Calle Segovia bridge featured in Almodóvar films
Camille enjoying churros con chocolate
Plaza Mayor
Narrow streets leading into Plaza Mayor
Changing of the guard at the Palacio Real
Gardens at the Palacio Real
Photo shoot of flamenco dancer
Today we walked through the oldest part of the city, “Hadsburg Madrid”, which has been inhabited since the Moors lived there in the 800s. It centers around the Plaza Mayor, a very large square full of cafes and shops and surround, oddly enough, by stamp and coin collecting shops. We finally got to try chocolate and churros, a tradition here. You dip the churros into the cup of chocolate to eat them. Yum. We did a walking tour of the old churches, and saw some of the old taverns leftover from medieval times. Many of the old buildings are tiled. We walked back to class past the Palacio Real and watched a photo shoot of a flamenco dancer with her six beaus. We also watched the changing of the guard at the palace.
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