I didn’t post anything last night, but I just have to share the image of a new soup I had. It’s the “white version of the Salmorejo” … and oh was it yummy! It is almond based if I understand things correctly. But then I’m slow to understand things so I could be wrong. Our waiter was funny … a bit slow, but funny … and suggested vermut for our drink. It’s not like the vermouth we have at home, and it’s something they drink either straight or on the rocks. I’ve since read that it’s something we should try elsewhere … that different areas have different kinds. So we’ll see if we can do that.

After dinner it was just a walk home in the heat. No photos from that.

This morning we woke, had breakfast, and prepared for our train ride of about 2 hours.

And now … hello Madrid!

This is a very different city than the ones we’ve been in so far. More big city-ish. But we’ve only investigated a small amount, staying close to the hotel, because not only is it 100° out, but the air quality is not healthy at the moment. So here we are, hiding from the heat and scorching sun.