FINALMENTE. We've gotten another break from the weird gray-ish rainy weather and some solid sun! Pretty awesome! Time for some adventuring out in the fabulous sunlight
El Parque del Buen Retiro - the main park in Madrid. A group of us gathered for a picnic. We met at the Estanque, the large lake which people can rent little boats to row in, with food in hand, in some cases doner kebabs para llevar :) We walked a bit, sat for a while, saw the Crystal Palace. But there's no doubt a LOT more to be seen and take pretty pics of. I definitely must come back for them.
Apparently us Californians weren't the only ones missing the sun. All sorts of people of all ages were there at the park, walking, rowing, picnicing, tanning. Yes tanning. It just may be true the stereotypes of Europeans being much more comfortable in their own skin, because there were certainly quite a few of them in the park chillin' in they're undies. Makes sense, ain't no beach anywhere, so this is as close as it gets. Although, with all the people, families, hippies, hippie families, and even some hippies lighting up a joint next to us, the whole thing kinda reminded me of Davis Farmers Market...siiiigh memories.
The day was still early so we headed to the Reina Sofia museum - FO' FREEEEE! Well I'm going back to the museum for class for free later anyway, but other peeps wouldn't usually go, and it was something to do. Smaller, and definitely more modern than Prado, I saw the works of Miro, Dali and Picasso all in one day, including Guernica. Pretty amazing.
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