Yesterday I just rested for a while. At night our group went out for Tapas (small Spanish dish, simialr to an appetizer) and sangria. It was great, I ate tortillas de patatas (it is like an egg omlette with fried potatoes), cheese, bread, olives, and chorizo (sausage). We walked through part of the city and it was busy with people every where. In the morning we ate breakfast as a group at the hotel. Then we met our host families and went home with them.
My host family:
Padre: Javier
Madre: Mariele
Hijo (25): Rodrigo
Hija (14): Alba
They are a wonderful family and warmly welcomed me to their home. It is smaller than the normal American home, but not bad. I have my own room and best of all, wireless internet access. I settled in and unpacked my bags. We ate lunch (more like a 3 course dinner). Following lunch they took me on the Metro for the first time. Who knew that the Madrid metro has been around for 90 years? We went some sites such Sol, Plaza Real, etc.
(The picture is of a stone that marks the center of Madrid; It is in the Plaza de Sol)
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