We made it to Spain! After downing some NyQuil so that I could sleep on the plane, we finally arrived in Madrid. What a beautiful city! There are so many old buildings, statues, and well-dressed people. Madrid is the number one city in the world for the number of trees planted.
For my first meal in Spain, I chose local dishes: gazpacho, veal lasagna, and flan. Yum! I feel as if we´ve already walked one-hundred miles. I´m beginning to regret bringing so much stuff. Even after eliminating half of the things I had planned to bring, I think I´m going to dump more along the way.
Today we visited the Prado Museum and saw works by Velazquez and Goya. For lunch we headed to a local restaurant when I orded bull tail. It was interesting to say the least. When my plate arrived, it had some rather large vertebrae with fatty meat on them. I didn´t think it was terrible, but I can´t say that I´d order it again. Nonetheless, so far I´ve enjoyed experiencing a new culture, and I can´t wait to see what else Europe has in store for us.
