Well dear readers, we are back in the hotel for the night. And so concludes our last and final day in Madrid, and of the trip. How is it that Paris feels like ages ago??? It certainly has been a full, and fulfilling 2 weeks.
I'm glad we were able to hit as many cities as we did, (6!). Paris....well it's Paris. Always has been and will be my #1. I'm lucky that Kyle agreed to go there again even though it was his 3rd and my 4th time. It was the smallest room we had on the trip, and the most expensive, but man, that Eiffel tower view is worth it!
Florence packed a punch for the one night we stayed there. Our 1st of 5 nights in Italy, it was both our 2nd time there, and we loved it just as much as the 1st.
Montepulciano...everyone should make this a stop if ever in Italy! Such a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of a big city, this quaint and charming town with its equally lovely neighbors had the best food for us-- how could it not when the owners themselves were your servers and grandma was cooking in the kitchen? We felt like we were staying at some distant Italian relatives house with the gorgeous b&b we stayed in. And the views of those rolling Tuscan hills just never got old.
Rome, the city that we went to simply because we had to fly out of it to go to Spain. Poor thing never stood a chance of being one of our favorites of the trip. We'd each been once before. But it was fine all the same. I guess it was just hard going from the countryside of Tuscany which felt like we had it all to ourselves, to the millions of people all over Rome.
This Spain visit was my first time, and Kyle's 1st time since he lived there for 6 months. Me and Spain had been in a little tiff because, well, she took my boyfriend for 6 months. I actually was indifferent about the Spain leg of the trip. But between visiting Oli and falling in love with the wonderful town of Caceres, to loving Madrid as well, I heart Spain-- A LOT.
Here are some pictures from our last day in Madrid. We went to a Chagall exhibit ( no pics allowed, but very cool paintings-google it!) , the Reina Sophia museum (no pics allowed) holds a very well known Picasso painting, Guernica (anyone remember that from Humanities class?) , and we walked through what felt like the "central park" of Madrid, which was gorgeous. Oh, and we ate a lot ;)
Thanks so much for following along and looking forward to seeing you soon !
I sneaked this pic, and got scolded for it!
Lunch outside , it was 70 deg!
Iberico ham sandwich. This ham is fan freaking tastic. They feed the pigs acorns, which apparently makes for good ham!
Buen Retiro park
Our favorite tapas and ice cream street
Ice cream break. Me : hazelnut(of course!) and choc chip. Kyle: chocolate with cookies and apple cinnamon ( watch out hazelnut, cause this flavor was pretty awesome) .
Kyle cheese tasting at an outdoor market
People watching at the always bustling Plaza Mayor.
Dinner at a paella place
The streets get packed at night!
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