Madrid Day 3

This morning we had plans to go to our favorite Madrid breakfast cafe, Cafeteria La Austriaca. But when we got there they were closed. I assume that was because of Good Friday. So we went to another random spot and had a typical Spanish breakfast of bread with olive oil and tomato.

Pan con tomate

Then we went in search of a Churreria we visited on a prior trip. When we got there we ordered churros and chocolate for two. They arrived at our table steaming hot and sooooo good. We could see them being made behind the glass in the kitchen to our left.

Getting ready for my first bite.
Churros being cooked

Today we went to the San Fernando Fine Art Royal Museum. It’s an art museum very near our hotel that was listed on the New York Times list that I mentioned yesterday. I can’t believe we’ve never been there! It was wonderful.

They had an exhibit of Goya etchings and the original plates that the etchings were made from.
They have four floors of paintings by Spanish artists
Including this painting of George Washington
Almost all the signs were in Spanish and English
When we were done at the museum and our feet were sore we found a nearby tapas bar and had a snack.

We went back to the hotel to rest and relax then about 9 we went out for tapas for dinner.

Lots of people were out enjoying the evening.
We had really good octopus at one place where we stopped

On our way back to the hotel the Good Friday procession was happening. There were bands, two human powered floats and soldiers on horseback. When we left the parade was still going on and it was after eleven.

There were lots of stops and starts. This horse stopped right next to us for about five minutes
We were near the end of the route and the people carrying the float looked tired.

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Author: marionvermazen

I am a traveler, hiker, avid reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, Spanish and French language student, knitter and genealogist. I am retired after working for almost 30 years in the Computer Industry. I live in Reno, Nevada with my husband Duke.

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