Thursday, October 17, 2013

Madrid

              Madrid was hot. Like really whithering hot. I spent my time there hanging out with a fun crew from my hostel, then taking advantage of a free city tour by Sandeman's tours (awesome way to spend a morning!). I got really lucky and was able to meet up with my good friend Marta, who I met while she studied at the University of San Diego for a Semester. We got together for a great dinner and the next day she took me around town to show me her university and some other cool spots. It was great to see her again and to hear that she was doing well.
        I got lucky a second time, and managed to meet up with my buddy Roddy Wilson, a Scottsman I met in Barcelona. Turned out we were both in town and had a free afternoon, so we grabbed a beer and some sandwiches (Madridians love small unfilling food for some reason, I had to eat like 10 to be satisfied haha) and he recommended a pub crawl by the same company that offered the free tour. It was good to catch up, but soon we both split our separate ways, and I went to try out his suggested entertainment. 
      Needless to say, the pub crawl was an awesome time, and I met some more great people that I will never forget. I felt a little less excited about that night when I spent the next day nursing my liver back to health with a giant bottle of water at the largest park in the city. The beautiful fresh air and the coincidence of running into my friends from the night before (a group of Koreans from Brazil headed by the beautiful Daiane) did wonders for my health. I then said my goodbyes to beautiful Spain and Europe, and headed to the airport... Off to SOUTH AMERICA!!!!
A beautiful fountain in the biggest park in Madrid on a hot summer day

Ohhh gotta love the radical political graffiti everywhere you go around the world, it adds spice!

A giant man made lake to fight mock naval battles for the amusement of the royal family... Its good to be the king!

Me and Marta hanging out at some Egyptian ruins that she swears were donated and not stolen like all the other good artefacts from Egypt haha

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