Sept. 25, 2009. Welcome to Madrid! Plaza Mayor, completed in 1619. 
Dave in Plaza Oriente.
Plaza Oriente.
Casa Botin boasts being Spain's oldest restaurant.
The Palace. We paid 8Euros per person to go inside and it was well worth the money! It was absolutely amazing to go on this self-guided tour of the Palace. It was finished in 1764 and has ~2800 rooms including, my favorite, a Stradiveri room which displayed 5 Stradivarius violins/viola/cellos. Very cool!
The courtyard outside the Palace.
One more shot outside before hitting the streets of Madrid again!
The beautiful Madrid LDS Temple. Dave was serving his mission when this temple was built and dedicated and got to be here for the dedication, so it is near and dear to his heart. I'm so glad I got to see it with him!
El Retiro Park. Reason enough to fall in love with Madrid!
Outside the Prado.
And no trip to Madrid is complete without a tapas crawl! So, that is how we spent our last night in Madrid.
Verdict: Absolutely loved it. So beautiful and so much to do!
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