Hey all, so this past weekend, I visited the capital city of Spain, Madrid. Madrid is the 3rd largest European city after only London and Paris and is located. Madrid is one of the most elegant and stylish cities that I have been to. We stayed at a 4 star hotel right next to the Plaza de España on the Gran Via, which is the "Times square" of Madrid. Madrid is known throughout the world for having some of the best and most chic art museums. I visited the Museo del Prado featuring the masterpices of Diego Válezquez, Francisco Goya and El Greco. I also went to the Reina Sofia museum of contemporary art featuring the works of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. One of my favorite spots was the Palacio Real, which was once the home of Spanish Royalty and is now a museum that depicts the rugged and complex history of Spain. The exterior of the Palace is enough to take your breath away. The foot of the grand staircase in the inside of the Palace is grand and majestic enough to make any visiting average Joe or ordinary Jane feel like royalty. I went to the Plaza Mayor at night time where I sat and relaxed as the entire square glowed and sparkled with warm light. Overall, the city has a very cosmopolitan flair and is very clean with the best underground metro system in all of Europe. Madrid is also home to Teatro Kapital, one of the premier nightclubs in Europe with 7 floors plus a theater where people can enjoy themselves all night long until 7 am. Each floor had a different genre of music. There was even a Flamenco floor!!!! Madrid is a truly a visual treat. Now for some photos...(if you can, please comment on the quality of some of my photos (some of them are not that good though), because I am an aspiring visual photographer and I am curious to know how good I am!
View down part of the Gran Via
Me in the Plaza de España
Banco de España, located at the end of the Gran Via
Metropolis building
Museo del Prado
Plaza Mayor, a glowing treat at nightime
Palacio Real (the Royal Palace)
Another view of the Palacio Real
Reina Sofia Museum of contempory art, home of Picasso
