This week pretty much can be summed up in one word: cold!
That word has more than one connotation, but primarily the weather this week
has been pretty cold…for Segovia. Maybe some of that wished-upon-me Michigan weather
by everyone back at home has finally been sent over here for us to enjoy. We had
a little bit of snow this morning that went away after classes, but it has
still been a pretty cold week overall for us.
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| Outside - It doesn't look cold, but it is! |
This past Sunday was our excursion to the Prado and Reina
Sofia museums in Madrid and luckily the weather held out for us. One part of
living in a different country means you get to experience new things, and that
definitely happened in Madrid! When we first got to the Reina Sofia Museum, we
encountered a protest – complete with police, signs, T.V. cameras, and all. We
think that it was a protest against conservative government measures, but we
weren’t entirely sure. It was really different to see the police guarding the
area, but it’s a precautionary measure that made us feel a little safer about
being in the area before going into the museum. Apparently it happens with some frequently in Madrid, but was still interesting to see. I wasn’t a huge fan of the
Reina Sofia because I don’t particularly care for modern art, but I really enjoyed the Prado. Apparently
the Prado is the world’s second most famous art museum, after the Louvre in
Paris. It had hundreds of paintings from countless artists, and it was really
something to see.
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| Outside the Prado |
The second part of the cold is that I’ve managed to catch
one. This week so far has consisted of me sleeping and sleeping a lot.
Thankfully I’ve gotten most of what I needed to do done. Two and a half more
weeks and then I’ll be back to the U.S. already!
