Saturday, October 3, 2009

Europe~Madrid~Day 6

Our hotel at night



A dancer on Plaza Mayor


Our meal


The AMAZING paella place



The man was an accordian player and the woman had a tambourine




Us at the cafe



We had a drink at Plaza Mayor. One the right is the guy who grabs passers-by to eat at the outdoor cafe.



Getting ready for dinner



Plaza Santa Ana~where we had lunch



One of the gates



Another view of the park


A huge park



The Prado Museum


A statue to remember all of those who died for Spain



Nick taking a break on a bench on the way to all of the museums

Europe~Madrid~Day 5

Churros con chocolate...DELICIOUS



We had to walk through the kitchen to get into our dining room. There were only 4 other tables in there! On the left is our waiter.


And the food was AMAZING!



The world's oldest restaurant~Hemmingway ate here and wrote about it in The Sun Also Rises



Nick at Plaza Mayor



Plaza Mayor



Getting ready for dinner


A view of the street and our hotel. All of the construction was in preparation to host the 2016 Olympics. Too bad they just missed getting it!



Nick in the gaurd shack



A beautiful view of the countryside



The Royal Palace


The church across from the Royal Palace


Tree lined walk through Plaza Espana



There were live trees growing at the top of a building


This room was much bigger



On the train from Barcelona to Madrid

Europe~Barcelona~Day 4

Getting ready for dinner


Even the sign was mosaic


So did the giftshop


Nick thought the bathrooms looked like a gingerbread house



There were multiple little seating areas



Amazing Views



Walking around the park



On top of the pavillian, looking out toward the city



Nick at Gaudi's Park Guell



Outside Casa Mila



You can see La Sagrada Familia


View onto one of the main streets in Barcelona



Up on the roof



Mosaic staircase



Inside Gaudi's Casa Mila



In the back~the Nativity is above the door



Stained glass windows

The bottom



The top



Approaching La Sagrada Familia



At breakfast