The Theme is Tapas and Vermouth!

Today, I decided to take a little rest in the morning. I took the down time to take in the F1 race. Darren is a huge fan and I must admit I am becoming a fan as well.

Darren, Karen and Nels went out in search of the famous churros and hot chocolate. They were able to find one of the best places in Madrid to taste them. They also explored around the city, including Plaza Major.

In the late afternoon, we had a Taste of Madrid tour, our last tour with Scenic. We went for a short walk to our hotel and first stoped at Mercado de San Miguel. This is a market where you can buy fruits, vegetables and meats but also small tapas of everything you can imagine. It was very crowded and clearly a popular place. We then went to have tapas at two different restaurants. I have to say, I gave them mixed reviews. My favourite tapa so far is the bread with tomato purée, olive oil and salt.

After leaving our tour group for the last time, we met up with Jeff and Jill and we went to a couple of other places where we all tried the local vermouth. Vermouth is a popular drink here and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. We tried the sweet vermouth.

At the end of the evening, it was time for our little group of six to say goodbye. Karen, Nels, Jeff and Jill were heading north the next day while Darren and I were headed to southern Spain. It has definitely been an amazing trip and we made many memories. Darren and I are going to miss them!