Dia 6: Madrid

Our last full day in Spain we spent in the capital, Madrid. We walked around the city the entire day. We saw everything from the Museo del Prado to the Reina Sofia, where modern art is. We walked through the Parque Retiro and heading towards El Palacio Real. The Palace is so huge! And there were so many guards and people wandering around, along with all the street vendors. From there, we headed towards the Plaza Mayor, where we stopped to have lunch. From there, we went to the Plaza Europa where the famous statue of a bear eating from a strawberry tree is. I have no idea why, but it's the symbol of Spain. Then we headed up the main street in Madrid, La Gran Via, where is very cosmopolitan, full of movie theaters, shops and strangely, a restaurant called Nebraska.

Tarea:

1. Go to the websites for the Museo del Prado and the Museo de la Reina Sofia. Find five major works in each museum.
2. Research the legend of the bear eating from the strawberry tree.