madrid day two

Pete and I started the day with a 25 minute jog from the hotel on the main road Gran VIA. After breakfast the group went on a city tour of Madrid stopping at the plaza de toros, plaza de murillo and plaza de colon . The group also had a nice visit to the prado museum where the saw velazquez, murillo, goya and el greco. We had a wonderful tour guide who explained the paintings very well. Afterwards we took a stroll through the retiro park where students strolled in the shade while others took a rowing trip in the lake. After eating lunch the boys went to the hotel while the girls got some shopping done on san antonio. In the evening we took a walk to the royal palace where the student had a chance to see where the monarchy used to live in Spain. I think their favorite part was the armour room! Finally we headed to two local tapa restaurants where we sampled 6 different types of tapa like calamare, peppers and tortilla espanola. I would think the highlight of the day was going to the chocolateria and eating real chocolate and churros. We walked back to the hotel enjoying the Spanish atmosphere from music to local performers in the plaza del sol. Sadly but this was our last day in Madrid.