I woke up on the train and prepared for my first day in Madrid. It was nice to get ready looking out the train window and watching the mountains When we stopped in the station, I started the trek to the airport to pick up Linden. After navigating an easy Metro combined with a not so easy airport terminal, I met Linden at the arrivals gate and we headed off into the city. We had a couple of hours before we needed to meet Gabbie so we walked around the neighborhood near the hotel. It was a was a very warm day which Linden was used, but I still enjoy like it's something rare. we met Gabbie at the airport without incident and showed her through the city I felt I knew already.
The trip was truly beginning at this point.We had all arrived, all unpacked, and were ready for our first Spanish night. We had booked a wine and tapas tour and met the guide at Plaza de la Villa. We spent a little over 3 hours walking around the oldest part of Madrid, sampling his favorite wines and some particularly amazing food. The first stop had maybe the best olives I've ever eaten. The girls agreed, so I feel like I wasn't wrong, they were amazing. At the last stop we had maybe the best pork loin I've ever eaten. It looked like beef with a red center and was seared to perfection. It was served with truffle oil mashed potatoes and grilled strawberries. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. We were with a nice group of people and we all parted ways a little after 11:00pm. The girls and I stopped for gelato on the way back as we took the long way around. The city is still so busy late that you feel boring going to sleep. Also, because of Europe's odd time zone situation, Spain has a very late sunset. It is in the same time zone as Paris, but the sun sets at least an hour later. The girls were slightly jet lagged and we wanted to be ready to go tomorrow. We made it back to the hotel and planned more for the upcoming week.
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