The museum of choice: The Prado. We wandered through a lot of the galleries on the first and second floor. There is a rich collection of work by Goya, a prominent Spanish artist. It was interesting to see how his style changed from very detailed and vibrant in his early years to dark and creepy in his later years. I enjoyed hearing how the kids interpreted the art as well.
Unfortunately, since we were not exposed to the suns’ rejuvenating rays, we all eventually became drained and headed back to our Casa for some “down” time (which meant I got to get a bit of a handle on this blog).
The cloudy weather long departed and our batteries recharged somewhat, we ventured out again. This time, in search of arches; better known as the Puerta de Alcala.
Success!!
This beauty used to be one of the gateways into the city of Madrid, and was inaugurated in 1778.
Just down the road we discovered the Crystal Plaza. It is a stunning architectural composition.
Originally built as part of the Post Office (for truck loading!), it is now used for public concerts (seems a better fit to me).
And a little further down the street was the Plaza de Cibeles.
A not-so-insignificant fountain.
The last stop on our afternoon adventure was, of course dinner. Delicious Tapas that disappeared so fast, I barely got a picture!
Buenas noches!
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