Pieces of Madrid

Life here is already amazing, but I am so full, and absolutley exhausted that I can barely type. It's 4:30 in the afternoon (siesta time!) and we just got back from a whirlwind afternoon of checking into the hotel, walking all through downtown Madrid, and eating "almuerzo" (a 3-course lunch consisting of bread and sangria, a giant plate of pallela, a full plate of calamari, and a bowl of ice cream, all for 8 euros) then enjoying the incredably grand Plaza Mayor, which was beautiful - but different than I expected.

For one, I thought I'd left Mickey Mouse and crew at Disneyland yesterday afternoon. Apparently not, because I found Mickey, Minnie, and Tigger the Tiger all hanging out in the Plaza, taking a little siesta from a hard day's work.

Spiderman also made an appearance, but he wasn't fitting very well into his spider suit. Too many tapas, not enough villians to fight was our guess.

Back here at the hotel, everyone is settling in and getting ready for our panoramic bus tour of the city tonight. The rooms we're staying in are gorgeous -they remind me alot of Greece, with two short queen sized beds that are pushed together to make a bigger one, and thin white sheets with no comforter.

To the left is a picture taken out my hotel window; none of the windows in Spain have screens, so it was easy to take!

Now it's time for a short nap before heading out, but I'll update you with more as soon as I can!

Amor y Besos~

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