Today we left from our hotel in Madrid. Before we left the city we visited El Palacio Real (The Royal Palace) and La Sofia Reyina. The Royal Palace was amazing. It hasn't actually been lived in since the 1930's but it is still the official meeting place for all Royal events and Gala's. All the rooms have been preserved and restored, and we were able to take a tour inside the palace. I had never seen anything like it. It was room after room of the most ornate furniture, art, walls, chandaliers and even the floors were beautiful.
From there we went to La Sophia Reyina, which is a contemporary art gallery where many of Picasso's most famous works are displayed, including the Guernica. I never really liked Picasso until today. Our tour guide was fabulous, and she was so enthusiastic about informing us of all the background that goes with the artists works. It is really quite amazing how much a picture can communicate.
After the museum we traveled to Toledo where we spent the evening and we will spend the day tomorrow. It is completely different from Madrid and so cute! We had dinner at a great restaurant tonight called La Abadia. I'm excited to see where we go tomorrow!
I'm going to try to post a slide show of our trip thus far.
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Love the slide show, Sarah! Sounds like you are having an amazing time. I look forward to the next entry! Love you!
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