Bienvenido a España

On Friday, we disembarked our boat (yes, very sad) and headed to the airport. Friday was a long day of travel. We got a plane to Madrid. Once there we got checked in and then met up with our crew for some tapas! If you know me, you know that tapas are right up my alley! We went to a place called Tapas, Tapas and it was very good. I am a huge fan of the pastas bravas. If you are in Spain, make sure to try them. The rain finally found us! We have enjoyed incredible weather but we are now entering rainy season here so we are prepared!

The next day, we had a morning bus tour with Scenic and we got to see a number of places in Madrid. We stopped at the bull fighting arena where our guide Nacho (short for Ignatius) told us some of the backstory about bull fighting in Spain and in general. It was very interesting. Only 3% of Spaniards actually attend bull fights. After the tour, we met up with Jeff and Jill and we took a walk to Parque del Ouste. It gave us a spectacular view of the royal palace and the cathedral. Then it was time to find some tapas!! We found Tapas Espana. It was tasty as well!

After that we had some downtime at the hotel before we headed out for a dinner with our tour group. Another busy day! This is the view from our rooftop terrace.