¡Buenos dias!
Yo estoy en Madrid, España. Madrid is absolutely beautiful. It is unbelievable.
I arrived in Madrid Wednesday morning. The flights (vuelos) went very well. On the way to Miami, I sat next to a woman from Ecuador who is involved with Samaritan's Purse and with the House of International Prayer. She was very encouraging and even told me a key phrase - "Habla más despacio, por favor" (meaning "Speak more slowly, please"). Then on the long flight I sat next to another interesting guy. Everyone spoke Spanish on my long flight - it was crazy!
Anyways so when I got to Madrid I picked up my luggage (thankfully it arrived with me, unlike other people in my group). Then I took a cab to the hotel; I even had a conversation with the cabby although I was kinda nervous. :) When I got checked it, I decided to do a little exploring. I went to La Puerta del Sol and La Plaza Mayor. You could definitely get lost on the streets of Madrid. It is beautiful. At La Plaza Mayor, there were gypsies dressed up as some crazy things, trying to earn some tips. There were also painters with amazing paintings! Later that evening my roommates (who are studying abroad in a different area of Spain) and I went to a restaurant called La Catedral - it was amazingly delicious!
Today, we took a walking tour of Madrid even though it was raining and snowing! We went to El Museo del Prado and saw Velázquez's Las Meninas along with paintings by El Greco and Goya. They were stunning to see them up close. Then we went to El Museo Nacional Centro de Arte. At that museum we saw Picasso's Guernica. I couldn't believe I was looking at a real Picasso. However, today I am seriously jet-lagged and kinda sick. It wasn't the best day... but hopefully tomorrow I will feel better and I will be able to enjoy myself more.
Tomorrow we are going to the ancient city of Segovia and to The Valley of the Fallen. Hopefully during free time tomorrow, I will be able to see a few more things, hang out with some more people going to Alicante, and get a phone card!
I'll keep you posted. Please keep me in your prayers!
Love
Sarah
So glad to hear that your flight was good and you arrived with no problems. Isn't it amazing to be in a foreign country? I can't decribe the feeling I had in London and Paris, except "Wow, it's just unreal to think how old all this is, the history that occurred here and the beauty!" Actually seeing painting that you read about in person is really neat too. I took art history in college, so was excited to see in person what I had studied. Take it all in and keep us posted! Love, Aunt Julie
ReplyDelete"Habla más despacio, por favor" (meaning "Speak more slowly, please")
ReplyDeleteI've been telling you this for years.
Good message, thanks for the update.
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Sarah, I can't wait to hear more and more! What a blessing for you to be able to go. But I can not imagine trying to get everything into 2 bags! WOW! I'm not sure that Katelynn wouldn't need 2 planes and not 2 bags. Anyway, have a great time and I will be praying for you!-
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Sarah,
ReplyDeleteGlad you are there safely. We will follow your adventure. It is finally warming up here. Hope you have good weather there. Keep in touch, Todd S.