My week in Madrid:
After getting back from the adventures in Granada I had a few days to explore Madrid and all of it's wonders. Monday was easily my busiest day as I get up and got going early. Laura and my orginal plan was to go to a park and throw around a frisbee, but mother nature was not agreeing with that plan so we went to the Reina Sofia Art Museum. We were able to see Picasso's Guernica along with a lot more modern art that I apparently am not civilized enough to appreciate. After wandering around that museum for a while Laura had to go to class and I walked to the Royal Place where I took the self guided tour. I was able to see all sorts of interesting things inside of the palace and a huge armory, but unfortunately they did not allow photo's inside. After that I went and wandered around the crypts of the Cathedral in Madrid. I had already wandered around the cathedral in a very jet lagged state, but now I was wandering around the crypts. The crypts were interesting, but there didn't appear to be anyone overly famous that I recognized buried there. Then I hit up the Madrid night life with a couple of Laura's roommate.
Tuesday started a little slower as the Madrid culture appeared to breed fatigue for me. After finally getting motivated I headed out for lunch and then to the Naval Museum. The Naval Museum was very interesting as it was the history of the Spanish Navy according to the Spaniards. I chucked at the overall lack of coverage of the Spanish Armada. (They probably had less written about the Armada than I have written thus far) They had much more written about the Battleship Maine and how that was not the Spaniard's fault. They also had a very interesting quote about the Maine that made me giggle.
Wednesday I went and toured the Stadium of Real Madrid the “Number one club of the 20th Century.” The Stadium was really cool and I enjoyed seeing all of the trophies. Even the one that Sergio Ramos dropped and was run over by a bus. The field looked so soft and I really wanted to play frisbee on it. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure I would have been sent to jail if I did that. And I was not really looking for a night in a Spanish Prison.
Thursday was my last day to explore Madrid, so what did I do. I got a late start. And then I chatted with Laura's house mom, Loti, for two hours about Politics and Life. While I may not have gotten as out and about in Madrid as I had hoped on the last day, I felt that this might have been one of the coolest things that I had done. I learned all about the Spanish election, how American Politics were interpreted, and a whole host of other things.
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