So we woke up to get breakfast returned to our room and decided that it was a good day to lounge. So to begin I haven’t posted any photos of our hotel which is tucked into a side street directly across from the Museo del Prado.

Also while attempting to follow the Tour de Francia en espanol. I edited some of the photos that hadn’t made it in to the blog over the past couple of days. The first couple are from Retiro which is definitely one of my favorite places so far, and then some street views that caught my eye, followed by a flower from Real Jardin Botanico.

I also pulled out my SLR and was messing with it which led in to an impromptu photo shoot. Other than when I left the SD card in the computer and used my phone, all of the photos on our trip have been with my little Nikon V1 but I also brought the D5100 which until today has just sat patiently in its bag hoping for attention. So other than being in Madrid these photos have nothing to do with Spain. Say Hola to my lovely wife/translator/tour guide/other half….

So in my couple of days here the strangest thing for me is still the insistence of beggars, some times walking down the street I fear that they will lock on and not stop following and I’ll just end up with a train of insistent, petting beggars. Probably a bit of an exaggeration but still an amusing thought. On a different note I really wish that the Palacio Real allowed photos to be taking inside because the Stradivari instruments were amazing to look at, although better yet I wish I could hear them be played. Also after a quick google search some people don’t listen to the no photos rule, so if you google Palacio Real Stradivarius there are tons of pictures of them. Any who until tomorrow, Buenas Tardes.