One of our reasons for traveling to Madrid, Spain was to see Teresa, the Spanish exchange student we hosted in CT, and her family, who hosted Kelsey in Madrid. Kelsey enjoyed getting to see Teresa again and we enjoyed having her parents be our local, Spanish speaking, guides to the sites around Madrid while having an opportunity to get to know them.
Teresa and her parents guide us through Madrid.
During our walking tour of Madrid, we spent some time in the Prado art museum and visited the Plaza Mayor, the Catedral de Santa Maria, and the Royal Palace of Madrid. It was an enjoyable day that ended with churros con chocolate at one of the oldest establishments that has served it since 1894.
And if that was not enough, we found a bubble tea shop in Madrid! Kelsey was able to satisfy her bubble tea withdrawal.
On the way to dinner, we came across a procession of a patron saint from a church out to the main square. A band accompanied the saint, carried on a large, very heavy float like structure. You can’t see them, but there are people under the float carrying the entire thing on their shoulders. After our dinner, we saw the same saint procession return to the church.
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