Day in Madrid

Yesterday, I went to Madrid to kind of do some tourist stuff with 2 girls from Britain, Rachel and Kate, as well as 3 German friends- Erik, Saskia, and Julia. The train from Alcalá is really cheap and it takes about 30 minutes to get to Madrid.

We tried to basically do as much as we could (which still wasn´t a lot because Madrid is gigantic). We did manage to tour the Royal Palace and the Cathedral that is right next to it, and that is something I haven´t done before in Madrid. We were really getting tired of being on our feet walking on hard marble floors, so we decided to go for some food in a café that is close to the Puerta del Sol. The girls had Chocolate con Churros which is basically melted chocolate in a cup in which you dunk fried batter sticks. It´s great. Erik and I actually ate food, and I was really excited to see that they had Sidra which is a drink from the northern province of Asturias.

After gorging on food, we decided to head the el Parque Retiro in order to sit in the shade and hang out until renting a couple of boats. The boats were a ton of fun, and it was a great way to end the day.

We journeyed back to Alcalá and had a "BBQ" which was actually not a barbeque at all but just people sitting on the patio next to a grill and eating sandwhiches with chips- it was actually great. The day was actually one of the most eventful days so far: great time with good friends.