Prado

 The last two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, were museum days. More importantly, we got to sleep in late. Till 11:00 am to be exact. Which you'd think we wasted the whole day but in reality it the time you wanna start the day in Madrid. On Tuesday we headed down to the Prado Museum which houses some of the world class art of Spain.

Lunch before Prado

Prado Museum

Napping

As always at these museums we weren't allowed to take pictures, but it would've been too many to take anyway. The collection is truly outstanding and I loved every minute of it. We were totally exhausted and we needed a nap. But I really didn't want to go to the hotel when it was such a beautiful day. It was a sunny 65 to 70 degrees. So we decided to take nap outside on the grassy part of the Prado grounds. We weren't the only ones. In fact, it was so awesome taking a nap outside, we decided to go find an even better spot in Retiro Park.

Retiro Park

Retiro Park was once just a park meant for the the royal family. They opened it up to the public and since then its been used for leisurely strolls and siestas. We found a great spot near the pond and took another nap. We had a little snack of coffee and ice cream and then decided to head back to the hotel before had dinner. At the hotel we took another nap and headed out for dinner at around 9:00 pm. We decided to have dinner at one of the "cueva" bars that's right behind the Plaza Real. The Royal Plaza was the main plaza back in the day where they had merchants, bullfights, and executions during the Inquisitions. The southern section of the plaza is a lower than the others so it has more stories hidden underneath the ground. They were called the "cuevas" or caves. So we decided to eat at one of the "cueva" bars and had a really relaxing meal with some music. Tuesday night is a slow night so we were pratically the only guests in the place. It was two waiters named Antonio, the keyboard player, the singer, the owner, and the bartender.

"Cueva" Bar

Dinner - Done

It was actually pretty cool since they sang us a couple of Spanish songs and even sang "El Rey" when they found out I was of Mexican descent. "El Rey" is your classic Mexican standard mariachi song. And girlfriend who sang it did a heck of a job. We headed of to San Gines to finish the night with the best chocolate on the planet and we were back at the hotel by 11:00 pm.  Wednesday Royal Palace.