SPAIN-Day Ten

Madrid is filled with museums and today we hit 2 of the most famous. We took the bus to Plaza de casiella and walked to Museo del Prado. This museum is the most famous in Madrid and is the home to works by Goya (Jeff liked Goya best), and many others. We took a museum break and had some gazpacho for me and jamon for Jeff at La Taberna in the square across from Prado. After our snack we went to Museo Reina Sofia for a taste of some more modern works of art. Here we saw lots of Picasso including his famous iconic monochrome Guernica, works by Dali, mobiles by Calder (one in the center of the garden) and tons of work by Miro including the sculpture in the garden (see pic). This museum also has temporary exhibits and we saw ????? which was very interesting. After our museum tour we walked to the train station to view the inside. Inside is like a giant for greenhouse and it felt like it too so we didn’t stay for long. We took the bus back to the hotel for a siesta and to get ready for dinner. Tonight we had dinner in the hood of Malasana at a fun hang out, Ojala (Wallpaper) Here we had atun empanada (which is actually a piece of fish – tuna) and the best croquette of our whole trip! This swanky hip place had a fun basement bar too with a sand covered floor and pillows for sitting around low tables. Upstairs where we sat they were projecting visuals on the wall of various album covers. We stopped off for a night cap at one other little joint and then went home! Long fun day!

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