Yesterday's nap was a LIFESAVER. I only slept about 45 minutes, but it enabled us to get through the evening. Most of the kids and Jeanne slept about an hour and a half. So, once we were all back up, we headed down to the Puerta del Sol, the "center" of Spain. When Franco was the dictator here, he designed all the highways to run through Madrid - so the freeway system looks like a big bike tire. And " kilometer zero" is right in the Puerta del Sol. Oh, and there is a lot of shopping, so we gave the kids some free time with the task of finding their way to the Plaza Mayor by 8:30. They had to ask for directions from locals, and they all made it! In the meantime, though, Jeanne and I headed to the plaza nearly fright away, found ourselves a table and got some Fanta Limon. Delicious. And we met our new Ecuadorean friend Luis, who in the interest of drumming up business, has offered us a special discount if we bring the group back for dinner tonight. It's a cool location, so we just might. He then proceeded to sing to us. Only in Spain. :). Then once the kids showed up, we headed to dinner at the Restaurante Meson de la Cava, a REALLY old and awesome place. We had a traditional tapas type dinner (not real vegetarian friendly!) and got to enjoy the atmosphere. Then a little before 11, we stumbled home to pass out! Got a gorgeous night view of the royal palace and cathedral that we had visited earlier in the day Slept VERY well last night, as you would imagine. So now we are about to head out for a day of parks, art museums, and more walking! My free wifi at the hotel runs out this afternoon, so you may not hear more blogging for a couple of days. Hopefully it will be reinstated by Friday, because this girl is not paying 8 euros a day for Internet!