Yesterday we took an amazing 3 hour bike tour around Madrid with other tourist from New York, New Zealand, Australia, and England. We biked through the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Puerta de Alacala, Palacio Real, Retiro Park and many back streets and alleys. Riding around you see how much pride the people here have in their city by keeping the streets clean.
That evening we had cena at the Plaza Mayor. During the summer in Madrid they have Veranos de la Villa which is a summer festival with concerts, galleries, and installations throughout the summer. That night there was a classical music concert by the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid. We sat outside and enjoyed some Payaja, Pollo, Sangrea and Cerveza while listening to the concert. Everything is easy to walk to from where we are at (5 to 10 minutes).
We hope to go see the Euro Cup before we go to Valencia next week. It is being held in an official government building here for touring. We also hope to go to the local amusement park, take a cable car ride, and go to see Picasso's Guernica in the Museo Renia Sofia.
sounds like you're having fun Jacque and friend were out for the weekend and had a good time --we had some rain last night and its cooler today
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