Joe and I got to spend a long weekend in Madrid without kids, thanks to the volunteer substitute parents (this time)…. Mike and Kathy and Courtney (Joe's parents, plus the nanny!)! Fun was had by all, both stateside and abroad. There are many pictures of very happy and probably shamelessly spoiled kids, but those are all on Grandma's iPhone! :D "oh, you know, just hanging out in Old Madrid with papa smurf…" Basilica Pontifica de San Miguel The Blessed Mother, created 1086AD (wrap your brain around that…) Parque del Retiro Palacio de Cristal Mercado San Miguel Kenny Loggins of the Flamenco musical genre Casapatas flamenco dance… two nights! Lucky us! Fantastic lunch and decor. Too bad I forgot the name of the place. Gulas are fetal eel. Gross. I would not be eating these. Palacio Real
