Madrid:

Hola!  For our winter break we decided to hit Spain – our first of three stops, Madrid. Madrid is a metropolis home of roughly three-million people.  In our typical fashion, we hit the ground running, so as soon as we checked in we turned around and headed out for exploring.  In the day and half that we had in Madrid, we managed to hit one art museum (the Prado) with art from many artists like Goya, Velazquez, Raphael Sanzio and El Greco (just to name a few).  We went row-boating in Buen Retiro Park in front of the Alfonso XII monument.   We also saw the Royal Palace and plazas like Mayor Plaza.  Of course, we couldn’t pass on stopping for local tapas and churos with chocolate (at the Chocolateria) – mmmm!