madrid y toledo

I finally got to madrid! Here is the low down: go to el prado (see el greco, goya, and velasquez) and el palacio real (which is the old palace for the kings-pretty much its these amazingly overdecorated beautiful rooms with an awesome view). everyone in my program is really nice and one of our program coorindators is really funny/spunky. after the palacio real we have free time to wander around and take a baby nap (which was much needed). i went to dinner at a place called cannas y tapas and got some tortilla espanola y sangria. after hanging out in the hotel and getting to know some fellow isa-ers we go explore the madrid night. there are a lot of discotecas and such and el noche madrileno is crazy. people dont sleep. unfortunately, we decided to skip that due to the jet lag/early morning. today we came to toledo which is this really pretty old city. our tour guide was hilarious and made everything really interesting and interactive. we saw a catedral, a painting by el greco, and a couple of other things. the views were all amazing and the city itself was definitly the coolest part about the trip. tomorrow we head to granada to meet our familias!

i should be in madrid but...

my plane broke down in dallas making me miss my flight so now i am in a beautiful holiday inn room in miami. attemp to get to europe number 2 is at 6pm...keep your fingers crossed!

i leave in 3 days!

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