Buenos Dias Mundo

Published by Derek under Pictures, Personal on February 9, 2009

Madrid is beautiful.  We’ve met some people who say that Madrid is their least favorite of cities in Spain, but so far I really love it.  Soon Nathan and I will be in Seville so we’ll at least be able to have seen another city to compare it to.

Our language skills need some much improvement… especially mine.  I can’t seem to be able to follow most of what people say to us.  I’m fine at ordering food and talking to people in conversations that are specific, but having a random conversation is a little beyond my copacity at the moment.  I just don’t have the vocabulary to say much.  Everyday I am learning and everyday it gets a little easier.  We also heard that the Spanish in Seville is much more difficult to understand, but I have faith that at least Nathan will understand.

 We’ve really been good about food and have only eaten out four times (two dinners and two desserts).  Everything else we’ve prepared.  The food here is pretty inexpensive so we’ve been really good about saving money.  We’ve even saved money by walking everywhere.  The city is pretty big, but if we can walk there in under and hour we prefer to walk.

 We also love our host.  Carmen has been so kind to us and let us stay our entire time in Madrid.  She’s taken us out and shown us around to some great place to eat and shop.  She also is helping us with our Spanish and is wicked patient when we speak.  Tonight we are cooking her a special dinner in thanks to her gracious hospitality.

Here are some pictures we took during our first couple of days. 

Hasta Luego

Paz y Amor