Relajando

Got up around 12:45, but by then it was already too late for mass which started in 15 minutes or so and still needed to take a shower and wake up.. Eugenia made lunch for me to go because I was going to be out for most of the day walking around and going to the library to get some work done.. But first on my list of things to do was to go to the Rastro, a big marketplace in which there are tons of street vendors all on one street. Bought a few things there. Then I just started waking again. It's the best way to get to know a city especially when the majority of your traveling is done underground in using their metro system, which is absolutely amazing btw. Boston really needs to do some work on its metro system.
I made my way over to the outskirts of the city center right near the Palace of Madrid and over to this big, grassy hill where I decided to eat lunch with a view of the entire city as it sprawled out into the countryside and to the mountains which surround the city on that side. It's was absolutely magnificent. Million dollar view. It was a very relaxing day. Then went over to the library and got all my work done for the next few days. The workload is pretty light here although it is picking up a little bit but not at all like at Boston College. Life is good here.