can show off to ...

"When it comes to foreign food, the less authentic the better." -Gerald Nachman Day Three (March 17th): After my sleepless night, I woke up and ate my wonderful free breakfast. Then I talked to one of the tourists that I lived with and she told me about how nice her visit to the Royal Palace was. So I decided I would visit the The Palacio Real o...

"I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums." -Stephen Wright Day Two (March 16th): When I finally woke up, I ate my delicious free breakfast. Then I started planning for my exciting day. I decided to visit the Museo del Prado first. This highly-acclaimed art museum is one of the...

Day One (March 15th): Hola! Como estas? Estoy muy bien aqui en Madrid. Okay this is as far as I will go with my Spanish. When I had finally arrived in Madrid, I was ecstatic! After claiming my baggage I was excited to use my espanol and confidently asked the lady in the info booth, 'Donde esta metro estacion?', she glanced at me with a disturbe...

"The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see." -G.K. Chesterton Day One (March 15th): Hola! Como estas? Estoy muy bien aqui en Madrid. Okay this is as far as I will go with my Spanish. When I had finally arrived in Madrid, I was ecstatic! After claiming my baggage I was excited to use my espanol and confidently asked...

Madrid: Museo del Prado, Reiner Sophia, Plasa Mayor, Grand Via, St Peter Cathedral....