2019 Madrid Visit: Day 1
Looking left out the front door of our hotel | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
We were early and had to wait for our room, so we grabbed lunch at the tavern on the corner. Good and cheap! | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Ham stores everywhere | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Saturday afternoon shopping crowds | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
We crossed over Puerta del Sol many times each day | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
The architecture is very grand | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Jane would like this knife store | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
The walk from the hotel to the Prado took longer than necessary because we constantly stopped to stare at the wonderful buildings | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Nice door | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Daoiz and Velarde are the names of the lions guarding the parliament building | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Window dressing | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Lovely hotel, but a little out of our price category | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
The monument is built on the place where General Joachim Murat ordered the execution of numerous Spaniards after the Dos de Mayo Uprising of 1808 | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
The former central post office now serves as city hall | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
The Bank of Spain | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Detail on the Bank of Spain | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Intersection of Calle de Alcalá and Gran Via | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain