where to start....
Yesterday, we went to the Sorolla Museum, which is an off the beaten track art museum that was created inside Sorolla's beautiful mansion. The outdoor gardens are precious, and make me love this city even more. The artwork was beautiful, late impressionist, which is quickly becoming one of my favourite styles of painting. After the museum, we stopped for a mid morning snack, and then metroed to my fav place on the planet earth, El Parque de Buen Retiro. I first heard about it in a short story I read in my Fresh year Span Class, but this place is truly beautiful. Like a safer Central Park with a Hyde Park/pseudo Parisian feel, the park is giant, filled with fountains, caves, animals, a large lake thing where you can paddleboat, monuments, and greenhouses. I desperately want to fall in love somewhere in that park. Seriously.
After that, the Gang and i split and found an ADORABLE Italian restaurant, and comer-ed mucho. We slowly worked our way home, getting slightly lost, which is becoming the story of my life, and decided to meet up at 11pm for a crazy night out in Madrid. I ate a quick dinner and met a 'happy' Kevin McConnell at his metro stop. We ended up at a 1 euro everything Bar, I met a hottie Spaniard, chillaxed with Kara's roommate Rachel and her awesome friends, went to a club, got free shots, got my dance on, and then we decided to catch the late metro.
However, Kevin and I decided that we werent ready to end the fun...so I got off at his stop, and we attempted to find a bar. After some epic fails, we ended up boozing it up in his front lobby. After a 3am walk to see if we could find anything to point me in the right direction home, we decided I'd crash at his place...however his host 'sister' was unhappy with that choice, and we ended up back on the street. Then, we got HOPELESSLY lost trying to walk back to my place, ended up walking 45 mins outta they way, and eventually we found ourselves on a bench in front of a construction site, waiting till places started opening at 5am. By chance, at 530am, we eventually found my house, and in essence, i was out the entire night, up to no good. SO EPIC.
Today, Jill and i got 4euro lunch at Plaza Mayor, bought Pashminas, found Ryan and Kara, went shopping, perused Corte Ingles, got wine and tapas, and called it a night.
Toledo is tomorrow...I'd better get some sleep :)
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