Day 3

This morning, we woke up at 8:30 and ate breakfast in the hotel. At 10 o'clock, we headed for the statue of Don Quijote. We ended up accidentally splitting the group between the two chaperones, then all met up an hour later at the statue. After, we took a tour at the Palacio Real, where we impressed the tour guide with our mastery of the Spanish language. We had a late lunch, around 3, in the Plaza Mayor. At 4, we began a self-lead tour through the Museo del Prado. We then returned to the hotel, then some of us went shopping while the others played a ferocious game of cards. We ate dinner at 8:00 at a buffet, and dessert at the famous  Choocolateria, where we had churros, porras, and melted chocolate. In addition, we ran into our tour guide, surprisingly not wearing his classy business attire. What a small world here in the beautiful city of madrid!!!!