The Arrival, the Prado, the Royal Palace, and the US Embassy
After a three hour lay over in ATL we were off! It was a seven and half hour flight to the beautiful city of Madrid. We found Dr. Cox and another student in our group that had taken seperate flights, and immediately grabbed our luggage and ran. It was 9:30 am. and we had a entire day planned. Keep in mind that it is impossible to sleep on a plane that is packed full of American college students.
We quickly oriented ourselves to the city of Madrid with an extensive fast paced walk around. However, everyone had a great attitude depite the fatigue. The day ended at 6 pm and we had the rest of the evening to ourselves. Most of us slept.
Day two, we had yet another full day ahead of us. The first stop was the world renowned Prado art museum. It was exciting to finally see all of the wonderful art that we have been learning about for the past semester. The next stop was the US embassy where they informed us that if we get arrested there is basically nothing that they can do, but visit us. The third and final stop, which seemed to be the majority´s favorite, was the Royal Palace. We were able to see the actual throne that the King and Queen of Spain continue to rule from to this day. This was a very long day and once again we were all exhausted, but in good spirits. The night however was young, and we refused to call it an evening. All the students gathered at a local resturant to share wine and food. So far the trip has been wonderful. Until the next blog…..Adios!!
Logan B. and Debbie D.
