"Travel teaches toleration." -Benjamin Disraeli
If I had not already said it before, I will say it now. Travel is a true test of a relationship, whether it be with family, friends or a significant other. Tensions can run high or you can experience travel euphoria. Usually, it is a mix of the two. I definitely think my friendship with my best friend has grown stronger through this journey. We learned a lot about each other. We learned what makes the other one tick, makes the other one uncomfortable, and of course makes the other one laugh.
We started off with a walking tour of Madrid hosted my Sandemans New Madrid Free Walking Tour. I had gone to one in Amsterdam and thought it was such a priceless (get it?) experience and I really learned a lot about the city. This one was not as great as the one in Amsterdam but still a quality tour regardless. After all, Madrid is not exactly the city of vice, but they do have a complicated story of succession of kings, one that I could not recall even if I tried.
After the tour we walked to the Templo De Debod which was a great FREE thing to see. It's a very scenic attraction (one of my favorites pictures from the entire trip) and has an interesting backstory. Look it up if you have the time.
We walked around the two squares Plaza Mayor and Puerta Del Sol again. Eager to eat, we stopped at a little shop (and I mean little) and ordered two calamari sandwiches which I didn't know at the time was actually a very popular food item in Madrid. They were pretty inexpensive too (flashback to all the times I payed a large sum to eat calamari in America).
That pretty much ended our last full day in Europe. Susan, if you are reading this, thank you for everything. I couldn't imagine doing this with anyone else but you. Sidenote: How freaky is that dark cloud behind the Palacio Real?
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