Hotel Husa Princesa Madrid

... at home. Around 10 am for breakfast of hot chocolate and churros, then stop at a bar for tapas around 2pm, with another light lunch at 4 pm and 9 pm-midnight for dinner.<br><br>After breakfast we decided to walk to the infamous El Prado museum because it was raining. With the map that the kind hoteller had given us the night before and our travel guide (Eyewitness) we managed to find it quite quickly despite the tons of ...

well il being from the start... we arrived in madrid on tuesday and we caught the train from the airport to the city centre... it was about 3 stops in total... we were standing at one of the stations about to get on the next train and jackie noticed a man eyeing off the bags so she brought it to my attention. i watched the guy for a few minutes and worked out that he was working with about 4 other guys as well. i seen one of them stand real close to a girl and was ...

... in Barcelona. They only stayed for a little bit but the WashU crew held it down pretty good for a while. Thursday was a holiday here so I did not have class, thus I woke up late in the afternoon once again. Jon and I decided to hit up another random park called Parque del Caprichio. It was on the far outskirts of Madrid for sure. We got the metro and it seemed like the quietest place in Spain. No cars, hardly any people, nothing. We continued to ...

... our menu had a list of 100 different sandwich options, where you tick the ones you want, and they make it on the spot for you. Very clever idea, as there's so much variety and the sandwiches seem to be fresher. I had 4 of them, and could easily come back tomorrow. Start of Contiki Our Mediterranean Highlights tour started tonight, and goes for 12 nights as we travel through Spain, Italy and France, and end up in Rome. Our tour manager Amadeo is an ...

... t buy alcohol at the games in Spain, but I quickly understood and pictured the consequences of having such. It's probably a smart choice and saved many people's lives. This game was a must-win for Spain and they flexed their muscles, beating Sweden 3-0. Swedish were simply outmatched and never had a chance. After each goal, the whole stadium of 70,000 people erupts into frenzy mode and the celebration continues until your ...

... of the Iberian Peninsula. then there was the castle Alcazar, built in the 11th century. again pretty cool. we stayed there till about 7 then back to villalba. we went to sleep, and got ready for our trip to the south of spain. so far the weather has been good. not too hot, but we hear the south of spain will be crazy hot. ciao

... is that many of the actors who played those parts probably were far from straight, yet they were able to embrace the stereotypes and make them funnier than I have ever seen. The only part of the show that I was not super impressed with was the group of girls that made up what you might call the "chorus." They were all tall, skinny, and beautiful and you could tell that they had a decent amount of ballet training, and a tiny bit of tap and jazz training. They danced ...

... in my heart. =) Dinner was quite the treat tonight. Lindsay's parents took us all to the oldest continuing running restaurant in the world, which happens to be in Madrid. We dressed up and headed to the restaurant known as Botin. Lindsay's dad had an amazing portion of Lamb, while Lindsay, Chelsea, and I enjoyed veal (it was my first time to have veal, i believe). We enjoyed some sangria with our dinner, and by the time we left i was STUFFED! I thought i was ...

As you may have read this past weekend, Spain has suffered through 12 terrorist bombs, five on Friday and another seven on Monday. Monday was a holiday, Constitution Day, and the Basque terrorist group ETA is not exactly in agreement with the Spanish Constitution. I am thankful no one was killed; a couple police officers were injured from the bombs Friday, which were placed in gasoline stations on major highways leaving the city. The bombs on Monday were placed ...