We started the day at the Prado Museum, home to thousands of great masterpieces, including such notables as El Greco, Valasquez, and Titian. By the way, the art and history in Europe is so fascinating, it makes us wish we could go back to Furman and pay more attention during those Western Civ and Humanities classes!
After lunch at the Prado Cafe, we hopped on a bus and took an hour-long ride to El Escorial, a 16th century palace and monastery. We were lucky enough to get a personal tour with a guide who spoke excellent English. There were lovely gardens outside, which is where we took a couple of the pictures we´ve attached.
Madrid is simply beautiful. The weather is very warm and sunny, and the streets are lined with trees and gorgeously landscaped flowerbeds. Life is good (just check out the churros con chocolate from last night)!
2 comments:
Hi,
Glad that you like Madrid; sounds like a great place to visit! If you like Spain, you'll like Ecuador. Hope that you are finding Spanish to be a fun and colorful language.
Really like the way you are weaving food into your iteneraries!
Love, Dad
Glad you made it safely to Spain. Lesley, that chocolate looks amazing. You must be in heaven! Love, Jenny
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