While we were in Madrid I decided to book Zach and I a ticket to the historic city of Toledo, which used to be the capital of Spain. On the way to the city we had our first snow sighting!! It had snowed that morning! We would have never guessed that our first Europe snow would be in Spain of all places haha but hey I guess anything is possible!
When we got to Toledo we were right away blown away by the character and charm that the city inhabited. It was like you were inside a castle with winding roads and old buildings going every which way. It felt a little Aladdin-like actually with its Arabic influence. The place we stayed looked like a medieval castle, it was so beautiful and rustic! So Zach and I spent the day taking our time and exploring the city at a slow and enjoyable pace, night and day compared to the atmosphere in Madrid! It was a nice getaway from the big city that's for sure! We enjoyed each others company while taking a ton of pictures and talking about who knows what. This picture was one of my favorites of me and Zach being goofy with this fake soldier dude haha.
For dinner that night, which was thanksgiving, we had pizza and beer at a small restaurant in the city :) You would think we would have been sad about missing out on turkey but that pizza and beer really did hit the spot! Being that it was Thanksgiving and we both missed our families we went back to the place we were staying and skyped both of our families who were pretty excited to talk with us! It's been so crazy to tell everyone what we're up to and where we're heading next because it's seems so surreal! But don't get me wrong, there are still times when we both miss home for sure. When we skyped with my family, I was a bit sad to not be there, just seeing everyone made me want to teleport back and give everyone a big hug and talk about life, but at the same time I was in Toledo Spain with my wonderful boyfriend so all was well and dandy. Thanksgiving will be there for us next year when we're back :) Plus we were planning to celebrate with Zach and some of the his friends in his apartment complex back in Ireland on Sunday when we get back which should be fun.
When we got back to Madrid the next day Zach and I went to El Parque de Retiro, which is this humongous park will all sorts of paths, fountains, flowers, and statues to look at! We just walked around and then came across a pond where they were renting out boats for your man to row you on! Wooo! So of course I told Zach we had to do it haha so we got our little row boat and he paddled me around for an hour. Very romantic ;)
That night we went to a club in Madrid called Joy which was a blast! So usually the cover charge is 15 euro to get in but lucky enough we were standing in line and these two girls were like "tell the bouncer you're with Monce Rodriguez and the ladies will get in free." AWESOME! haha so we did just that and us girls got in free with a free glass of champagne to go with it :) Thanks Monce! haha. The club was cool, different levels, lounge seats, stage and pillar-like platforms for people to dance on haha. We spent the night dancing our butts off and then looking for Sasha who managed to sneak up on the VIP stage by herself... lol. Later in the night this guy was on stage and rocked out a crazy solo on his saxophone for a few songs.. He was mind blowing! He was so good! Then these burlesque looking women came out and were dancing in these large plastic cups throughout the club. They were wearing nipple tassels, thongs, and giant feather hats... interesting haha. But it was really fun and everyone had a good time, even Sasha who may or may not have fallen asleep on the dance floor while swaying side to side... hahaha
So that was Madrid! Thanks for hosting us Sash! So great to see you beautiful girl! Now we're in Galway, Ireland for Zach to take his finals before we continue our travels!
Over and out
Rachel
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