We ended our trip with a final day of shopping in Madrid - and avoiding shirtless, frat-boy-type German students (alemanes!) that seemed to be taking over the city, or at least taking over the Plaza de Sol and the Plaza Mayor.
Aside from the slew of tourists in Madrid, it is a lovely city and great for night walks to see how they illuminate the buildings and fountains. Our final night in Madrid we strolled the streets until almost 2:00 a.m. and there were still crowds of people everywhere taking photos, strolling, socializing, or just hanging around drinking and being annoying (alemanes!).
Our hotel was on a pedestrial street right off of the Plaza de Sol, which was great for shopping but a little loud at night (alemanes!). It was a great location and within walking distance of many sites, but we were a little burnt out by then, so we mostly saw the inside of Chuche (souvenir) shops!
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| The view of the plaza from our hotel window |
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| Another view from our balcony |
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| Cari in the Plaza Mayor |
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| A picture of a bakery window - we returned later and tried many items, including the Huesos de Santo (Saint's Bones!). They were yummy but the "marrow" was too sweet for me! |
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| Tocino de cielo - heavenly! |
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| A few of my Spain purchases. The shops wrap every single little item, whether it's a gift or not. |
