The symbol of Madrid -
a bear pawing a madroño tree,
not a mushroom cloud
Robert with our first beer
in Madrid...
...and a fine assortment of tapas -
counterclockwise from 11:00 -
chorizo in cider, squid in own ink,
cabrales blue croquettes, cod bites,
clams
Admiring the goods in a market
window
Robert in front of the Palacio Real
View from a window at the
Prado museum
Madrid was angling for the
2016 Olympics - but lost out
to Rio de Janiero
Along the Paseo del Prado
Picasso's Guernika in the Reina
Sofia museum
This baby head really grabbed Liza
Robert in the Mercado de
San Miguel
Mercado view, out front
Botín - presumably the world's
oldest restaurant, known for suckling
pig (but we had veal and chicken)
Near the Plaza Mayor
Lovely sangría at Botín
Robert in the cellar dining room
at Botín
Another dining room view
The Royal Palace (Palacio Real)
Another view of the palace
Liza back at the Mercado
de San Miguel - surrounded by
Americans :-\
Tapas at the Txakoli tapas bar