
Since we had all gone to bed quite late on Tuesday, we slept in and took it easy Wednesday morning. Eventually we decided to get out of the house to explore a bit, and decided to split up. The girls went to get their nails done, as a special treat to Meg, since Spencer had a treat by going to the soccer game. Spencer and I decided to head to Puerta del Sol, which Clare described as a sort of Times Square, and was only a short walk. To be honest, I was a bit underwhelmed by Puerta del Sol, though we went back a different day at night, and it was much more lively. We did see a couple street performers – a Mario and Luigi. They were very impressed with my moustache and wanted a picture with me. Well, rather, they wanted me to give them some money to take a picture with them, which I did. I usually give something to the street performers, especially the musicians, because I find live music pleasing. I keep thinking that Spencer and I should start busking in Olde Town Arvada – he can play saxophone and I can play pandeiro. We could specialize in jazz bossa novas and sambas. We’ll see if that ever happens. I had promised Spencer that Puerta del Sol might have some kiosks which sold Champions League trading cards, and sure enough they did. So we got some trading cards, and some post cards. Some of the post card images were also not that far, so we decided to continue walking on a bit to find them. We walked by the National Bank of Spain, the Palacio de Cibales, and the Puerta de Alcala. We failed to find a restaurant to both of our likings, so we ended up just going back to the apartment for lunch. There was an interesting part where a circuit tripped and we couldn’t find the circuit breaker, but eventually I called the AirBnB host and figured it out. After lunch we played some cards, and Spencer learned how to do the bridge! (shuffling cards)
While we were seeing big buildings, Clare and Meg were getting their nails done, browsing souvenir shops and getting churros. They had some good finds at the souvenir shops. Meg mostly bought souvenirs to give to others, some for Christmas. She is very generous.
- Spencer by statue at Puerta del Sol
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- Spencer with Mario and Luigi at Puerta del Sol
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- Mario and Luigi really liked my moustache
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- Cool metro entrance at Puerta del Sol
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- National bank of Spain
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- More gigantic buildings
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- Cool building
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- Palacio de Cibales
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- Bank of Spain subway stop
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- Spencer by the Palacio de Cibales
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- Oreo ice cream??
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- Rob at Puerta de Alcala
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- Spencer by a fountain
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- Spencer at the Palacio de Cibales
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- Artista at Plaza Mayor
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- Mural at Plaza Mayor
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- Meg modeling her new outfit
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- Famrous churro place
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- Meg and Clare at Chocolateria San Gines
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- Meg likes her churro shaped like a C
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