Good Friday in Madrid!

 Good Friday in Madrid and it's raining. ..I'm lovin' it! It's not too cold, but brisk and refreshing. It seems to be just the cure for sleep deprivation. We head out to grab some breakfast before walking to the Prado Museum. We stopped at a small store for water and the worker was just removing these croissants from the oven. They smelled heavenly, but we held out for a traditional Spanish breakfast of tostado (toast), tomato marmalade and a fried egg. And, lots of hot coffee.

Full and happy we started walking toward the Prado only to discover a long line of people already waiting to purchase their ticket. Not to worry this is Spain and we are on their schedule. While in line Cal asked me if I knew the Spanish word for pillow...no, of couse not, I only know baby Spanish. I asked the family in front of us if they knew...looks of confusion. I even used my audio translator...after all they were speaking Spanish...they were Spanish...duh...well they weren't Spanish, they were Italian.

Good for a laugh all around. 

This is the Prado:

...and the line

The Prado is an amazing museum. It's overwhelming to say the least. Here are some of the artists whose work we saw:

Bosch - The Garden of Earthly Delights

Velazquez - Las Meninas

Goya - Saturn Devouring His Son

Caravaggio - The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Time for lunch.