On the second day we woke up quite early so we can get into Madrid nice and early. We had breakfast in the hotel and then took the train into Madrid. We were supposed to go to Segovia, which is a town in the north of Spain. However, due to the cold weather it was snowing in the town, which prevented the buses from making the trip so the trip was canceled. Even though we had not planned on going to Madrid for the day my Mom was able to figure out things to do. We decided to go to the Prado, another art muesuem, in the morning because it was raining outside. The Prado houses many famous works by Spanish artist and other artists. We were able to see Las Meninas by Velázquez, Los Borrachos by Velázquez, El Hombre con el Mano by Greco and various other paintings. This was great because I learned about all these paintings in my art history so it was great to be able to see them in person because many of them were a lot bigger then what I thought they would be and I was able to understand more of the descriptions that I learned about. Following the museum we went to the church behind the Prado, which was where Ferdinand and Isabella got married.
Chapel Behind El Prado
After we started to walk back to Sol and on the way stopped at this café that was near the theater and is known as being a location where many famous writers, for example Cervantes, used to go to eat and write. For lunch we all just ordered a bunch of different food and tried everything. We had a salad, croquettes, chorizo, a Spanish cheese and some bread. Then we walked to Sol and I showed my mom and Victoria the bear with the tree, which was mentioned in my previous blog, because it is the symbol of Madrid. Then we went to Corte Ingles, which is a huge department store that is located all over Spain. This is not just an average department store but has multiple buildings for the various items that are sold there. We did some shopping and walked around Sol and then headed back to Alcala because it started to rain. For dinner that night we went to a local restaurant in Alcala on Calle Mayor, which is the main street in Alcala, and then headed back to the hotel for the night.
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