Created by: Sam Brasen, Dalton Davis, Mercedes Tuttle

We are going to Madrid, Spain to learn about the culture. We’ll be able to explore historical landmarks. We’ll be able to use Spanish to communicate with the natives. In short, we’ll be able to learn about Spanish, directly from the source.

Leave home on May 31 at 7:00 A.M. Arrive in Madrid, Spain and stay in Meliá Madrid Princesa Hotel. Go to the Atocha Train station to board a train to Barcelona on June 6th. After returning back from Barcenlona on June 7 th, we are going to chill in Madrid. Pack up and leave for home on June 10 th at 5:00 P.M.

Leave to the airport at 7:00 A.M. Check bags and tickets. Flight leaves at 8:30 A.M.

Once we arrive, we will be able to use vocabulary we’ve learned throughout the year to communicate with the airport personnel in order to find our bags.

We will take a bus to our hotel and we will check in. Then, we will take the elevator up to our hotel room to get situated. Lights out no later than 10:00 P.M.

We are going to go walking around town/shopping Communicate with the natives Go to the open-air market/ buy food Picture of SHOPS A typical dish in Madrid. It’s called el cordero asado.

We will communicate with the shop owners and buy items from them.

This will be the time to go see historical landmarks. Madrid is filled with many historical landmarks and architectural buildings that are quite remarkable. Plaza CiebelesPuerta de Alcala

We will check out the local and traditional music. Music is usually played to certain types of dances, like the Fandango.

On Friday we’ll go to El Museo Del Prado. The Museum as some very interesting exhibits as well as many opportunities for students to learn and understand the culture of Madrid.

Before we leave on the 6 th for Barcelona, we’ll visit some other local art works.

On Satuday morning we’ll back our bags and go to the Atocha Train Station We’ll take the train to Barcelona at 9:00 A.M. Explore Barcelona until 8:00 P.M. Check into our hotel in Barcelona near 9:00 P.M. Atocha Train Station

Leave Barcelona by train in the morning. Get back to the Atocha Train Station by the afternoon. Take a bus back to the Melia Madrid Princesa and check back in.

CHILLLLIIINNNN We’ll take the last two days of the trip to have students do what they haven’t had the chance of doing and go see the sites they haven’t seen. Each student will be assigned to a chaperone that will lead a group to wherever they want to go.

MORE chilllllliiiiin. This will be the last of the two free days. It will be cut short due to packing and preparations for the depature the following day.

On Thurday morning we’ll checkout of the hotel. We’ll Take a bus to a restuarent to eat before going to the airport at 3:00 P.M. We’ll Fly back to the U.S. Take a bus back home.

May 31 st - leave to Spain June 1 st - visit local stores and food June 2 nd - visit historical landmarks June 3 rd - check out local music June 4 th - go to El Museo Del Prado June 5 th - visit other local art exhibits June 6 th - go to the Atocha Train Station and Barcelona June 7 th - return to Madrid by train June 8 th & June 9 th - hangin out and revisit places June 10 th - return to the United States Finaccial: Prices based on a single person attending trip -Round Ticket on Rail to Barcelona….$ Ticket to Prado Museum……$8.85 -Hotel in Barcelona for one night…..$77.00(optional for those who wish to go) Hesperia Sant Just Hotel -Hotel Petit Palace Arenal Sol $1, Total would roughly be $ Be sure take extra money for food, souvenir money, shopping money, etc.

We will learn a lot about the culture of Spain and broaden our cultural horizons. We will experience new art, music, and learn history as well as use the spanish that we learned in class. WHILE HAVING FUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!

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