Friday in Madrid was a very eventful day. The first thing we did as a group was walk to the Parque del Retiro. The park was beautiful, and there were many people there that morning, including lots of families. There is a central lake in the park where people took out row boats. We walked around the park and ate some crepes at one of the food stands.
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| Parque del Retiro |
After visiting the Retiro, we walked to the Museo del Prado, where we met our guide for the trip, César. The Museo del Prado is considered to have one of the world's most extensive collections of art. We got to see works by Francisco de Goya as well as Bosch and Rubens. After spending lots of time with the artwork, we made our way back to the hotel for a siesta and to get ready for dinner and our long-awaited surprise that señora Allen had planned for us. We split into groups of five and chose places within each group to go for dinner. After that, we met at our central meeting place on Plaza Santa Ana and walked to our surprise. It was a flamenco dancing show! Flamenco is a type of lively, disciplined and loud dance that is very popular in Spain. The show was fantastic.
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| Waiting for flamenco en Tablao Villa Rosa |
After the show wrapped up, we went to go get some churros con chocolate at Chocolatería San Ginés, a place that Profe Herring's friend had suggested. Overall, it was a very busy but amazing day.
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