Our second excursion had us wandering past a Chocolateria where we stopped for Churros and chocolate. This was yum! The cup of dark chocolate for dunking was to be drunk when finished. I found it too rich so Paul enjoyed two cups.
We then continued on towards Plaza de Cibeles and the Palacio De Ciebels. Another enormous and extravagant building, for which we admired the architecture. Everything is so grand and old. Something we just can’t experience in Perth and as such I always find so awe inspiring.
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We meandered along the parkway and past the Fuento de Neptuno (a large sculpture) before ducking into the small lanes once graced by writers from the 1500’s such as Lope De Vega, Miguel de Cervantes. The area is known as the Writer’s Quarter.
Our sightseeing complete we returned to our hotel retracing many of the lanes we had already traversed.
That evening we went in search of Tapas while we walked for a while we returned to a small restaurant near the hotel. We ordered what we could decipher from the menu, squid, salad, salami it was all delicious but I don’t think it was traditional tapas. Nevertheless we returned to the room with a full belly after wandering the streets at night to see Madrid from a different point of view. I am quickly learning that a night owl lifestyle is one that they enjoy and we are slowly converting our natural body and food clock to their norm.
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