Stephen’s Travels

I dont know if you know what doner kabob is, but eating it all of the time makes my day. I have found two different kinds; lamb or chicken. Basically think of a big piece of meat that spins around, which they shave pieces off into a pita or onto a plate. It’s usually greek food I think, but the places we have been going are arabian. Anyways, its tasty and cheap. As far as tourist attractions go, there aren’t too many here in Madrid. We went to the Museo del Prado yesterday, they didn’t have any Rembrandt paintings anymore, but they did have Raphael, who is fantastic. They also had a very large Goya collection, who is a very famous Spanish artist.

It has been hot, around 95F, or 34C everyday. Not deathly hot, but hot enough to not make me nearly as adventurous during the day. I believe the plan today is to go to the botanical gardens and to the park for a little bit. As I mentioned before, knowing some spanish has been coming in handy for understanding. For instance I was able to tell a brasilian where the bathroom was because we both knew some spanish.

Our next stop is Seville then Barcelona. Oh, I also found a Real Madrid energy drink to add to my collection. Today is a good day. haha

Bye bye for now,

Steve

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We are in Madrid right now. The weather is great, subway sandwiches are great, and our spanish is not so great. Well, it´s better than our french was. I can understand fairly well, but speaking is atrocious. Shaun is good at saying tengo el gato los pantalones, which I´ve been trying to tell him means that he has a cat in his pants. But he likes saying it.

I wish I could update some pictures from the last few days, but I have not had a chance to get the pictures from my camera at these internet cafes. Anyways, the plan is 4 nights in Madrid, 2 in Seville, and another 4 in Barcelona. Then we make our way along the south of France toward Rome.

Um, I can´t think of anything else. Bye Bye for now.

Stephen