The Prado itself was incredible; we spent a few hours inside, walking the length of the galleries and eventually having lunch (overpriced as expected, don't do it unless you are desperately hungry).
Photography is strictly prohibited, so you will have to use your imagination when I tell you the paintings were full of naked women, evil cherubs and tormented animals. And dead birds, for some reason. There were a lot of dead birds. The Spanish also love their early Christian martyrs, so we saw many of those...along with various depictions of the crucifixion of Christ, who stared benevolently down at us in pastels and oils.
Luckily we missed the heavy downpour that occurred whilst we were inside; the rain had subsided to the odd drizzle by the time we left. We headed back to the hotel for a siesta.
Tonight we had dinner at Cabo Finisterre, a bar/restaurant located on C/Chinchilla (just round the corner from our hotel). The chorizo we ordered was the most succulent I have had, and very tasty; we enjoyed calamari, some salad and beer and then headed back. We are resting up tonight in order to prepare ourselves for the big day tomorrow that is New Years Eve. We're still not sure what we'll do yet. The original plan was to head to Puerta del Sol, but Javier tells us it will be a hell-hole with about 1 million people packed in to the square. We will probably have tapas somewhere and buy some wine to enjoy whilst watching the fireworks. Most clubs are selling tickets to "after parties" but I don't know if that's what we will do yet. We'll probably just see where the night takes us!
To all the folks back home, here's to a safe and happy 2010. And I guess...we'll see you next year!
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