much in as I could. As soon as I arrived, there was a free walking
tour leaving the hostel so I joined. That helped give me a quick
historical introduction to Madrid and lay of the land which is good
because usually it takes me three times getting lost before I get my
bearings.
Apparently I forgot to take pictures on my phone from this tour but a
short list of things I saw: Puerta del Sol, statue of bear eating
fruit from a tree the official symbol of Madrid, the royal palace, the
cathedral, bullet scars all around the city from the civil war, Plaza
Mayor used to be the centralized place for getting bread, meat and
produce but now is touristy and the most expensive apartments in
Spain. Interesting new years tradition when the clock in Puerta del
Sol strikes midnight you eat a grape for all twelve chimes of the bell
and if you swallowed them all by the time the last chime rings you'll
have a good year.
The next day I started at the Mueso Reina Sofia the modern art museum.
There wasn't any good English guide so many of the collections were
lost on me. Still there were some cool Picasso and Salvador Dali
collections, I liked the Dali collection here more.
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