Tonight about 5 of us from the masters program went downtown here in Madrid. Placido Domingo was performing at the Royal Opera Theater and they were showing the concert on a big screen outside the theater in the plaza. If you know Madrid, you know that the Royal Opera Theater is just across the street from the Royal Palace. So there we were, in the plaza with the Royal Palace behind us, watching and listening to one of the greatest voices that has ever lived on an absolutely gorgeous night in Madrid. After the concert, there were fireworks, both from the roof of the opera house and from in front of the palace. It was amazing.
After the concert, we went for some tapas around Plaza Mayor. We just hung out for awhile, went to about two or three bars for a cerveza or two, then ended up having churros and chocolate at the best place for such a snack in Madrid, the chocolatería San Gines.
Now it's about 4:30 am and I am heading to bed so I can get up and work on my romanticism paper tomorrow.
After the concert, we went for some tapas around Plaza Mayor. We just hung out for awhile, went to about two or three bars for a cerveza or two, then ended up having churros and chocolate at the best place for such a snack in Madrid, the chocolatería San Gines.
Now it's about 4:30 am and I am heading to bed so I can get up and work on my romanticism paper tomorrow.
A friend passed along her pictures from the evening, so I am attempting to put them here. This is my first time posting pictures, so be patient if things don't quite go as they should.
Top picture: Daniel, Susan, Kayce and I in the plaza before the concert.
Picture 2: The sun setting behind the Royal Palace
Picture 3: The fireworks at the end of the concert, a few feet away from where we were standing
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