I just returned home from 8 glorious days in Madrid - had to check in on Will and take in more sights. I snapped dozens of shots each day but had no way to post a single one. Tomorrow is February and the start of a new month of photos, so here is the last week in curated form.
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| A week in a carry on! Nothing but black pants and turtlenecks and boots for the next 8 days. |
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| 17 Calle Zurita in the neighborhood of Lavapies. This is the view from my perfectly situated apartment - just down the street is Plaza de Lavapies, metro, supermercado, bars. Will is one metro stop away in Embajadores. |
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| The perfect day. Cafe con leche and chocolate croissant for breakfast, paella and cava for lunch, street tacos and margaritas with Will for dinner. |
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| Reina Sofia museum, home to Picasso, Dali, Miro, so much more. The museums are free every night from 7-9. |
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| To make the inner second grader in Will very happy. A great exhibit. |
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| Day trip to Segovia with Allan and Will. Segovia is home to a massive cathedral, a royal palace, and Roman aqueducts. Stunning. |
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| I know the Dance of the Merlitones from the Nutcracker and had to try the real thing. Washed down with sangria, of course. |
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| Botin is the oldest restaurant in the world. Their specialty is colchinilla (roasted baby pig) but the wine cellar looked most interesting. One word - ancient. |
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| view of Madrid from the 9th floor of the department store, Cortes Ingles. |
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| View from Will's apartment - the elementary school across the street had just dismissed and the army of parents had descended upon the front door. Mothers in Spain shlep their children's stuff, too. |
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| Perfectly sized kitchen 17 Calle Zurita. Washer included, no dryer... |
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| My lucky day - the plane home was only half full and I had the ENTIRE row to myself! |
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