The king of Spain and his family weren’t in when we visited, but we still enjoyed his nice house.Our three-week Spain/France adventure ended with four nights in Madrid — a city that needs far more time than that to fully appreciate all of its marvelousness — museums, architecture, public art, food (including the world’s oldest restaurant), parks (among them centuries-old gardens), nightlife, and on and on. So much so that this part of our vacation is split into more than one post!
“Flamenco & the Sitting Cat,” my novel-in-progress, is titled for my love of Spain and multi-culturalism. My husband and I arrived tired and late. Driving from León took longer than we planned, and rain made finding our accommodations extra troublesome.
The next morning we slept in, and then took a leisurely stroll that quickly revealed tons of political graffiti, much of it for gender equality, amid the big city hustle-bustle…
After a stop for lunch, we started to feel ourselves again, so we ventured further to where the king and his family stay when they’re in town.
The Royal Palace of Madrid was built in 1764. From floors to ceilings, it’s packed with non-stop gorgeous art…
Does the royal family find their ceiling art a pain in the neck?
Check out Marvelous Madrid, Spain, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.
In the meantime, if you’d like to know about the rest of our trip…
It started with a weekend in beautiful Barcelona …
where we rented a car and stopped in wonderful Huesca …
Then crossed into France to pretty saint-jean-pied-de-port …
and the next day spent an afternoon in enchanting Espelette …
For several days in phenomenal French Basque Country, we enjoyed Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne, and Biarritz …
Back in Spain, we enjoyed delicious food and seaside dogs in San Sebastián …
followed by the breathtaking city of Bilbao …
Before we got to Madrid, there was lovely León!
What’s the longest you’ve taken on a vacation?
Happiness Between Tails by da-AL 
Wonderful pictures and thank you for sharing your adventures!!… 🙂 it is obvious that you and the someone special in your life had a wonderful visit and hope that it were all that you wished for it to be!… 🙂
“Life gives us brief moments with another, but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime, So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.”
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I love Madrid—we’ve been twice! It’s a beautiful city. I hope you got to the Prado. I’m looking forward to your other posts!
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your trip to Madrid is exquistely gorgeous. The paintings in ROYAL PALACEare really breathtaking.
Iam so impressed that would like book a flight for a week or so to be there .
great description of the place as such with living photos.
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glad you enjoyed it, Brij
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yes very much. I like travelling . One day Iwill make trip to Madrid.
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3 weeks? Oh you lucky you.
I’m in love with Madrid.
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Daal, thank you for sharing the photos of your vacation. The paintings in the Royal Palace are truly breathtaking but I can imagine the neck strain from staring up. You got great photos, I’m impressed with your skill. (At least one thing you didn’t have to worry about was tourists getting in the way of your photos.) You and Hubby covered a lot of Spain on this trip, seems like the way to travel. I’ll have to come back and make sure I’ve seen all your other entries.
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thanks for all of your sweet comments, Sharon — I keep my posts on the short side, same idea as your “I got a plane to catch” post — I don’t think folks want to read long posts especially on internet
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