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Hi everyone!
Yesterday was our last day in Madrid! We have been having breakfast at the hotels…it is buffet style with lots of bread, ham (different then America), cheese, fruit, juice, puddings, etc. This is not a normal breakfast for Spain though. Usually they have a coffee and a piece of bread. Hate to say it but I've only been here for about 4 days and I'm already sick of bread! It will take some getting used to. After breakfast we went to the Museo del Prado which is a closed museum of Spanish Art. We saw paintings by El Greco, Goya, and Velazquez. After that we visited the Palacio Real which is the Royal Palace. We had a guided tour so we learned all about what the different rooms were used for. The Palacio Real is not where the king and queen live now… It is now used for various meetings and mostly tours. After that we went to lunch in Plaza Del Sol which is pretty much in the center of Madrid. We walked around a lot because out directors dropped us off there, gave us maps and we had to find our way back! Later, my friend Kelsey (a sorority sister) came into town because she is on the Barcelona trip. I went out with a group of people from Barcelona and my group and we experienced night life in Madrid! Today we took coach buses to Toledo for the night. We toured the city for a couple hours and then had lunch. It is not a huge city, however it is absolutely beautiful. There are a lot of castles and cathedrals. I took a lot of pictures and I am trying to get them uploaded however Internet connection is not good here so its taking forever! I promise I will though! Tomorrow we are off to Sevilla to meet our host familes….its a 6 hour bus ride! Hopefully I will write more tomorrow! Adios!
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