It started out with a trip to El Prado, Madrid’s famous art museum. I wasn’t too impressed because I like a bit more variety (only 1500 of their collection of over 7000 pieces can be displayed at a time, so maybe what I would have preferred is in storage) and the main focus was on Goya, El Greco, and other Spanish heart throbs. I did like how the main exhibit hall was naturally lit so you didn’t have to deal with the glare of the harsh spotlights. It was kind of fun seeing some of the famous works that I’ve read about in textbooks, but nothing overwhelming. It was interesting to see artists throughout the museum painting the exhibited paintings–never seen that in all my past museum visits.

Saturday was my day-trip to Segovia, which you can read about in my updated post.

Sunday was another beautiful day in Madrid, so I went on a stroll that was only intended to last an hour or so, but came out to around 4 or 5. I took some fabulous pictures, though, and be sure to check out the map to get an idea of where these places are in Madrid.