Madrid

If I do say so myself, Madrid was a perfect choice to relax ourselves before we take off for Rome tomorrow. We've been here for a few days, and have pretty much seen everything worthwhile to see (at least to us, that is...). I'll post pictures and more than likely an extended post once we get back from Barcelona, but since that'll be a while, I decided to wrap up Madrid in a few 'graphs.

1. We visited Museo de Prado, which is pretty much THE art museum in Madrid. Saw some cool art, most notably the eerie works of Goya during his "Black Paintings" (Google Saturn Devouring Child; it's great). But, most of it was religious art, which doesn't really pique my interest the way modern art does.
2. Thus, I enjoyed Centro de Reino Sofia much better. Paired with Prado, it's pretty much one of the two best art museums in Madrid. Picasso and Dalí mostly headed up the huge modernist colection, and since we were able to see Picasso's "Guernica", it was well worth the money.
3. We toured the Royal Palace, "Palacio Real", which - suffice it to say - was lavish. So many tapistries, golden clocks, velvet-draped walls, original works of art(including a few original Stradivarious violins).
4. Took a stroll through Parque de Buen Retiro, one of the largest in Europe, and I believe, the world.
5. Our hostel truly rocks, but we´re in a room with all guys. Great.

That's pretty much it, and we're flying out to Rome tomorrow morning. We'll write more soon, but pictures might have to wait.

¡Hasta luego!
-Bana