Sunday in Madrid

We spent a good portion of the day in the Prado; with our map and audio guide, we roamed from room to room in this incredible art museum. It's a good thing the building itself is huge, as a lot of the canvases are enormous. We made sure we saw Velazquez's Maids of Honor, Goya's work, Rubens and Titian. There are also several of Durer's paintings, including his self-portrait. Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights triptych is also there.
There was so much to see we had to visit the cafe to restore our energy, where a 250 ml bottle of orange juice cost an astonishing 5 euros! That's $6.76 CDN!

The hanging garden outside CaixaForum
 

Next we walked down the wide boulevard Paseo del Prado, where the demonstration had been the night before, to the modern art museum CaixaForum. Before going in we had a look at the "hanging garden" outside. Inside there were exhibits on food insecurity, maestros of chaos, and, the best one: cartographies (artists interpret maps of all kinds).
We ended the day by searching out the famous Chocolateria San Gines, where the hot chocolate is so rich and thick you don't drink it, but dip your churros in it; they're long deep-fried crispy donut-like bites of heaven. A popular place, the line-up to get into the tiny place was to the door; you pay, and then take your receipt to the counter to pick up your order, then move to a ledge to enjoy your treat. It's a standing room only place, unless you want to wait for a table in the back room.