Last Day in Espana

January 2nd

The last full day in Spain and we are all a little sad. This day was an interesting case and I think this might have been one of the coolest days.

This was to be a free day that we could spend doing as we wished (with a sponsor of course). Some of us followed our fearless leader on a day of adventure through some of the historic stops in Madrid.

We subwayed and walked for hours as we moved in between the hot spots. We went to see the soccer stadium of Real Madrid and that was very impressive. We then went to Retiro Park and looked at the gardens and statues on the river. The gate in the city was also interesting.

This group we had (very strange- Tara, Kevin, Pratt, Dani, Parker, some sponsors - just a weird combo, but we all had a great time) walked to the Hard Rock for shirts and we saw a great view of the Spanish flag.

We visited the statue of legend Don Quixote and ate at VIPS. All in all it was a great day walking around enjoying the history (I had to coaxed into not buying a sword at an awesome store). After dinner, Mitch took the Conquistadors out to a local pub that was airing one of the college bowl games and we enjoyed each other's company until well after midnight.

We stayed up all night because we had to leave the next morning at 3am. So, we fashioned our own hot tub (in the bath tub) and build a fort with sheets. After less than 40 minutes of sleep, we went to get on the bus to go to the airport in Madrid.