The next morning we got up around 9:00 and went to get a café con leche and a little breakfast before my class at 11:30. We walked around Parque Del Oeste until it was time for me to catch the bus to school and Kristy explored the city for a few hours.
I met up with Kristy in the center of Madrid, Sol, around 15:00, but unfortunately I had forgotten the camera at home, and Kristy, her Student ID which we needed to get into the museums and sights for free/reduced fees. So we had to come back home and pick those things up. We were starving by this point so we went across the street from my house to a little cafeteria and got some sandwiches and patatas bravas for lunch.
After lunch and travel it was about 16:00 when we returned to the center of the city. We were heading to el Museo del Prado when we Kristy realized she couldnt find her wallet! we knew she had it when we started walking down el Paseo del Prado because it was in a picture, but could it have gotten pick pocketed in the 5 minute walk down the street?! Surely not. We retraced our steps to the place we knew she had it last, scanning the ground as we walked. We didn't see anything! Maybe we had missed something so we walked the same path in the other direction. We ended up back at the Prado empty handed and very distraught, no one had even been close to us! How did it get pick pocketed?! We went to the police right outside the Prado to alert them and give the Kristy's information in case the wallet miraculously showed up. As Kristy walked up to the police car she spotted in the mirror, what else but her wallet! When we first arrived to the Prado, Kristy reached in her pocket to get the camera out. when she pulled it out her wallet must have fallen out with it, and some very nice person turned it in to the police. Needless to say, we were quite relieved after that.
The line had gotten too long for us at the Prado by this point that we decided to go to the Reina Sofía, a contemporary art museum. It is free to students all the time! After walking around the museum we came home ate dinner. Later that night we went this tiny bar on the outskirts of town that has some of the best Flamenco music and singing I've ever seen. And it was also free! My french roommate, a music student in Madrid for the year, took us to this hidden favorite of his where he was quite the local - got kisses from everyone that walked in! I think Kristy, My roommate, Audric, and 2 of his friends were the only non-spaniards in the bar! Some great singing and dancing too! We left a little earlier because we wanted to take the metro home and get up early to do more sight seeing the next day.
We left my Aparment Saturday morning around 10:00 Went to do a tour of the Palace but the line was way too long so we went to this tiny church that Kristy had found in her guide book. We walked along the river in Madrid which was must have been at one of its highest due to the amount of rain we have had this winter. We ate some paella for lunch and churros for dessert in the old part of Madrid. Very Spanish. Later that day we finally made it to el Prado wallets and everything! For dinner that night we made sandwiches on ciabatta bread that we bought at the market in Old Town. For dessert, bananas and peanut butter! Bed early again that night because we had to get up at 5:30 for Kristys flight at 7:50 on Sunday.
I had a great weekend with Kristy! It was nice to have someone visit and show them around! It is kind of a bittersweet weekend. I had an awesome time with Kristy but now I miss everyone so much more! But I'm much more content here in Madrid.
Scott, te amo mucho!!!!!!! I loved our weekend, and I miss you so much already. Can't wait for Spring Break and PARIS together! xoxo Thanks for putting up w/ my crazy wallet issue and all my touristy requests :-)
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