He vuelto a España, first 3 days back in Spain

Bueno, I am back in Spain, this time only for two months. I got to Becky's place on Tuesday morning while she was at work. So, I did my best to lay low but stay awake til she got home to help me with jet lag. It was only 10am (4am on the East Coast). I managed to only stay awake about an hour since I had only slept an hour at the beginning of the flight. So, I slept for a few hours until Becky got home.

On Wednesday my roommate Emily joined us and I tried to keep her active to get her used the time difference. We tooka few walks around Madrid, going to the Paseo del Prado, El Parque del Retiro and even running into a teacher strike, even though it is summer vacation. We each bought a shirt to support the cause. Finally we want for dinner and crashed Becky's living room for good night sleep.


On Thursday morning Emily and I went towards the centre and we tried to see the Palacio Real but it was closed to the public because there were some ambassadors from South America visiting however, we got to see a nice possession of horses soldiers, guards and a royal carriage. After visiting the Palacio Real we went to the Catedral, Plaza de Sol and Plaza Mayor before heading home for a home-cooked meal thanks to Becky.

After lunch we met up with a friend of Emilys who's teaching here in Madrid. Then we tried to go to an Egyptian temple but it was closed, so we went to a Chileno restaurant for dinner and dessert. Finally we went to see our friend La Risa (or Larisa) selling scarves at her house and then came home around 1 AM.