Sunday, July 24, 2011

Day 12: Down Time In Madrid


When I wake up I start looking for flights to Amsterdam. I find a Monday morning flight but for some reason it won't take my card online. I make a few more attempts that still result in failure.


Kristin, Maggie and I make plans to go to the park by the Egyptian temple. We gather our things and head into the city. We stop just before the park so I can get a kebab and we can get some beer. A kebab is sort of like a gyro back home except way better. We scope out a good spot to sit and people watch in the park. We're not far from the spot we were sitting in when dry hump of the week happened. We're all pretty much in relax mode. Kristin reads her iPad, I write and Maggie naps while we all listen to music.


Bernice joins us after a while. I give her my Rick Steves book because she wants something to read. Being that she's from France, she reads the section on France to see what American guide books have to say about her home land. She thinks its pretty ridiculous when she gets to the part that says you must go visit the Sephora store in Paris….I agree with her on how stupid it sounds to recommend going to a makeup store while in Paris, like there isn't anything else interesting enough to see.


A few hours of lounging in the park and the sun begins to make its fall over the horizon. We walk to a place called Museo de Jamon for a quick drink before heading home. Museo do Jamon is Spanish for Museum of ham……..so there was a lot of pig legs and different types of ham. Kind of a weird place to have some casual drinks, but entertaining none the less. Due to me getting in a 6M this morning and the girls having to be up early in the morning, we call it a night.

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