Protests and Creepy Old Guys

"I don't get to retire"

Today after class while we were looking for a place to have lunch, we found a large group of protesters in a park. Apparently here the age for policemen to retire is 65. They were protesting to have it lowered (I agree!). It was kind of neat to see a protest (called Demonstraciones here) in a different country. I was just surprised at how incredibly nice they were to us and took the time to tell us what was going on.

As usual we took our siesta in a park (today the beautiful Palacio Real or Royal Palace Park) but unfortunately we had an interruption. This older gentleman decided to come over and talk to us. As usual we welcomed the opportunity to speak with native speakers but unfortunately this wasn't one of those opportunities. He spoke with us about America for a half an hour or so and then asked for a picture with us (see below). That's when we discovered his.. intentions? lol. In Spain it is more appropriate to be this "touchy feely" than it is in the United States but it was still inappropriate for him to do this. At least I got it on film ;)

After this I had tapas with a friend from Liverpool (small world) and came home for the night. Everyone here stays out so late! Between the heat and the walking I'm beat at the end of the day :) I do love it here though. Everyone is so laid back and not stressed out. It's so beautiful here that I can see why everyone is so happy (good thing I still have 3.5 weeks to enjoy it).

Well, time for sleep.

Buenas Noches!

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