Madrid............

Greetings from Madrid! After some flights delay arrived in Madrid to be greeted by glorious sunshine & a hotel very well located in Central Madrid at Plaza de la Puerta del Sol. My fellow travellers arrived on Thursday and we were off & walking...........

Yesterday we enjoyed the delights of a Madrid Food Tour.  Guided by the knowledgeable Paula we were treated to 4 hours of walking, talking, learning about the strong Madrid food culture. One intriguing stop was at the Barefoot Nuns Convent. A still active 16th century convent of enclosed Carmelite nuns who raise money by baking cookies for the local people..... The cookie were purchased  via a turn table while communicationing with one of the nuns via an intercom! Intriguing & unexpected......

We visited many food venues including the Mercado de San Miguel, the oldest food market in Madrid........ Along the way we tasted all manner of delicious food & drink including sweet pastries, savoury pastries, hams, pigs ears (yes....not a typo), wine, sherry, cider among others! Needless to say by the tour end we were well feed & watered!! A must do for travellers to Madrid.......

I'll let the photos tell their own story........

Pig ears (surprisingly delicious) .........

Waiter pouring cider with a real flourish.........

Finally the tour group relaxing at our final stop after a long & very enjoyable walking tour...... cocktails, fried pigs ears & crumbed anchovies on the menu.....yum, yum!

Stay posted for the next update....... Adios from the The Wandering Travellers .......