Madrid

Madrid
Day 1

After lunch, we met out driver and guide and headed out for our introduction to Madrid.

We wound up at Mercado de San Miguel, a wonderful restored covered market where you can not only do your food shopping, but sample fine food and wines from a variety of high end food retailers.

Day 2

Both Mrs. SFO and Mrs. SoCalTravelFriends begged off the morning tour so the guys headed out for another driving/walking tour. Now we're talking... The home of Real Madrid. According to our driver Miguel, the 2nd most popular tour in Madrid, after the Prado... maybe tomorrow.

Then back to the hotel and the tony Salamanca district.

Hey, just like San Francisco.

A stop to warm up for some hot chocolate, basically a melted chocolate bar. Yum. Then a walk thru the Chueca district.

After lunch back at the hotel, we took a taxi for the 5 minute drive to the wonderful Prado Museum. No pics allowing inside.

And back for some shopping near the hotel.