The Most Beautiful Place On Earth

Oh My Gosh!!! Spain is absolutely gorgeous!  I'm in the process of putting pictures on Facebook, however, the internet here is not very strong and extremely slow, so that's a work in progress.


Once Jordan and I arrived in Spain, we hopped on the metro bus with some girls that he had met on the plane.  We finally got off the train and stepped outside to beautiful buildings in Madrid.  Jordan insisted on getting these girls a cab to make sure they got to their hostel.. which made us miss El Museo del Prado.  I was pretty bummed, but I wasn't going to let it get me down.  We went back to the hotel and napped and showered and starting exploring Madrid.  We ate at a little pita shop.. it was DELICIOUS!!!  I was kinda nervous to speak Spanish at first because my Spanish isn't where I want it to be.  This is what we saw when we got off the metro link:

This is what we saw as soon as we came upstairs from the underground subway

We finally met up with our group and toured El Palacio Real.  There was such cool paintings and sculptures in there.  Later, some of my new friends and I went to Reina Sofia, an art museum.  We saw tons of painting done by Fredrico Garcia Lorco and Picasso.. even Picasso's most famous painting called Guernica.  It was amazing.

La Palacio Real

This is the building across from El Palacio Real.  I don't remember the name, but I know that the Spaniards hate this building because they think it looks bad with all the different architecture.

We left the museum and took a power nap.  We went out to eat at a little restaurant.  My friend Yurani and I split a pizza.. it was about the size of a personal pan pizza, and we drank sangria. It was sooo delicious.  This is the craziest thing.. water is more expensive than wine.  It's because Spain has a shortage of water, so tap water is not used in any restaurants or vendors.. all bottled water called agua mineral.

Lauren and I

We left the restaurant and went to the most amazing night club of all times. It's called La Kapital.. it's 7 floors high and has different furniture and music on each floor.  All the guys were dressed up in suits and the girls in fancy dresses.. we were way under dressed, but we wanted to see it!  Unlike Americans, Spaniards go to clubs to socialize and dance.. not to get sloppy drunk.

La Kapital.. look down from one of the top floors onto the dance floor.

We got back to the hotel at around 3:00am.. I Skyped with my parents and then went to bed.


This morning we got up and drove to Toledo by bus.  This is the most amazing city I've ever seen in my LIFE. It's so beautiful and different.  We got a guided walking tour of Toledo and a panoramic view from the bus. It's truly amazing. I can't wait til I can post pictures on here!! We had a 3 hour meeting with ISA to discuss everything about host families and academics.  I can't wait to meet my host mom and grandma tomorrow!

Today I was the "Chica de Toledo" according to our tour guide  because my coat is the same color as their flag.

My new friends and I.. Jamie, Becca, Me, Lauren

The city of Toledo.. it's soooo pretty!!!

The flag on the left is the flag of Toledo.. the same color of my coat! hahaha

The "salad" I got before my meal at a restaurant in Toledo.. it's tuna, salsa and green olives. It was delicious.

Cupacalbras.. "The dish of Toledo" It was amazing!!

We all went out to eat and had a great time, I'm so tired I had to come back to the hotel and crash.. I'm meeting some awesome people.  Can't wait to post pictures to show all my sweet pictures to you!!!