Well? I am official exhausted, but at least we get a day of travel tomorrow before picking back up with sightseeing and touristy stuff again on Tuesday in Barcelona.  Today we have amazing breakfast again at the hotel, then literature class @ 8:30.  Then we spent the morning at the Botanical Gardens in Madrid.  We learned today in lit class that the original purpose of botanical gardens in the 18th century was to organize thoughts and collect different kinds and species of plants in order to learn more about the world and categorize it.  So it was pretty interesting to think of it with that perspective.  They had all kinds of plants, including: bonsai trees, flowers, shrubs, and everything in between.  Not only were the Botanical Gardens effective in developing a system of organization, but they were also beautiful!  I tried to take a bunch of cool pictures of the flowers, but the pictures really don't do the garden justice.  (Jayson, check out the pictures of the flowers. Some of them turned out pretty cool.) It was wonderful.  There were barely any people there, so it was really quiet and serene. 

Afterwards, we had to walk right past McDonald's, so I had to stop by and get some french fries.  (Since I starved yesterday before lunch, I decided that it was a good idea to get something I knew I would like).  Then we got on the bus and drove and hour to Toledo.  It was an awesome smaller town.  It was preserved basically how it would have been  in 18th century.  Toledo is based up in a mountain with tons of little allies, balconies, and cute little shops.  Make sure to check out the pictures for this!  It was my favorite part of Madrid! 

I knocked out immediately when we got on the bus.  Then we came back and had our bible study!  It is soooo awesome to have girls to study the bible with on this trip and to encourage each other!  I am so incredibly blessed!  We decided that throughout the trip we are going to study Galatians.  After bible study we went to a souvenir shop so Meghan could get a trinket and we went to a little market and got oreos and a banana or dinner.  (I know? I am super nutritious!  Hopefully I will start eating better soon!  In Barcelona, we plan on going to the market and getting PB&J and snacks, so that we don't have to pay for lunch out).  We also got a bag full of Spanish candy? it was good!  I can't decide if I am going to lose weight this summer, because I am picky or gain it because there are so many pastry, candy, and ice cream shops.  Who knows?!

Currently, I am sitting in someone else's room stealing internet again.  I hope we can steal internet all summer, otherwise this is going to be an expensive habit!  I guess we will see! 

Well.. We are leaving for Barcelona @ 8:30.  Hooray for being on the bus for 8 hours!   I may be out of reach for the next couple days, depending on the internet stealing situation.. Haha!  I will email/post as soon as I can!