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Day 2: June 17, 2016
We are finally in Spain! Rolando, our Explorica Tour Director, met us at the airport and after the official introduction he took us to our hotel. As the rooms were not ready because it was very early, we had some minutes to freshen up and then we headed to downtown Madrid, for which we took the subway, a very typical Spanish way of moving around in big cities like this one. We got to the area of Opera and walked along Arenal street, seeing different shops, hotels, cafes, restaurants...life in the city center! After that we continued our walk until we reached Plaza Mayor, another very beautiful square, which is a very good meeting point for locals and visitors in the city center. Then we moved on to the Puerta del Sol, the heart of the city and among other things and places we saw the KM 0 of all Spanish roads, the headquarters of the government of Madrid's community, etc. After some time for lunch we went to visit the Prado museum, a very interesting place which we all enjoyed. We then were ready for dinner so we went to the restaurant and enjoyed our very first dinner in Spain, which was very nice, by the way. When we finished, we returned to our hotel, a bit tired but happy and looking forward to seeing more of this fantastic city.