In 49 hours and 12 minutes I will be back in the U.S.
Weird to think about.
I love to travel and have been to multiple countries on every continent in the world. I've decided to start this blog to share my adventures while abroad. Current location: Italy!
Global air traffic for 24 hours.
The yellow dots are planes!
Leaning Tower of Pisa.
This is my attempt to take a photo of Picasso’s infamous Guernica. However, photos of it are not allowed, hence the people’s heads that are in my photo because I was trying to hide behind them to take it. There were two women guards posted on either side of the painting to make sure we didn’t take photos. Stupidly, I had the flash on so they kind of saw me despite my efforts to be invisible. -_-;
The second photo is one from the internet so you can see what is actually looks like.
This painting by Picasso represents the bombing of Guernica in Spain’s basque country. Hitler chose this town to practice bombing with his war machines.
Drug Policy in Portugal
Personal possession of drugs, from weed to meth, is treated as a health problem rather than a criminal issue. After ten years of this law being in place, drug use has decreased.
Madrid:
Today was my second day in Madrid and it has been amazing so far! I am here with a couple friends.
Yesterday, we went to the Prado to see their amazing collection of art. We spent three hours there, it was huge! Next we had a tasty lunch and took a nap. Sadly, the naps went longer than intended and we woke up at eight! Luckily, the city keeps going until the wee hours of the morning so we headed out for dinner and a walk around the center of the city. It was a nice way to end the day.
We woke up early and went to have churros and hot chocolate at a place called El Botanico. It was delicious! The churros didn’t have sugar or cinnamon on them, which was fine because they perfectly complimented the hot coco when dipped in it.
After that we walked down to the Reina Sofia and got in line before it opened, which was great because the line never ceased every time I glimpsed it through the museum windows. We rushed up to the second floor to see the Guernica first thing! I was so disappointed we couldn’t take proper photos, although I snuck a few. I stayed there for a while because I was so awestruck by the emotion Picasso was able to portray. I didn’t expect such an abstract painting to be able to show such anguish. The pose and faces of the subjects really got across the emotion of the time and event. Wandering around the exhibits alone was refreshing and relaxing. It was nice to contemplate the art, there were so many different varieties! I was amazed to see such beautiful work from Dali, Picasso, Hitchcock, and Rivera.
Next we traversed to the earliest restaurant in the world, Botin! Even though it was slightly expensive, I had the specialty of roasted suckling pig. It was super good!! I enjoyed the experience. After lunch we tried to go to San Francisco El Grande to see the famous dome but it was closed since it was Monday. Next we walked to Cathedral Almudena and it was beautiful. We then went to see the Palacio Real and it was so finely decorated.
For dinner we had tacos! They were delicious! I have really missed good tacos since being in Europe. Afterwards we went to a flamenco show, which was great! We were able to score front row seats which really amplified the experience. The movements of the dancers were both forceful and elegant.
Tomorrow morning I plan to eat breakfast at Plazs Mayor before my flight to Lisbon!
Going to…
Madrid from Saturday to Tuesday, then Lisbon from Tuesday to Friday! Super excited!
Chocolate!
