Catching up

I realize it's been awhile since I've posted anything and that's not because we have been idle. Au contraire, it is because we have been so busy. From Malaga, we went to Madrid for three nights, staying in an AirB&B just steps from the Opera. A fabulous place and fabulous location. It started our time in Madrid on the right foot. We had two and a half days in that beautiful city and filled it with galleries and food. Tapas we enjoyed:

The classiest buskers I've ever seen, across the way from a lake in the major park. It was a bit too late in the day for us to rent a boat, but we did think about it. We tried to break up galleries, with walks.

Our favourite gallery/museo was the Reina Sofia, as it was well laid out and was free for seniors!! Our least favourite was the Prado as it was a zoo, confusing, interpretation was poor, etc. etc. We started our first day with the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which we loved. We spent about five hours there and then had to walk in the Botanic Gardens to let all the information and stimulation settle.

This is a shot of Les in front of the Palace. As you can see, we also enjoyed outstanding weather. And then we took the train back and enjoyed fabulous scenery and 6 hours on the train.

These photos were taken from a train moving at about 230kph. The lower picture is of the Pyrenees which we could see as we approached the Tarragona region.

We arrived back in Montpellier to warm weather and a feeling that spring had truly sprung. We spent Monday washing clothes, filling the fridge and looking forward to Paul and Manon coming on Tuesday!

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