Day 3: Madrid & Toledo

Today we headed to Parque del Retiro, Madrid's Central Park, to surprise the kids with boat rides around the lake....but there was some boat exhibition going on, of course, so we just wandered around the park with them, saw the Crystal Palace, and then headed to the Reina Sofía museum.  It's at this museum that Picasso's Guernica is housed.  As the kids have studied art in class, they know all about it.  Many were shocked as to how big it actually is.  Lots of modern art at this museum..Dali, Picasso...  Quick lunch and then we hopped on a bus to Toledo.  It's called Holy Toledo for a reason due to all the churches, mosques & synagogues.  We did a panoramic tour of the city before heading inside the city walls to do a walking tour.  The cobblestone streets, the narrow sidewalks and alleyways...this city is amazing!  And all we heard from the kids were lots of oohs and aahs!!  While it was hot, the shade was delightful!  We ended at a sword factory where the kids got to play Game of Thrones lol  :)  Dinner downtown and back to the hotel.  Tonight's reflection conversation was:  what have you noticed that is different?  Great answers from the group.  Tomorrow our workshops start, so off to bed we go!