Jake visiting Madrid (October 10-12)

Since Jake and I were both in town this weekend, he decided to come to Madrid, a little more pricey since he could not eat with my host family or stay there much less, but I realized quickly that he knew his way around Madrid better than I did. The hostel was in Sol and he reminded me that when he first flew into Spain he had to stay in Madrid, and was there for 5 days! So he knew all the best places to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He even knew how to get around down there, while I needed a map. So he pretty much was the one showing me around Madrid this weekend. We went to the Prado, and had dinner at a Japanese sushi place, he took me to the Plaza Mayor, but I was the one who took him shopping (I guess clothes are cheaper in Madrid than in Salamanca).

I dont have many pictures but here are a fewThis was taken in the Prado Museum next to the elevators, that little sculpture in the back is the proof, since we cannot take pictures of the art. The museum was gigantic, it would take 6 or 7 trips to be able to appreciate every piece of art inside. Jake and I did look at all the masterpieces.

Here we are in the Plaza Mayor with the center statue in the background, its a little too dark to see but we tried.

These were the turtles in the lobby of the hostel. They were fighting and it was the funniest thing we had ever seen...you might have needed to be there...

This is in the park near my house where I do a lot of my training. We were walking up a fairly large hill and we needed to stop and take break (see Jake's face). After Jake was kicked out of the hostel at noon we didn't have anywhere to go but the park. It was a beautiful day though.

When I asked him what time his train was leaving he told me 11:30. So at 9:00 that night I said we should probably get something to eat and then head to the station. So he decides to check his ticket and he says "21:30" I stare at him because that means 9:30! So we rush to find a cab that can take to the train station, we find one (however, it was scariest cab ride of my life) and jump out of the cab and run through the station. Here's a picture for you, Jake is running to his platform and I am chasing after him yelling "Don't leave without saying bye to me!" If you're wondering, he made it, and I got a quick kiss on the check before the train rolled away...wasn't exactly the ending I was expecting, but I knew he would be back.