After a ten hour flight to Amsterdam followed by a three hour flight, we arrived in Madrid. We caught the bus and metro to our hotel, which was quite easy and I was very proud of myself since I was the one who looked up the directions. Gold star for me!
We stayed in Madrid for four nights and had three full days to explore the city. We went to the Royal Palace, two museums (Museo Nacional Del Prado and Reina Sofia), saw a Flamenco dance, and went to Toledo for a day (it's about a hour away from Madrid). We also had tapas twice at Mercado San Miguel, which was one of my favorite places in Madrid. Anthony Bourdain featured this market on his show No Reservations. It was amazing, the market was filled will vendors selling everything from jamon iberico to sushi. We just wandered around the market, bought whatever looked yummy, found a table, and ate it.
*side note: if you go to Spain you MUST try jamon iberico. It is cured ham from the black hoofed pigs that only eats acorns. It was the best ham I have ever ate in my life and it better be for about 90 bucks a pound.*
Now for the fun part, picture time! Here are a few pictures from Madrid...
Entrance to the most amazing market.
Look at all the black hoofs!
Jamon iberico & cheese...yum!
Dan admiring a painting at Reina Sofia.
Flamenco Dancers
Toledo, Spain
We stayed in Madrid for four nights and had three full days to explore the city. We went to the Royal Palace, two museums (Museo Nacional Del Prado and Reina Sofia), saw a Flamenco dance, and went to Toledo for a day (it's about a hour away from Madrid). We also had tapas twice at Mercado San Miguel, which was one of my favorite places in Madrid. Anthony Bourdain featured this market on his show No Reservations. It was amazing, the market was filled will vendors selling everything from jamon iberico to sushi. We just wandered around the market, bought whatever looked yummy, found a table, and ate it.
*side note: if you go to Spain you MUST try jamon iberico. It is cured ham from the black hoofed pigs that only eats acorns. It was the best ham I have ever ate in my life and it better be for about 90 bucks a pound.*
Now for the fun part, picture time! Here are a few pictures from Madrid...
Entrance to the most amazing market.
Look at all the black hoofs!
Jamon iberico & cheese...yum!
In front of the Royal Palace.
Dan admiring a painting at Reina Sofia.
Random statue in the city..hehe
Flamenco Dancers
Toledo, Spain
Our beers, guess which one is mine.
Madrid's coat of arms a bear and a cherry tree.
You can't really tell from this picture, but the streets were packed!
Despite being jet-lagged for the first couple of days, we enjoyed Madrid. Next stop...Valencia!
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