Madrid

A wonderful city to begin a tour of Spain. We had our first taste of local drinking chocolate and churros at Chocolatería Valor. To get a sense of the food scene we started with a Tapas Tour exploring unique independently owned and long standing bars.  Also visited the Prado Museum and Retiro Park along with Plaza Major and surrounding areas. We ended our trip back in Madrid, the weather turned from 30+ to grey and raining, a nice break. Toured the Palacio Real de Madrid (the Royal Palace) and a excursion through the royal kitchen. This palace takes the trophy for being the largest palace in Europe.