When U2 lead singer Bono announced a 14-city tour called “Stories of Surrender” to perform stories from his memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, I knew that I’d want to go if it included a stop in or near Spain. Of the 14 cities, only four shows would be in Europe, including Madrid, Spain. (Berlin, Paris and…
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…