Las Aventuras de Madrid

So I have good news for you all. Much like I expected, my fellow classmates are all very friendly people, one of which is lowkey (highkey) a very talented photographer. Kyle Woumn is his name and he has agreed to work with me on my blog so I can show you guys some really cool photos of Madrid from our perspective (plus he is a super nice guy).

Shout out to Kyle everybody

If you want to check out some of his work, he keeps a Personal Instagram as well as a Photography Instagram, and it's quality stuff if you are interested.

Rooftop Madrid

After a little siesta, myself along with some of my classmates walked over to Círculo de Bellas Artes, which is a cultural organization that has a killer rooftop view of Madrid. 

(Told you Kyle was good)

(Just a little culture blurb for you- in Spain, it is customary for everyone to break from what they are doing around 2:00pm, go eat lunch at home with their families, and then siesta (nap) so that they are refreshed to go back to school or work. I heard of this and was excited to use it as an excuse to take a nap everyday, but it's actually a real thing and there are almost no people out walking around from 2-5ish..... Spain rocks am I right?)

El Rastro y La Plaza Mayor

Every Sunday in the streets of Madrid, you can find a super popular Flea Market called El Rastro de Madrid. The streets are flooded with people and booths of everything you can think of from clothes and shoes of different styles and cultures to dolls to fresh produce. While I did manage have some self control from a spending perspective, I walked away with a beautiful Tapestry wall hanging for only 10 Euros (yasss). All in all, good shopping and great people watching in a beautiful city:

Around the corner from El Ratro after some tapas for lunch (Spanish food is unreal y'all), we got a little culture at la Plaza Mayor which is a huge square Plaza in Madrid built in the 1600s. I also learned that most buildings in Madrid are original from as early as the 1500s and many have been refurbished to give the inside a pretty modern feel.

 We start class tomorrow so stay tuned for more updates throughout the week!

(PS- All the pictures from these places will be in my Photo Album)

Thanks for tuning in amigos!