I was awakened by Spanish music coming from the plaza at 7 am. Post-party Madrilenos were out there with guitar, singing, until 8 am. It was loud but fun to hear.
We started off with breakfast then walked down to the Radtro flea market. Either the locals don't sleep, or mot all of them were in the plaza as I thought, as the market was packed. We were drawn to a booth of hats and accessories. The young woman working the booth told us they have a store, only open on weekends, and offered to take us there. It was adorable and we left with lighter wallets and smiles over our purchases.
We wandered some more and found a tapas shop. So we bought some and snacked. They priced it by the cup, so you could fill your cup with skewers, pickles, olives, etc. A tasty little treat!
Eventually it was lunch and we found a crowded place. Alice ordered calamari sandwich and I got a pork dish, Raxo. We were both a bit disappointed.
We then headed to the palace which was AMAZING. Sadly no photos are allowed, but the decor was spectacular.
After all the hard work of oohing and ahhhing, we needed a restorative drink, so popped in to a taberna for a vermouth. Then we made our way up the street to the hotel. A small band and opera singers were performing outside a church, so we stopped to listen for a bit. As we moved on, a woman from he previous night's tapas tour ran up to us - they had been walking by and spotted us! What a funny little world. We caught up on what we had each done and had a good time chatting.
After a quick tour of the church (St. Gines) it was back to the hotel to change. I researched a dinner spot and we went to Malaspina - awesome, wonderful tapas!!! It was a great choice.
Next up: music. We ended up in a bar with a blues/rock band, and had a pretty good time.
Alas the day must end, and it was time to sleep ad rest up for Monday.
We started off with breakfast then walked down to the Radtro flea market. Either the locals don't sleep, or mot all of them were in the plaza as I thought, as the market was packed. We were drawn to a booth of hats and accessories. The young woman working the booth told us they have a store, only open on weekends, and offered to take us there. It was adorable and we left with lighter wallets and smiles over our purchases.
We wandered some more and found a tapas shop. So we bought some and snacked. They priced it by the cup, so you could fill your cup with skewers, pickles, olives, etc. A tasty little treat!
Eventually it was lunch and we found a crowded place. Alice ordered calamari sandwich and I got a pork dish, Raxo. We were both a bit disappointed.
We then headed to the palace which was AMAZING. Sadly no photos are allowed, but the decor was spectacular.
After all the hard work of oohing and ahhhing, we needed a restorative drink, so popped in to a taberna for a vermouth. Then we made our way up the street to the hotel. A small band and opera singers were performing outside a church, so we stopped to listen for a bit. As we moved on, a woman from he previous night's tapas tour ran up to us - they had been walking by and spotted us! What a funny little world. We caught up on what we had each done and had a good time chatting.
After a quick tour of the church (St. Gines) it was back to the hotel to change. I researched a dinner spot and we went to Malaspina - awesome, wonderful tapas!!! It was a great choice.
Next up: music. We ended up in a bar with a blues/rock band, and had a pretty good time.
Alas the day must end, and it was time to sleep ad rest up for Monday.
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