Chocolate and Churros

Class was good today. That's about all I can say about that. We have a lot of homework but we got it done this afternoon.

After a quick siesta, me and Courtney explored the other side of where we live. We discovered that to the left on Calle de Alcala there are tons of cute boutiques, cafeterias, and popular stores but its pretty unknown to tourists so the crowds aren't as big as in Gran Via. Courtney bought a beautiful dress. We will definitely be shopping there again when we have more time.

We also stopped in for some cafe con leche at the most beautiful coffee shops I've seen. It was a great afternoon.

Look how precious!

Tonight for dinner we had some sort of hot tomato soup with garbanzo beans and chorizo with a salad with potatoes in it. It tasted good but made us feel kind of horrible later.

We went into the store called Blanco and ended up talking to the Colombian security guard instead of shopping. You could tell he was from Sudamerica because he was super friendly. He wants us to come back and visit him. He was a ray of sunshine in our day.

After dinner we went exploring at Gran Via and met up with our Spanish friends again. They showed us around a huge music store called fnac and then took us to the Palacio Real because we had only seen it from a distance. It was so majestic and beautiful as the sky got darker and it began to light up. We had fun taking pictures there. Somehow, this would only happen to me, I ended up playing with a precious French girl about the age of 4 who ended up thinking we were best friends. It was precious.

After this we met up with some other girls at a chocolateria... YUM. We had hot chocolate and churros. The guys bought us all roses from a street vendor and we had a good time chatting. They told me some good Spanish music to find and are good at trying to help me understand the colloquial part of the language.

Chocolate and Churros :)

While we were walking toward the palace, what did we see except an ENTIRE store devoted to gummy bears. Oh well and so much for a unique American gift.

Today I bought a beautiful small notebook at the Casa de Libros to take with me and start recording words I don't know and things I want to learn. I was excited for my first purchase and also excited that my Visa worked.

Courtney, Marcos, David, Esteban, and me in front of the palace.