El Escorial

Yesterday, I went with my friends Jenna and Bethany to El Escorial, which is an estate about 45 minutes out of Madrid. I don't really know how to describe it: it has a library, palace, monastery AND basilica inside (it was all one building)! It also has some very pretty gardens. It was very cool to walk where King Philip II used to walk with his children and "admire the view" in one of the rooms, to see the actual room and bed where he died and to enjoy the amazing library with some very old and very important books! (Including one by St. Augustine!) There were also a lot of tombs where past Spanish royals were buried. It was quite an experience!

Also, I'm happy because I just checked my grades and found out that I got an A on each of my midterms in my Spanish classes! It is definitely nice to see how much faster I'm improving being here in Spain. 

Happy weekend!!!