Last Day in Madrid

Today was a day full of unexpected impediments but adventures nonetheless. After a late start, Marianne accidentally fried her hair straightener, which led to a trip to El Corte Ingles because most of the local shoppes were closed due to the religious holiday Corpus Chrisiti. After lunch at a Tapas bar, we headed to the Chamartin rail station, where I could not buy most of my rail tickets. Throughout the day, we were priviledged enough to witness Shivani's incredible ability to sleep any and everywhere. After lunch we headed to El Museo Reina Sofia and saw Picasso's Guernica. We then attempted to get tickets to opening night of Swan Lake, only to find that it was sold out. We then decided to visit the Royal Palace, only to find that it was closed once again due to the religious holiday. On the walk back to our hostels, however, we did run into a random dj playing for the streets of Madrid. The best part was the tiny 80+ year old man who did variations on the robot to the music. Jake, Shivani, Andrea, and Marianne danced for the crowds in proper ballroom fashion. Tomorrow we are off to Barcelona, with more adventures to come.

--Neha