Madrid

Madrid in June. Easy to see why the Spanish siesta, as the highs topped 90 everyday I was there. Also easy to see why they keep such late hours... dinner was never before 9, and sometimes lasted till midnight.

I wandered all around Madrid for 3 days with a friend, eating tapas and drinking plenty of cañas along the way. We stayed very close to Calle de Huertas, a nice little street giving good reason to keep up with Spain's very late hours. I got my fill of chorizo, tortillas, patatas bravas, and albóndigas, and paella.

Madrid is a very walkable city, and walk I did. The sights, in no particular order, included El Palacio Real, Plaza Mayor, El Prado, El Parque del Buen Retiro, Museo de Reina Sophia, Gran Vía, and the Jardín Botánico.

Monument to Alfonso XII in El Parque del Buen Retiro

Tigerlilies in Jardín Botánico

Laughing men statue at Museo de Reina Sofia

Palacio Real