¡Madrid!

Our Hostel- The Metropol

Urban Cow Tipping

Living the life

Rowing Away!

Lake in the Park

Statue of the Fallen Angel

View from our bedroom window

Palace?...Parliment?...World Bank?...sorry all wrong...it is the POST OFFICE MUSEUM!

Our friend Sam and me being good tourists!

Side view of Palacio Real (We just love this pic!)

In front of the Palacio Real (King´s Palace)

Leaving the Plaza Mayor

Plaza Mayor

¡Hola de Madrid!

After a lazy week in Barcelona we decided to head inland to Spain´s capitol Madrid. After a ton of research, and a recommendation by Mum, we decided to get ourselves Eurail passes. We got a global travelers pass and can now travel on any train we want in 21 countries in Europe. With this freedom in our hands, we hopped on a train and traveled at 300km/h to Madrid.

We arrived in the city and met up with one of our friends, whom we met at the Seapoint Hostel in Barcelona and is studying abroad in Madrid, and walked around the city. Our hostel is located right in the heart of the city so all the sights are a short walk away.

We strolled through the streets and discovered the beauty Madrid has to offer. It really is the unsung hero of Europe, as far as beautiful cities go. We are both blown away by the architecture and beauty of all the buildings. It is easily comprable to a London or a Paris.

After a day of travel, and no siesta, we called it a pretty early night and both just read ourselves to sleep around midnight, both of us eager to get a good night sleep so we could be fresh for a long day of walking.

Today we hit all the sights and took TONS of pictures! We started the day walking down the Gran Via, past the Museo del Prado and up to a beautiful park where we were told there was the only statue in the world dedicated to the fallen angel (El diablo).

After leaving the statue we strolled a little more through the park, dotted with gorgeous fountains, and came across a man made lake where we rented a rowboat and floated around for a good hour, enjoying the sun, the scenery and the company.

All-and-all it was a great day of sight-seeing. We walked everywhere and saw everything. There is a bar in our hostel and we are both looking forward to having a few cervezas and meeting some fellow travellers before we embark on our next adventure mañana (tomorrow!)

For anyone looking to come to Europe, Madrid really should be put on your list of places to go!

¡Adios de España!