I spent the weekend in Madrid! I actually didn't get a stamp from either Lisbon or Madrid this weekend since the EU is so friendly with each other. It's more of a metaphorical stamp.
It seemed like all of the heart of Madrid was full of gorgeous buildings like these.
Then I took a stroll through the Real Botanical Gardens. They looked like this mostly.
And I went to the Prado, which is Madrid's most well-known museum. It has a really good Goya collection, as well as Titian, Velazquez and others. Las Meninas was one of my favorite paintings there.
This "Museo del Jamon" is a famous restaurant chain of sorts in Madrid. It is full of pig legs hanging from the ceiling, as well as other pig things. I had their most famous product, Jamon Iberico, on a sandwich for my dinner.
Before the end of Saturday night I went to Puerta del Sol, Madrid's main square. They were having a rally against bull fighting, you know, animal cruelty and such.
Sunday morning was my favorite part of the trip. I went to see where my brother served part of his mission just 2 months ago. Here is the Madrid temple.
Then I went to the Palacio Real, the home of Spanish kings from 1764 to 1931. It was beautiful.
The view was really great too.
I stepped in the cathedral across the street for a few minutes of mass.
As I continued on to Plaza Mayor, I saw this candy shop. It was exciting. Those are filled licorice and giant gummy bears made of small gummy bears.
And my last stop was the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Besides seeing the temple, this was my favorite spot. It is one of my favorite museums of all time. It has a fantastic impressionist and expressionist collection. Artists like Munch, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Picasso were all well represented. I loved the Pissarro pieces that were there. He is one of my favorite artists. I also learned of a few new artists I hadn't heard of before, like the impressionist Berueta. I was really enchanted by this museum.
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