Madrid

Currently: there's a storm brewing 

Madrid is even more beautiful under a dark cloud. We are taking an extended siesta due to the storm. As we are not yet over the time difference, and since this town stays up all night, nothing's lost.

Leeor is currently letting me know that this trip in not challenging enough for him. I cannot say that I am the least bit surprised. Our nice little Intro to Europe trip - Spain, Italy, Greece - is quickly changing to "let's go to Romania and Croatia! Screw Italy, I'm bored." And I couldn't be more fine with that. I will keep you posted as to where we actually go next. The world is ours.

Don't get me wrong. Madrid is a lovely city. Picture perfect during the day and pleasantly rowdy at night. The Jamon Iberico is delightful. 

This man is slicing chunks off of this poor pig's leg for us to enjoy. 

So far, we have walked the charming streets, gone on a tapas crawl until two in the morning, which is super early for this town (for you older folks that means we went from bar to bar tasting tapas and drinking beer and sangria), found a free concert (classical) by the palace, walked through the idyllic gardens, and had a local chocolate drink with churros (tasty, but not chocolately enough in my expert opinion) at a touristy establishment where accordion players found their victims. The whole time we kept saying "wow this place is so beautiful!" which I knew meant "please let's leave." 

To be honest, I didn't want to do Europe that badly. Not because I have been here, but because to me it's not my kind of traveling unless it is challenging and a tinge dangerous. I like cheap, slightly sketchy lodging and cheap, slightly sketchy food. I don't want to speak a word of the language. I only agreed to come because Leeor has never been and everyone should go once at least. And I knew it would still be lovely, which it is. Just not exhilarating.  I still want him to see Italy, but I think Italy will have to wait until we are old and less able.

Just to prove that we are happy and enjoying ourselves nonetheless, here is a photo of Leeor smiling in front of the Museo Del Prado, which we walked to but did not enter because we are low brow.

Ok time to go for some more tapas tasting. Talk to you all soon!