Madrid 2nd Day: El Buen Retiro, Reina Sofía, El Prado y Cardamomo

Madrid, 2nd Day, by Grace and Bridget

After we woke up and had breakfast, the group walked to El Paque de El Buen Retiro. It was a beautiful park and we wished we had something like it in America. All the students went on boats in the water, and we ended up racing the boats (Bridget won, but Grace was the best rower). Then we explored the park and the wonderful statues. We were all so happy because the weather was amazing and we we're having so much fun together. Then we walked to the Reina Sofia and on the way we saw a lot of people exercising and walking around. We went in the museum and saw Guernica and we we're excited to see it because we learned about it in school. Then we looked at the other, but we didn't really understand it. The sculptures were very confusing. After that, we saw Atocha train station where they memorialize the March 11 attack. It was interesting to see, but we we're sad to hear the story about the attack. Then the teachers let us roam free and we had a wonderful time exploring. We ate tapas and bought different things and got to talk to some people from Madrid. 

Reina Sofía, El Prado y Cardamomo from J. Carlos Martínez

Then we went to el Museo de  El Prado. We saw paintings like Las Meninas and many paintings by Goya and Velazquez. We liked seeing more paintings that we studied in class and we're interested in learning the back stories of the art. Then the group dispersed to eat dinner. When we met at kilometer 0, we went to see a flamenco show. We all loved the show but it was so different than anything we had ever seen before. It was impressive the way they could move their feet so quickly. After the show we ran through the outing rain back to the hotel and went to our rooms to sleep. 
Overall it was a fantastic day; we learned so much about the culture and had so much fun!