Real Madrid

Palacio Real Madrid

I did want to see Real Madrid, but unfortunately we had just missed the local derby Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona, in which Barca had won 6-1.

The alternative was to visit the Palacia Real Madrid, the royal palace and residence of the King of Spain. Not really the same thing! Anyhow, we did have a look inside the rooms - the most impressive part being the 'Royal Armoury' - a collection of decorative and ornate swords, armour, shields, bow & arrows, and early firearms.

Museu del Prada

We walked across town to the Museu del Prada, one of Madrid's three world class museums holding a great collection of Spanish artists including Goya, Velasquez and .. Quite an impressive museum and gallery, despite us being ignorant of the history of any of the pieces!

Found a great little cafe/pub nearby and downed a few 'pequeno' (small) glasses of Mahou, a really smooth creamy tap beer, then upgraded to a 'grande' (larger) glass..

Loved the Madrileno life!

We had a great time in Madrid - the place really has a buzz about it that is hard to describe. The streets and alleyways are quaint and wonderful to walk about and discover.