Our last city was Madrid. We arrived in the late afternoon
on Saturday, and so we only had a few hours to see the major sights. So we
quickly walked through the palace and Plaza Mayor and down Gran Vía. Madrid is
a much cleaner and pristine city than Barcelona. Lilly and I made some
analogies to cities in the US. Madrid is like the clean and orderly Chicago,
Barcelona is like the old and multidimensional New York City with all its
different neighborhoods, and Lisbon is a lot like San Francisco with its rugged
hilly streets and laid-back atmosphere.
For dinner, we found a yummy tapas restaurant on Gran Vía
after some unsuccessful searching in the smaller back streets. Afterward, we
went to the outdoor market in the plaza right outside our hotel to do some
final shopping. My mom, Lilly, and I all bought a bunch of scarves and jewelry.
It got really cold by ten in the evening so we headed back to curl up in bed
for our final night.
Easter Sunday we woke up to a sunny morning. We packed up
and took some pictures on the balcony of our 9th story room, where
we could see the palace and the rooftops of Madrid. After packing everything
onto the car, we drove to Estación de Puerta Atocha where I got off to catch my
train back to Sevilla. We said our goodbyes, and my family drove off to catch
their plane back to the States.
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