The end of a journey

On my second to last day in Europe, we went to Valladolid to see Rachel’s host mom from when Rachel studied abroad. We had to get up and catch the bus early in the morning so that we could be there for most of the day. I slept most of the way so when we arrived I was ready to see the city. Rachel’s host mom, Isabel, was so excited to see Rachel. After introductions we went to get churros and chocolate before getting driven around the city to see the highlights. I didn’t understand much because Isabel doesn’t know English but Rachel was doing her best to translate. Isabel showed us her shop before dropping us off to explore the city more. We walked around for a little while and saw street performers and Rachel’s old University.

After walking around the city, we stopped my the park and then we went to Rachel’s old home for a home made dinner and dessert. The park was awesome because we saw so many beautiful fountains and there were also peacocks. I was really looking forward to dinner though because it was a traditional Spanish meal that included rice, tomato sauce, fried egg and fried bananas. It was amazing and I was so full after that. We rested for a bit before heading out to the beach. There was a beautiful area with flowers next to the beach too. It was really hot out so we didn’t stay too long but it was a great day. Soon after we headed back to Madrid.

For our final day in Madrid, we slept in before making our way to the park and wandering around Madrid. The park was beautiful and we even found a giant tent that was inside Crystal Palace. The tent was random but it was really beautiful. Since it was so sunny and hot day so we did make a quick stop around lunch for Sangria and tapas. Before dinner we went home to pack for a little while so we could relax and not feel rushed. It was really sad going to get dinner and then seeing last sights of Madrid.