El Parque del Retiro

Hello again! So to jump right into it, yesterday afternoon we went to a large park in Madrid called el Parque del Retiro. It was a very sunny afternoon and Nikki, Neha, Sinead, and I spent a few hours just meandering and taking pictures. So without further ado, I present el Retiro!

Church across the street from the park.

View from the main gate of the park; beautiful even in the Winter!

We saw several strays in the park, this one was definitely the prettiest.

Sinead and I in front of one of the many pretty lawns.

Man made reservoir where you can rent row boats or just sit on the steps in the afternoon sun with a book! We plan to spend time doing just that as the weather gets better.

One of the many statues in the park; the sun was just beginning to set.

I found my feline friend again!

There is graffiti almost everywhere in the city; here is some particularly cool work in the metro station.

There isn't really a whole lot to say about the trip, other than that it was lovely, and we are going to go back many times to try out the row boats and everything! We were there for about 2 hours and didn't see nearly all of the park, so there is still a lot of exploring to do. We also stopped at a French travel store and picked up our museum passes for Paris next week!

In other news, I anticipate an entire post in the future about Spanish television. I watch it when I eat with Angelina, and the shows are completely different in formatting, production, and definitely content! The only similar one is "La Rueda de Suerte" otherwise known as Wheel of Fortune! But it is so much harder in another language. Anyway, I will describe all the bizarre shows in full sometime soon!

Ok well I guess that's all for today! I will be going on a day trip to Toledo tomorrow and I will take tons of pictures. Ciao everybody!