We started off the morning running some errands to get ready for Pablo's birthday. We went to Ipercor, which is like Spanish Target. If there is any question to if I liked this place, then you do not know me at all. There is one thing that made Ipercor even cooler than Target. There is a bar in the middle of the store!
After our errands, we took the metro to Plaza de España where there is a statue to Don Quixote. From there, we walked to Parque del Oeste. On one side of the park is an Egyptian temple called Templo de Debod. It dates back to the 4th century, but was given to Spain in 1970. The moved it in pieces to Madrid. You are able to go inside, but of course it was closed for siesta. We came back at the end of the day to see it though.
Once again, we had lunch out on a terrace by the park. That will never get old! Our next stop was La Rosaleda de Madrid, which is a huge, beautiful rose garden. There is a contest every year for the best rose and the judging had happened just last week.
Then we decided to be tourists again...time for the teleferico. It is a gondola that goes from the rose garden to the top of the Casa de Campo. It is an eleven minute ride to the top. There were really
nice views. It seems Casa de Campo is a park that is really more for hiking and mountain biking, but there were great views of the city from the top.After being touristy, we went back to see the inside of the Egyptian temple and then to have a beer with Pabs. We headed to a cute street that Kelly had found on a "spotted by a local" website. Then it was time to run a few more errands before Pablo's birthday party that night. One of our stops was at The American Store, so we could buy cake mix and dr. pepper.
Here is another slide show of photos:
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