After Luis and Leeza left us in London, they traveled on to Madrid to visit Luis's family. We planned to join them a few days later to see some of Madrid with them.
We arrived in Madrid to nice warm temperatures. A pleasant break from rainy London.
Luis and Leeza met us at the airport, and they drove us to our hotel, Hotel Vinci Via 66, right in the middle of town. It is a beautiful hotel with a rooftop deck overlooking the city.
It was lunchtime, so we went to this restaurant that Luis's dad had recommended as a place that made excellent traditional Paella. It is made in these huge pans over an open fire. We ordered the Chicken Paella, and it was magnificent.
You can not believe the size of the pan when they bring it to the table. And it was delicious! We also ordered the first of the local beers: Mahou. It is a terrific beer, and has a bit of a Belgian quality to it.
From there, we drove around Madrid a bit before returning to the Historic District to see the palace and cathedral.
The palace is the third largest and most opulent in Europe, and it certainly looks it. We plan then to come back and visit it later in the trip.
Just across from the palace is the cathedral. It is fairly new, but possesses a neat blending of old and modern architecture.
From there, we wandered around the streets of old Madrid, eating our way through the city and enjoying the wonderful architecture.
Very beautiful pics. Paris to Madrid to nice, it seem very nice trip. I love all photographs posted here. thanks for sharing Nice to Madrid trip details
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