Guess who came to visit me last week? None other than Papa, Papa, Papa, Papa...(reference to Paul Sherman's rap about Papa Bill.) I met him at the airport on Saturday afternoon with a sign that said GUILLERMO SHONFELD. Obviously, Papa Bill goes by his Spanish name Guillermo when in a Spanish-speaking country. He was a bit tired when he arrived, as he came straight from a 10 day trip in Morocco with his friends. What a traveler.
OK, so these pictures aren't from Madrid, but you can see Pops and I love to travel together!
We did so many things in a few days. Prado museum, walked in Retiro Park and had a nice sit in the rose garden, shopped (more than once), went to El Rastro (flea market), ate tapas afterwards in La Latina with what felt like all of Spain, and had delicious fancy meals every night. Also, he let me sleep in his extra bed in the Intercontinental Hotel Madrid! The bed and the pillow were so nice and squishy compared to Rosario's. Papa and I made excellent use of the perfect weather by walking almost everywhere and reading on the terrace of his hotel room. He is so eager to learn and to experience anything set before him--one of the most important qualities of a true traveler. Besides for being a bit drowsy when he got off the plane, he was never tired throughout the entire trip, nor did he complain about walking miles and miles every day. Not until he left did I realize this was my 78 year old grandpa that I did so many activities with five days in a row! He really tired me out. I am so proud and lucky to have such an energetic, generous, and intelligent grandfather. I hope one day I can learn to be a traveler like him! (Lesson one: steal as many shampoos, toothbrushes, and pens from the hotel room as possible.)
Lesson two: Keep going when signs or people tell you to stop, i.e., Papa Bill walking calmly past this sign in Aspen...
OK, so these pictures aren't from Madrid, but you can see Pops and I love to travel together!We did so many things in a few days. Prado museum, walked in Retiro Park and had a nice sit in the rose garden, shopped (more than once), went to El Rastro (flea market), ate tapas afterwards in La Latina with what felt like all of Spain, and had delicious fancy meals every night. Also, he let me sleep in his extra bed in the Intercontinental Hotel Madrid! The bed and the pillow were so nice and squishy compared to Rosario's. Papa and I made excellent use of the perfect weather by walking almost everywhere and reading on the terrace of his hotel room. He is so eager to learn and to experience anything set before him--one of the most important qualities of a true traveler. Besides for being a bit drowsy when he got off the plane, he was never tired throughout the entire trip, nor did he complain about walking miles and miles every day. Not until he left did I realize this was my 78 year old grandpa that I did so many activities with five days in a row! He really tired me out. I am so proud and lucky to have such an energetic, generous, and intelligent grandfather. I hope one day I can learn to be a traveler like him! (Lesson one: steal as many shampoos, toothbrushes, and pens from the hotel room as possible.)
Lesson two: Keep going when signs or people tell you to stop, i.e., Papa Bill walking calmly past this sign in Aspen...
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