So day 2 has come and gone so quickly and now it's day three in Madrid. Yesterday I went to the Prado art museum which was amazing. It is an internationally known museum that holds pieces from famous Spanish artists such as Velasquez, Goya and Greco (who is actually Greek...) After a quick break for lunch, we visited the Reina Sofia Museum which holds all the modern art including Picasso, Miro, and Dali. It was very spectacular as well.
I then returned to the hotel for a meeting and discovered my luggage had arrived! YAY! The meeting was boring, but necessary and then the group ventured out for some dinner at 10pm. It was hard to find a restaurant that would seat 13 people, but finally we found a place where we could all split some pizzas, it was fun.
Today we took a bus to Toledo, which is an hour away from Madrid. It was very beautiful and seemed very historical. We took a drive around the city then a walking tour. We saw a famous Greco painting as well as an old synagogue that was transformed into a church after the expulsion of the Jews as well as the grand church in Toledo which was amazing. I've never seen a more beautiful cathedral. Tomorrow we head to Escorial and finally Salamanca where I will meet my host mom!
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