Hello again from Madrid. We had a jam packed day, and we still have some more to do tonight. After a night of minimal sleep (AC Madrid and Porto (Portugal) soccer teams were playing last night), we spent the late morning at the Prado museum where we saw many a great masterpiece paintings by Goya, Velazquez, Rembrandt, and Rafael. After we perused the royal gardens - since it's winter here most of the plants and trees were not in bloom yet. We had lunch at the oldest restaurant in the world, Restaurante Botin, established in 1723. Then we went on an excellent "private" tour of landmarks established during the Bourbon rule of Madrid.
Our area of Madrid is pretty crazy right now as the soccer clubs Real Madrid and Liverpool FC have a match tonight. The Plaza Mayor is packed with obnoxious Brits singing their drunken chants. At first we thought it was pretty cool, now it's just annoying. We'll probably get little sleep again tonight as the victorious fans revel outside our window until 5 AM. Oh, well. just another night in Madrid.
We'll post some more pictures of Paris and Madrid soon, so check back again.
Hasta Luego!
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Sounds like you guys are having a blast! I actually ate at El Botin when I visited Madrid in high school.
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance - go to Segovia and see the roman acueducts. Its about a half hour from Madrid.