My roommate Chelsea and I are still tired from traveling. We spent the past two days getting to know the place we would call home for the next month and a half. Alcalá de Henares: meaning "fortress" in Arabic. It is one of the oldest university towns in Spain where wealthy men would go to study in Latin and had strict catholic rules to abide by. For example, they could not date or they would be sent to prison. This charming university town was also the place where the famous Miguel Cervantes was born and baptized. They even converted his home into a museum.
Madrid was just 40 minutes by train and subway, so we spent some time there the next day. It was just like any big European city with the small streets and huge plaza surrounded by the city's most important buildings. In a way, it reminded me of Argentina because the place where everyone got together was the plaza, and right next to it: the cathedral. Quite similar.
But...the best part of our tour through the city was trying the thick hot chocolate with crispy, warm churros. I still can't get over how good that dessert was. The hot chocolate was so thick it was almost like they had just melted a couple of chocolate bars and put it in a cup. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
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