Living in Salamanca makes it very easy to journey to
other places as it is affordable with good reliable transportation lines. I
took the opportunity to go to Madrid for a couple of days. Getting to Madrid
from Salamanca is very easy; you have the choice of either taking the bus or
the train. It usually takes 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours depending on which you transport
you choose and students usually travel to Salamanca via Madrid.
Madrid is a very interesting city and it is easily
navigated. Armed with maps of the city and the metro, I and my companion set
off to discover the charms of Madrid. We used taxis solely during our initial
entry and departure from Madrid and the remainder of the time we used the metro
which was clean, very affordable and with our maps handy we were able to get
around easily. We bought our metro tickets at an automatic machine in the
station and we were assisted by a very friendly attendant.
In our first excursion we visited The Retiro Park with
its boating lake and took some time to just relax and look at the beautiful
well-manicured surroundings with the lake. Our subsequent visits included
visiting Madrid’s Plaza Mayor, other parks and stores, Real Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium and
Mercado de San Miguel. One of my favorite moments was during our visit to the Museo
Reina Sofía in Madrid. I had the opportunity to view the world famous painting Guernica by world acclaimed artist Pablo
Picasso! It portrays the devastation caused by the Nazi’s bombing the town of
Guernica on April 26, 1937 during
the Spanish Civil War. It was one of the most powerful statements in Picasso’s
work and many people visit the museum today to catch a glimpse of this
painting.
Madrid is a very interesting city and there is so much to
do and experience. I’m happy that I took the time to visit and I hope during my
next visit I will have the time to visit some more of the historical monuments
and museums in Madrid!
Debra, Student in Tia Tula
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Santiago_Bernab%C3%A9u
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