Day 2

Day 2
Monday started with 2 cm of snow. This is very rare in the centre of Madrid and is comparable to about 10 times the amount falling in Oakham. We took the metro to the school which was quick and easy. The school is the International School of Madrid which gives follows the English education system with A levels and GCSEs butt the vast majority of the students are Spanish. When we arrived the Head greeted us and showed us around the school which is tiny compared to Oakham as there are only 300 students. We had classes in the drama and music rooms with two teachers called Pedro and Maria.
In the afternoon we met some of the students in Upper School and they took us for a guided tour around part of the centre Madrid. We saw the Plaza Colon which is a tribute to Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of America and the students explained what the monuments were about. It was good to chat to them in Spanish and English when we were stuck! They are very friendly and kind.
At night we had dinner in El Museo de Jamon, which is the most popular museum in Madrid selling Spanish hams which hang decorously from the ceiling. We had tapas of croquettes, ham, cheese, and Spanish omelette. It was good, but we were really tired at the end of the first day of class and went back early to get some rest for the next day.