By our last full day in Madrid we had already covered a lot of ground so we chose to sleep in a bit. Well worth it. When we finally started the day, we made our way to Restaurante Botín for lunch. Founded in 1725, it is the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation….
On our second to last day in Madrid we started out at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía to see Picasso’s painting Guernica. It is possibly the most famous masterpiece in the museum. (No pictures allowed, so click the link or google to see.) Then we made our way to the El Retiro…
Since we covered a lot of ground on our first day in Madrid, we opted to sleep in and take the train to La Campana for lunch. They are known for their bocadillos de calamares (a roll stuffed with fried calamari) and it did not disappoint! The sandwich was giant so Nik and I shared…
After our one night stay in Bilbao, we were up fairly early to get to the airport for our flight to Madrid. Homestretch of the trip, here we come! We took a cab from the airport to our hotel, Hotel Santo Mauro of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. It’s the “former residence of the influential character of…
Following our stop at Gaztelugatxe, we finally arrived in Bilbao. We decided to stay one night and so we knew our visit would be limited. After checking in at our hotel, Hotel Hesperia Bilbao, we made the short walk along the Nervion River to the Frank Gehry designed Guggenheim Museum. We did not go inside,…
Continuing our travel through Basque Country, we hit the road from San Sebastián fairly early to drive to Gaztelugatxe, which is somewhat on the way to Bilbao, where we’d eventually be spending the night. Nik was a trooper as we drove through a downpour. Luckily the rain had stopped by the time we arrived and…